Heartsavers completed!

So the reason why i'm home early today is 'cos i was at the Heartsavers course... and Lili and i managed to pass it before lunch! (yay!) So we were able to bring work home instead of going back to office ;P Did you know that we have about 4 to 6 minutes of total oxygen deprivation before we suffer from irreversible brain damage? Yup well so for now, i am "certified" to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and CPR on unconscious people. Except that we're not sure how much we'll remember as time goes on, especially if we don't continuously refresh our memories. Plus i don't know if i'd really dare do it on a real person instead of a mannequin. But then again, if it really happens that i see someone in need of first aid, it's a good skill to be equipped with. Which reminds me of the suicide first aid course i attended in Perth when i was helping out on the Sonshine FM careline. That was a good skill to learn too. Which reminds me about how it's much more important to go beyond first aid and provide the support necessary should a person be feeling depressed and prevent them from even contemplating suicide.

Anyway, ya that's pretty much how my mind works - jumping from one topic to another like that. Hm.. did i hear the word "spaghetti" being mentioned..? :P

In search for that illusive pair of shoes

I am convinced that my feet must be weirdly shaped or something ‘cos i seem to have a really hard time finding comfortable closed-toe shoes.. Even a supposedly comfy (and rather pricey) Clarks shoes also weren’t that good for me :P But after last weekend’s shopping experience, i have come to the conclusion that that my feet are best suited for Hush Puppies shoes instead! I think back on the pair of orange shoes i had a few years ago and the pair i bought for Kenya. Now these black ones i found for work (ok Stan spotted them first la) seem alright so far. Maybe i can’t run marathon in them – then again, i don’t think i can ever run a marathon anyway – but they’ll do for walking to and from the mrt station and around the clinic after kids i hope.

Gee who’d ever thought i’d post an entry on shoes… heh

Work-in-Progress

Never thought i’d actually say this, but it’s a quiet day at the office. For me at least, ‘cos i have no assessment cases but everyone else has. So i’m just taking a short break from writing reports..

Was talking to Jemi yesterday. Didn’t realize that she too seems to be extra anxious and jumpy the day before her intervention day. Seems that it’s the same for me. I really do feel quite ill-equipped when it comes to helping parents work through some of their issues with their kids with special needs, especially dealing with their behaviour. And then there’s the issue of whether i’m making a real, tangible difference in my job.. Is this where God wants me to be? So many things happening in the world around us. Besides the continued natural disasters, political unrest and violence in various parts of the world, there’s also the current economic situation which is forecast to get worse (Is this the third seal referred to in Revelation? Know the end is near.. but how near?)

And also, there’s the continued adjustment to married life. I really am truly so blessed and amazed and thankful for this incredible guy in my life. But part of me misses the days in Sheffield hanging out with Carolyn, or taking walks around Lake Monger in Perth with Steph, when life seemed …simpler in some ways. Married life has certainly made clear more of my faults and inadequacies (some of which i didn’t know existed before :P) and i never thought i’d be so much of a burden and cause inconvenience to my husband.. Feel so bad that i kept him up with my coughing last night :( Definitely, if nothing else, marriage really makes clear how much of a work-in-progress i am in terms of God’s work of sanctification ;P Yar, as i shared with Stan last night, it’s a daily process of letting go and letting God, one step at a time, one choice at a time. And since God’s not gonna give up on me, i won’t either!