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0/1 Wednesday 6.20am
I'm getting better at sleeping. I've been more or less awake since about 4.30 this morning but I don't really need much more sleep than I'm getting. I decided to start doing exercises when I wake up, since I've been told I'm allowed to do upper-body bed exercises. So, here was my program for today:
Lying: bench press hymn book and Sherlock Holmes book, 20 times, swapping books after 10.
Bicep curl hymn book, 10 times each side (or did I do 20?).
Sitting: shoulder press books, as bench press.
Stretch.
Tomorrow I'll add a tricep curl once I figure out how to do one. And I'll think about getting heavier weights as time goes on - maybe I could borrow some from physio, or maybe I could add a cardio warm-up to my workout: walk (waddle) down to the kitchen to nick a couple of milk bottles and use those.
I've been wanting to do some exercises for a while but always felt silly. Well, first thing in the morning no-one's going to be watching me and it's a good way to start the day. The stretches felt so good this morning! Yay for endorphins.
There's a new lady in the room between me and the TV lounge. I've smiled at them a few times but haven't had a chance to chat yet. I've been blessed by realising that I have an incredible, unique opportunity for ministry while I'm here. Here I am, surrounded by all these couples at a difficult or scary time in their life, with time to listen and talk, experience of birth and breast-feeding, and no agenda. I've already babysat a 10-year-old while his mum talked with her doctors (I've got quite good at the Weet-Bix rugby card game: Andrew Ellis is the worst card, Daniel Carter and Graham Henry the best) and encouraged a first-time mum and dad having trouble with feeding. I've chatted with a midwife about her son who she's pretty sure has Aspergers. I've prayed with a friend who needed to talk to someone and I was here to be found and had all the time in the world.
This time is hard and is going to be hard, but I don't think I'd give up this opportunity now I've got it. I'm looking forward to looking back and seeing what I've learnt and what God's done.
Tomorrow, or maybe later today, I'm going to start my guide to visiting long-term-stay hospital patients. Gets a bit uncomfortable sitting typing for too long.
I'm getting better at sleeping. I've been more or less awake since about 4.30 this morning but I don't really need much more sleep than I'm getting. I decided to start doing exercises when I wake up, since I've been told I'm allowed to do upper-body bed exercises. So, here was my program for today:
Lying: bench press hymn book and Sherlock Holmes book, 20 times, swapping books after 10.
Bicep curl hymn book, 10 times each side (or did I do 20?).
Sitting: shoulder press books, as bench press.
Stretch.
Tomorrow I'll add a tricep curl once I figure out how to do one. And I'll think about getting heavier weights as time goes on - maybe I could borrow some from physio, or maybe I could add a cardio warm-up to my workout: walk (waddle) down to the kitchen to nick a couple of milk bottles and use those.
I've been wanting to do some exercises for a while but always felt silly. Well, first thing in the morning no-one's going to be watching me and it's a good way to start the day. The stretches felt so good this morning! Yay for endorphins.
There's a new lady in the room between me and the TV lounge. I've smiled at them a few times but haven't had a chance to chat yet. I've been blessed by realising that I have an incredible, unique opportunity for ministry while I'm here. Here I am, surrounded by all these couples at a difficult or scary time in their life, with time to listen and talk, experience of birth and breast-feeding, and no agenda. I've already babysat a 10-year-old while his mum talked with her doctors (I've got quite good at the Weet-Bix rugby card game: Andrew Ellis is the worst card, Daniel Carter and Graham Henry the best) and encouraged a first-time mum and dad having trouble with feeding. I've chatted with a midwife about her son who she's pretty sure has Aspergers. I've prayed with a friend who needed to talk to someone and I was here to be found and had all the time in the world.
This time is hard and is going to be hard, but I don't think I'd give up this opportunity now I've got it. I'm looking forward to looking back and seeing what I've learnt and what God's done.
Tomorrow, or maybe later today, I'm going to start my guide to visiting long-term-stay hospital patients. Gets a bit uncomfortable sitting typing for too long.