Absolutely exhausted

The last time that I woke up bone tired, I'd just finished a half-marathon prior to hitting the sack, so it has been really frustrating that even though you put in the sleep hours, you're not getting refreshed.

I put it down to almost half a year of losing my weekends to a variety of worthy reasons: marriage prep, wedding prep, honeymoon planning, nursery duty, home renovation, and all the associated tasks and errands they entail.

While it's exciting to finally be owning my very own pad (whee!), I can't help but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of detail home renovation demands. It's far and away the most trying of the lot simply because everything is new. Buying an aircon is new. Choosing a type of paint (not just the colour you know, there's also odour-free, anti-bacterial, anti-stick, versions for every shade of ICI Dulux paint) is a whole new experience. Choosing a contractor is time consuming but necessarily so.

Add to that the fact that the amount of money being bandied around guarantees that we'll be in debt for the next... let's just say the near future.

On the bright side, the church and dinner venues are secured and the honeymoon is almost completely planned!

All that's left is to plan the wedding which happens in less than three months. Omg.

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Things have been a little crazy-looking at work, much like how the people on the Titanic viewed the waves before they were engulfed - *wah lan eh. Siao liao.*

There are a finite number of hours in a month. So we shall see.

One bright spot has been the revival of workout wednesday/thursday. It felt great to just sweat it out without the knee hurting. And now the pool key is back, so that means can shower after running, before going back to work. See the wave?

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If you know me, you'll know that I'm not the sort to start like, a wedding blog with countdown timer and continuous FB updates on MY FANTASTIC WEDDING... That doesn't mean I'm not excited, just aware that there are some on my FB update list who might not be invited to the festivities...

So far, the planning for the church ceremony and dinner has been pretty straightforward, with a lot of help from family and friends. Seriously, the offers of help (okay lah, some coerced) have been overwhelming. So thanks you guys for helping, really appreciate it - you know who you are.

So far, the plan for the two days looks like fun. The basic rules we're enforcing are:

1. Nothing is repeated over the two days, so you won't be bored if you attend both.
2. If we're not going to enjoy ourselves doing it, we won't do it. It's our wedding, dammit.
3. As much as everybody is giving us well-meaning advice about how a wedding is a one-day affair, and marriage is for life, STOP! We know! That doesn't excuse you from doing the best you can on a day/night as special as this.

That about covers it. Man that felt good. Digital diahorrhea.