Must Resist!!!

I have not talked much about Project Happilly Ever After and I have

talked even less about the Princess Project. The reason being

is that both are not going as smoothly as I hoped it would.

Project Happily Ever After has hit some bumps along the way.

Bump Bump Bump! From the guest list to the invitation {the horror!},

to the pre-wedding photography, to the wedding favor, and etc.

Then there is the awful realisation that everything involves $$$.

Lots of it. Everything you touch is $$$. *gulp*

There are still a couple {I use this lightly} of loose ends to tie up.

A couple more calls and arrangements to make.

A couple more envelopes to stamp...

and the list goes on.

So ya... btw, everyone I meet now asks the same question...

"How is the wedding preparations?" and I know they mean well

but really. Do they really care or want to know? Not sure.

Right moving swiftly along...
The Princess Project is not going well as mentioned above.
My skin is super sensitive. For some reason I break into
fits of sneezing {violently I might add}which leads to me having
red ugly eyes and an awful headache. My hair is... strange.
And most of all I look like a sausage *sniffs*

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I need help. 

Must resist the food.

Must resist the desserts.

Must get butt out of bed to exercise.

Must exfoliate and mositurise.

Pronto.

OKAY!

Enough whinging.

I am going to have a cookie glass of water.

*snickers snickers*

Rome wasn't built in a day...

and I wish my wedding was another 

couple of months away...

maybe I can loose some weight then...

maybe.

maybe not.

perhaps.

hopefully.

*hahaha*

Such a random post.

Ok. I am honestly freaked.

I look like a sausage *sighs*

Gonna play Zuma now or

drink my sorrows away with water.

Toodles {sorry am emo-ing!}.

Reflection: Our Wedding

I have finally become aware that my wedding, the BIG day a.k.a Project Happily Ever After is about 4 months or so away…I realised that I have not done much at all and am I start to freakout.

The Princess Project is going… Well nowhere but I have been trying. Staying away from goodies like Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies {I love love them}, ice cream {okay I had a couple over the past year but have consumed lso much lesser than before}, slurpees, cakes {ok… fine! I had couple of these two}, nasi lemak {cut down by heaps}, rice {the odd spoonful here and there} and practically no supper and breakfasts of cornflakes {Special K and Nestle Fitness} and low fat milk with the odd couple of coco pops thrown in for flavor. But I have been good {or trying my best to be}… I guess I have to really rev it up A LOT!!!

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Then there is the gigantic List {5 pages of A3 paper} that I have developed and am working on ~ adding things, moving deadlines, removing things and then adding them again… {you get the idea}.

This List is an ever-changing document with “things to do” for my church and Chinese wedding.

It’s a mammoth List – literally! It makes my eyes hurt just by looking at it. But it’s a good way to keep track of the things I need to do and follow-up on. But every time I look at it I feel panicky and start getting a little crazy mad. The whole, so many things to do so little time ~ egad!

Ok. Let’s get back to the whole intention of my post. To reflect on my wedding ~ not the scary bits that are freaking me out but more about the “wedding” it its self. So here goes…

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I sometimes wonder what people would say about the choices that B and I have made for the wedding. Be it the menu for the Chinese restaurant, the wedding invitation design, even my guest list. I wonder what they will say about my dress, or the type of wine we will survive or the photos that I am praying will turn our super awesome. I feel sometimes pressured. Pressured to prepare a wedding that is truly fitting for a wedding stalker enthusiast like me. It doesn’t help that part of my job at work is to plan events which I do so quite well I have to say {so far no major ‘poop hits the fan moments’}. Hence the pressure to coordinate, execute and ultimately have an awesomely perfect wedding.

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But I think with all this planning, stalking  visiting pretty wedding websites and flipping through mountains {literally mountains} of bridal magazines, I tend to forgot the important elements about B’s and my wedding. Weddings should really be about the couple and their celebration of love ~ the happiness that they have together which will be doubled once they are married. It is the feeling of finally belonging to someone, to have someone with you for always through thick and thin, through the ups and downs and everything in between. It is about the magic and the happily ever after.

A beautiful wedding is not about what your relatives want. Nor should it be the price you paid for you photographer or that you did a destination pre-wedding photo shoot. It is not about the hotel you booked and the 100 tables you will hosting for your dinner. It is not about the imported bridal bouquet or the ambience lighting in the church.

It is not about the designer gown and the Cartier or Tiffany wedding bands. It is not about forcing the groom to consume large amounts of alcohol to get him wasted on his wedding day. It is not about the luxury bridal car nor the designer weddings shoes you have on. It is not showing off or parading the loads of money you have.There will be people commenting about everything and anything no matter how perfect your wedding is.

But we have to remind ourselves about the true meaning of marriage and being together.

