Getting My Life Back

I hope slowly but surely I would get my life back. I know in the past few years I have been letting myself go for one reason or another. I went with the flow, cherishing new adventures and floating in the environment. And one day I realize I must take care of myself so that I can better able to take care of my children, and hopefully remain a dutiful daughter to my only living and loving parent, my Mother.

So I should get myself stuff that I deserve. I should not neglect my own needs any more. Time to appreciate self-love, which is different from selfishness, although I know too well the haters. Health-wise I need to eat better and the excess weight need to go.

Alhamdulillah for the move closer to work, and the daily logistics now allows me to join a weekly Zumba session at work. It's fun and the instructor is the best! I have high inertia, but here I can force myself to move and work on those two left legs and feet! The routine gets easier now that I have not missed any sessions for the past months.

I plan to come up with an exercise routine on weekends as well inshaAllah, coz obviously while the Zumba weekly session  is a good start, I need to do more exercises for optimal benefits - physically and mentally. I tried joining some friends for a jog in a park last weekend. It was nice meeting up with good girlfriends, but maybe I need something more rigorous.

I should also plan for regular outing with the kids to the park. Let them enjoy the outdoor and get fresh air. If there's no car, I should faithfully let them play in the pool on days off.

There are many aspects of my life that need to be corrected and improved. I already have a few more in mind, but let's focus on these few doable and sustainable activities for a start. I should take things slowly and reasonably because I don't want to regress. May Allah help us.

Love is all Around

Love is all Around
Written by Reg Presley
Performed by Wet Wet Wet 1994

I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
The love that's all around me
And so the feeling grows

It's written on the wind
It's everywhere I go
So if I really love me
Come on and let it show

You know I love you , I always will
My mind's made up by the way that I feel
There's no beginning, there'll be no end
'Cause on my love you can depend

I see your face before me
As I lay on my bed
I cannot get to thinking
Of all the things you said

You gave your promise to me and I gave mine to you
I need someone beside me in everything I do

You know I love you, I always will
My mind's made up by the way that I feel
There's no beginning, there'll be no end
'Cause on my love you can depend

I got to keep it moving

It's written in the wind
Oh everywhere I go
So if I really love me, love me
Come on and let it show