After the Wedding Resolutions

After the Wedding Resolutions

May 25th, 2010 @ 5:15 pm by Mrs. Ribbons
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I’ve started an impromptu list—not of DIY projects or wedding day time lines, but things I want to do after the wedding. Part of it is to cope with post-wedding planning blues, but mostly I want a life again.

So I present to you the highlights of my “After the Wedding Resolutions”:

Start getting weekly polish changes and monthly pedicures. This is totally selfish and wonderful.
See plays, musicals, and ballets more. We went to only one this past year. Fail.
Take dance classes.
Every other weekend, do a museum or otherwise historic thing in or around DC. I’ve lived here for 2 years and still haven’t done everything. That must change.
Buy records.
Volunteer.

Get a Sunday newspaper subscription.
Reinstate date night. Date night has disappeared for us. It’s morphed into Ribs watching Dr. Who while I work on the computer/cut stuff out/glue crap/etc. and half watch the vampiric fish people. I want to go to movies again, eat popcorn and Sour Patch Kids, hold hands, nuzzle on the way out, argue about the movie, get ice cream, and then Metro home in that blissed out hazy state of being too full of sodium and sugar.
Re-watch BSG from beginning to end again. I am a nerd.
Read again. I’ve been reading exclusively issues of Poetry, mostly because they’re a handy size for the bathroom…

What’s on your “after the wedding” list?

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Miss Sewing (message) 2,701 posts, Sugar bee

that’s a beautiful list, ribbons. im right there with you on #4,6,8,9 & 10!

i have “thoroughly clean the house” on the top of my list. as well as “do absolutely nothing” and “catch up on old videogames everyone else but me has already played (ff13!)”

5/25/10 @ 5:33 pm (reply)

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moderndaisy (message) 6,607 posts, Bee Keeper

Love it!! My list is similar, but a big emphasis on ‘not being stressed out!!’

5/25/10 @ 5:36 pm (reply)

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Mrs.Martin-to-Be (message) 12 posts, Newbee

Hooray for #9! I am currently re-watching BSG with my fiance, who has never seen it. I love to watch him watching the show.

5/25/10 @ 6:12 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

what a great list ribbon! i bet you can’t wait to get started on it

5/25/10 @ 6:45 pm (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

Love this! I want to play more video games and do more scrapbooking!

5/25/10 @ 7:10 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

You probably won’t get post-wedding blues from not being busy enough, but your list still sounds wonderful and normal!

5/25/10 @ 7:50 pm (reply)

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fromcharleston (message) 651 posts, Busy bee

I like your list!! I have a Day Zero list. I found the site (www.dayzeroproject.com) on a blog somewhere. Basically you make a list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. The link to my list is below if you’re interesting in expanding yours! Keep us posted!!!

http://jellybellyellie1221.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/we-interrupt-the-regularly-sceduled-programming/

5/25/10 @ 8:10 pm (reply)

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Miss Seashell (message) 1,713 posts, Bumble bee

Great list! The Seashells need to make one!

5/25/10 @ 8:16 pm (reply)

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airythia (message) 344 posts, Helper bee

lol i watch doctor who too! my friend was about to have a conniption about there being vampires in the show. needless to say once he found out it was actually aliens he was ok with it. *eyeroll*

and nerdy tv is awesome

5/25/10 @ 8:28 pm (reply)

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Champagne Wishes (message) 1,187 posts, Bumble bee

I had been putting some thought into this as well. Mine was take better care of my appearance and wear sexier bedtime clothes (no more of his sweatpants and Hanes t’s). I like the idea of date night and culture. Might steal it!

5/25/10 @ 8:32 pm (reply)

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Miss Snow (message) 916 posts, Busy bee

I think I’ll get back to the gym (embarrassing that I sacrificed the gym for wedding stuff), reinvest in my research, clean the office, go on dates (that’s an excellent one)….right now, I just can’t imagine!

5/25/10 @ 10:00 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

I think you list items sound great. We need to re-instate date night around here.

5/25/10 @ 11:27 pm (reply)

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Miss Thimble (message) 806 posts, Busy bee

LOVE it. So important. Balance and enjoying each other is everything!

5/26/10 @ 12:35 am (reply)

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kamydoo (message) 161 posts, Blushing bee

Good idea! I’m tempted to try to estimate how many hours of my life wedding planning has eaten up — but that would be way scary!!! When I’m doing a few hours here and there, I sometimes forget all the things that I USED to do “for a few hours here and there” and have NOT been doing because of wedding planning! I want those back too!!

5/26/10 @ 1:29 am (reply)

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LovestheBear (message) 1,250 posts, Bumble bee

Great list and great idea! I was just thinking about taking dance classes again, and who can argue against a good vinyl collection?

5/26/10 @ 9:35 am (reply)

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ktisthatbees (message) 2,742 posts, Sugar bee

Date Night? What is that? jk but seriously we need to start doing that again too

5/26/10 @ 10:34 am (reply)

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skibobrown (message) 1,902 posts, Buzzing bee

The very first thing we are going to do after our wedding (or actually, after Sunday brunch when everyone else goes home) is to get a couple’s massage. We are *so* excited about that, and it’s great to have something to look forward to immediately post-wedding. After that, we’ll take it from there

5/26/10 @ 1:14 pm (reply)

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Miss Taco (message) 950 posts, Busy bee

I love this list. Great idea, and good for you for looking ahead. My list includes:

Trips to New Orleans and Southeast Asia

Increase my 401k contribution (BORING and necessary)

Pay off any pesky credit card debt in less than a year after the wedding.

TANGO lessons!

Learn to skateboard on Mr. Taco’s old, now restored deck.

5/26/10 @ 1:31 pm (reply)

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OctPumpkin (message) 593 posts, Busy bee

Great post. I love this idea, but with four months still to my wedding, I’m not in that “healthy” place yet where I can yet think about this. But you’ve definately made me think about it!

5/26/10 @ 4:11 pm (reply)

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Miss Texas (message) 242 posts, Helper bee

i’m with ya on #4, but worse. i’ve lived in the DC area for almost 5 years now and sadly haven’t done a single touristy thing ‘cept for 1 cherry blossom festival (3 years ago) and 1 super quick (i’m talking drive-by quick) monuments tour. and the only reason i even went on the monuments tour thing was cause my friend was in town for one last day for work.

5/27/10 @ 12:35 am (reply)

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