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A wonderful wedding should at the end of the day, {regardless of scale, grandeur and perfectness} be a happy and joyous celebration. A celebration where you see the bride and groom surrounded by family and friends with smiles on their faces and laughter in their eyes. You see hugs and your hear happy chatter and merry laughter.   

I sometimes get carried away when I see “perfect weddings”. I become envious and WISH I had this, that I could afford that and etc.But then when I think about it I realise that at the end of the day, the one thing I want is to be happy and to have a memorably wonderful celebration with people who love me and care for me.

Filled with God’s tender presence, family, friends, laughter, love and happiness. At the end of the day, it really is B’s and my special day.

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Dear God, 

Help me to remember the real essence 

of what a wedding should be like 

amidst all the preparations and crazy 

busy days to come. 

May you watch over B & I 

so that whatever choices that we make 

will only strengthen the bond 

and love we have for each other. Amen.

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Beautiful Italy

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I have been MIA for a while now. Work has kept me on my toes. Project Love Nest is really taking off. Project Happily Ever is moving along... slowly but steadily. And The Princess Project and Project Let's Create is just there... stagnant like stale muggy water! *lalalalalala* {I try... I try}

Anyways, I saw this beautiful pictures of Italy and marveled at the bright and happy colours of the buildings and I am hoping that one day I too will able to visit this lovely country of pizza and pasta and bright coloured buildings *smiles smiles* I will update you guys soon on what's been going on and a sincere thanks to all my readers for continuing to read this Little Piece of Heaven.

a year halved

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OMG July is here, can you believe it?!? I have barely started on my 2011 to-do list and I only have half a year more {egad!} to get things sorted. Then there is the Project Happily Ever After which I have to yet to really get into and Project Love Nest which is dragging along ssssllllloooowwwwllllllyyyyy. Project Let's Create should now be called Project Let's Just Start and Project Self Improvement a.k.a The Princess Project is not really working. 

Work has been keeping me busy. Wanted to yell at my colleague for wrongly accusing me of something but decided to hold it in and be the better person. Have been getting a couple more articles to write for Home & Decor, so that's been good. Compliments from the Editor makes writing all the more enjoyable I have to say *blush blush * grins grins*

Oh yes... 

• My best friend in the whole wide world {the sister of my heart} gave birth to a cute little girl called Lauren {I can't wait to meet her!!!}
• I had a spot of good news yesterday so am just very happy. A lot of prep work to be done but it's all good - Thank you God!
• I finally bought the book One Day and yes, it will be the first book I start reading in the Love Nest!

Anyways, it's a warm sunny afternoon and Belle and I are going for a shower - Belle was such a good dog at the vet today *smiles* {I kinda sound like a proud parent don't I}! Then it's off to play with my pretty paper or to clean my closet... pretty paper... messy closet.... pretty paper.... messy closet.... tough choice indeed! *snickers* I also have dinner plans with a bunch of my old friends - it's always great to hangout with the lot of them - laughter usually ensues. Hope all of you have a good weekend ahead. Am trying to fit in some time to edit some photographs of my trip to the Philippines, my trip to Hanoi and loads of other random pretties I have taken. Till then, toodles poodles. 

Remember: "Hoarding & Collecting is not a crime. It is an art!"  

Projects Galore!

Let perseverance be your engine
and hope your fuel.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. 

I have decided to put all worries aside and leave them to Him ~ He has after all been my strength, my comforter, my friend and my shield. Plus, with heaps of Projects taking place all at once and having so many ideas and at the same time dealing with the likes of procrastination, poor time management, crappy work issues, cake and etc. etc. getting in the way, I thought I would move on to happy happy things and just do a quick update on my Project’s progress and some of the things I will {hopefully} be doing.

So without further ado *insert drumroll*

Here is my “Princess Project-Project Self improvement-Project Love Nest-Project Happily Ever After-Project Let’s Create” updates/would like to get done List:

* The Princess Project

The Princess Project is … Well it’s not working *sob sob* Ok… so it’s my fault I was lazy to put on those beauty products, and stuffed yet another cookie into my mouth and took another lick of Baskin Robbins. It’s so hard!!! So So hard!!! *gulp* *sniff* *sob* Will have to try harder I suppose.

Goodbye rice! Goodbye 3-in1 coffee! 

Goodbye cookies! Goodbye ice cream! Good bye cake!

Hello protein! Hello plain healthy cornflakes! 

Hello milk! Hello fruits!

* Project Self improvement

Reading 3 informative articles a day {have a stack to go through since 2007!}. Reading books {non-chick lit} to gather more information on business, marketing and branding. To also read up on case studies.

* Project Love Nest

Working on a list to track our expenses for the Love Nest.

