I cannot for the life of me STOP thinking about this wedding. Like to the point where I get absolutely NO pleasure from watching my fave guilty pleasure TV shows like "So You Think You Can Dance," and "Grey's Anatomy." Last night I tried desperately to relax my mind with some awesomely bad TV, but I just couldn't sit through it. My brain has been so GD inundated with WEDDING that I can't seem to shake it no matter what I do.
I'm at the point in my career where it's NECESSARY to not have any distractions. And planning a wedding is nothing BUT a major distraction. A really fun, exciting, and above all IMPORTANT distraction, but let's get serious. I can't spend all my time thinking about and planning for ONE DAY. No way. Not gonna let that happen. It's one friggin' day. ONE.
So. Hmm. How exactly do I NOT let that happen? I'm sure most of my fellow brides out there have lives and jobs OUTSIDE of planning their wedding. So how do they do it? How does one manage a full-time job, PLUS outside project work, PLUS trying to exercise and eat healthy, PLUS keeping up with friends and family, PLUS keeping up with blog/twitter/facebook accounts (my own and other's), PLUS making time for yourself and your fiance? It may be due to the fact that I've been more distracted as of late because of work-related changes and personal goals to finish projects with my writing partner. For example, I'll open up Final Draft to work on our script, and I'll just stare at it. And stare at it. It's not even writer's block. I have a TON of thoughts and ideas, I just CAN'T stop thinking about wedding stuff.
Peeps who've been through this, or peeps who are approaching their wedding day in the near future, how did you get wedding off the brain? What are some of your tips for staying focused on important, long-term goals and responsibilities - like career and maintaining a healthy lifestyle - while still keeping up with planning your wedding?
Or is my brain already too distracted to break free?
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I felt exactly the same way you do now! Make your lists- and if you get at least one thing done on your list- be happy with that. (maybe it's small, like making another list) I know the amount of shit you have to do gets overwhelming. And let's face it- only you will get the project done exactly how you want it. But seriously, take a deep breath and do one thing at a time. It's all you CAN do! :D
ReplyDeleteNow you know why my blog is called A Bride's Brain. Too much on the mind. You just have to put one foot in front of the other and manage your time. You can do it! I know you can!
ReplyDeleteWe still have a long ways to go too! I found that making a checklist with monthly tasks helped me go to sleep at night. Only recently did I start having dreams (er nightmares) about the wedding again. Granted I spend more time than anyone else thinking about the wedding but it doesn't drive me as batty knowing I have time to get shit done.
ReplyDeleteI read most of my wedding blogs on my google reader on my iphone while at the gym. Otherwise, I would spend all my free time reading this stuff.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain, I have wedding on the brain & I really don't want it there. I left you an award on my blog whoop!
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