Great Way to Feel Good

[robbie3982]

I''ve been pretty stressed lately with starting a new job, moving (it''s only down the street, but i still have to pack everything up), being sick and wedding planning, but today I found something that made me feel better.

I posted my STDs that I made in a facebook group for engaged people. One of the other group members who I''ve never met commented on the picture saying how great they looked and how she wished they could do something like that, but that she''s not good w/ computers.

I sent her a message that I''d make her art for free, send her the file and then she could get them printed using Vistaprint.com like I did.

Helping someone always makes me feel good, but who knew it could destress me too! I know how stressed out wedding stuff makes me, so I''m really happy to help out another stressed out bride.

It made me start to wonder if I could start a side business... Probably wouldn''t be any time soon seeing as how I have quite a bit on my plate right now.

Anyone else have any feel good moments they want to share?

 

[jas]

Robbie, that''s so cool!

My feel-good moments are coming when FI and I are planning the little nice surprises for our guests...we''re having a lot of fun trying to make things special for individuals.

For example, we''re giggling over the fact that his nephew will be turning 10 the day after the wedding, so we''re going to have 200 people (and the band!) singing happy birthday -- we checked with his mom, who says he''ll be thrilled by this.

Special songs will be played for people, special messages in OOT bags...special stories in our program

We''re "staging" a garter removal ...but it will be handed to his best friend (no tossing) who is the hold-out bachelor in his group. (I know his girlfriend will get a kick out of this)...

Another example, our recessional is "I Feel Good!" and we just know people are going to smile about this.

And to keep things more in line with the selflessness aspect of your post, FI and I are chairing a huge fundraiser for the Greater Chicago Food Depository two weeks post wedding. This is keeping our heads straight and clear through a lot of the final-push drama!

I am so sympathetic to all future brides right now...I''ve promised myself that all brides in my life from now on get extra TLC from me!

Jackie

 

[gailrmv]

Robbie,
OK, that took me about a minute as a different meaning for STDs came more immediately to mind but I LOVE your Save The Dates!!

 

[robbie3982]

Haha thanks! When I first started looking at stuff the other STD always came to mind first, but now I''ve got wedding on the brain so it''s the other way around.

 

[fisherofmengirly]

That''s super nice of you to offer to help someone else out, Robbie.

With all this self-thought that occurs while planning a wedding, it sure can be a challenge to think of others'' and their needs. Today I bought my shoes for the wedding, and I was so glad they came in a fairly large box, because Paul and I do Operation Christmas Child and we''d been looking for shoe boxes to pack presents in. So, there''s a way, however small it may be, to sort of give back in the midst of planning a wedding, too.

Are you feeling better yet?

 

[robbie3982]

I''m feeling much better. Thank you for asking

. Today is my last dose of antibiotics and I''m barely coughing at all. What''s operation christmas child?

 

[fisherofmengirly]

Oh yeah, I guess I should have explained it. It''s this program run through the Samaritan''s Purse (an organization) where you take shoe boxes, fill them up with all sorts of gifts *toothbrush, toothpaste, sillyputty, gum, candy, yo-yos, coloring books, crayons, dolls, matchbox cars, paddle ball, bouncy balls, hair barrettes, whatever* and then you wrap the outside of the box, and it''s delivered to children in other countries, who''ve heard of Christmas, but never received a Christmas gift. Then they use the opportunity to tell the children and their families about what Christmas is, down deeper than the gift of a box full of toys and gum. A lot of churches do it, as well as other non-profits.

A cool thing is that they keep in touch with some of the people and revisit throughout the year, and that''s what I like the most about it. I don''t think the spirit of giving should exist only around the holidays.

I''m glad you''re feeling better. Keep taking the meds til they run out; I have a bad habit of stopping once I feel better, and dang if it doesn''t always come back!

 

[robbie3982]

Oh, I did something like that in the Bahamas once. It was on Andros, the biggest and poorest island. We all brought loads of Christmas presents and gave some out to the people who came to the Christmas dinner we hosted and the rest we gave out as we drove around the poorest neighborhoods. It was an amazing experience.