Gotta start packing my stuff, buying new storage solutions and odds and ends for the Love Nest.

Am hoping to get the Love Nest in a homey state by end July with a Love Nest warming in late July/early August perhaps!

Also hoping to get a jumble sale going to let go of the things I can no longer afford to keep {Watch out for more info on this. I have heaps of good bargains in store!}.

* Project Happily Ever After

Browse through bridal websites and magazines daily for Project Happily Ever After inspiration {Am currently indulging in BRIDES Feb 2011 issue} --- ideas are most welcome!!!

Develop lists on work flow, things to do and expenses incurred.

Selecting vendors and finalizing ideas.

Working on guest lists and entourage stuff.

* Project Let’s Create
Organise! Organise! Organise!

I really need to get my supplies, paper and odds and ends sorted. The Love Nest is not very large so I need to really think about effective space organization and also how to cart everything there. I may even unearth some long forgotten treasures from my piles of suppliers *snickers*

Would love to have a cosy, functional home office {see ideas here, here, here, here and here} and am going to try my best to create a nice cosy space for B and I.

Start work on some projects.

Am thinking doing a “Love Nest” mini album which shows how the nest looked like before and after *smiles smiles*

I have a few more ideas for the “Let’s Create” part of my life and will share that in up-coming posts. 

Should start seriously creating something instead of just buying supplies! {stop nodding your head B ~ huhuhuhu!}

Do you see the immensity of the Projects?

*egad* *gulp*

But then I am DW. And I will get this done! *woot woot*

Or some of it anyways… day by day… slowly but surely…

Pray for me. Wish me luck. Lend a hand perhaps?

*hehehe*

 Remember: "Hoarding & Collecting is not a crime. It is an art!"

The Princess Project

As ‘Project Happily Ever After’ is up and coming and because I think I need to pay more attention to my exterior, I decided to start ‘The Princess Project’. This Project  is essentially a new daily beauty regime which consists of the standard cleanse, tone and moisturise coupled with some ways to lose weight {dieting & exercise}. I am starting this Project at a snail’s pace simply because it is hard for me to lose weight even if I don’t eat much {if people were what they eat, I would not look like the way I did}. I guess the problem lies with my metabolic rate and the fact that I don’t exercise.

Now, for those of you who read my blog and are wondering if I look like a hippo or a whale, I am neither but I sure feel that way when the supposedly “free size” clothes don’t fit and when the salespeople who are usually stick thin tell me they don’t have the said article of clothing it in my size *grumbles sigh mumbles* It’s not impossible to lose weight I reckon, just super duper difficult but I will try so much harder this year because as a well meaning friend told me, I don’t want my wedding photos to look bad right?

So, I you have any tips that work and that don’t require me to kill myself trying, do let me know. Any tips or advice is appreciated. I found this online article about ‘7 Habits That Make You Fat’. I thought the article was informative and will try to chew more times, do more multi tasking and drink less soda *smiles* So here’s to trying to make ‘The Princess Project’ a great success!

Besides that, I also need to cut down Zuma Blitz and Bejeweled severely since these two games {especially Zuma} have kept me up till the wee hours of the morning. For Zuma, I have been kicked to position number 6 in this week’s tournament and it seems like a steady deterioration for a former number 1 *sobs* I think taking this game playing time to start on my numerous Projects seem like a better more worthwhile idea. At least I will have something to show at the end of the day and it would be good to allow my creative side to roam free instead of being repressed. I just need to stay away from Facebook for awhile *snickers*

Today at the office I decided to kick start my work exercise programme which involves me taking the stairs instead of the lifts. So after delivering some documents to be signed and saying a hasty hello and thanks to the Group Managing Director {she gave me a pretty necklace for Chrismtas – photos soon}, I decided, “Yes. I will walk up the stairs to my office”. Now my office is on Level 8 and I was at Level 3 and at that time, I thought it would be a cinch to walk up all those flights of stairs – I was so wrong!

My out of exercise body wanted to die and admit defeat at Level 5 {yes, what a wimp}! My legs were aching as if I had run a 1,000 miles and my breathing was out of whack. When I finally reached Level 8 and burst out of the stair well, there was a group of colleagues there who happened to be chit-chatting. I think they were surprised to see a panting slightly dead looking me. They asked me what I was doing and I think that I sorta mumbled in between heavy raspy can die panting “ I am exercising. Losing weight.” 


My colleagues then proceeded to lecture me on exerting myself and how I should not push myself too much. True true… perhaps I should have taken it slow. Oh well. I am okay now. The raspy breathing as stopped *phew* So yea, here’s to stair climbing, not being a whale and the success of the ‘The Princess Project’ as it is by far the hardest project to kicks tart and maintain. 

Remember: "Hoarding & Collecting is not a crime. It is an art!"