I'm whining - a little depressed / bored

leah+dan

Help...I don't know what to do with myself!!! We got back home fro Hawaii late Sunday/early Monday. Both the wedding and the trip in general were amazing...I had such a blast! But, after spending two days post-trip relaxing together and unpacking, my new husband went back to work yesterday. I'm a teacher, and I don't go back to work for four more weeks. So.... I"M GOING STIR-CRAZY ALREADY!!! The wedding, which has occupied the majority of my free time lately, is done...nothing more to do there. And, because of it (and since I get all of my paychecks for the summer on the last day of school, and don't get paid again until September), I am pretty broke, so I feel somewhat stuck in the house (not to mention we have storms today and the next four days here). After two days, I'm already bored of reading...a feat I didn't think possible, as I don't usually get nearly enough time to read. And, of course, OCD me wrote out all thank you notes immediately upon receiving gifts, so I don't even have that to do! In addition, I am playing the waiting game for several things, which is making me even more antsy. 1. I want to, but can't do any of the name-changing stuff until I get the marriage certificate (God, I'm actually looking forward to spending time at the DMV, just to have something to do...what's wrong with me?!). 2. I want to make a Snapfish photo book, but don't have any of the pro pics yet. 3. And (I apologize if TMI).....I would absolutely love it if we managed a honeymoon baby, but it's way too early to even test. So, more waiting, basically. Sorry in advance for whining. I guess I'm just feeling a little post-wedding blues.

jujubee96

Hey thanks Leah for posting!!  I've been coming back to the board today and staring at it and hoping for something interesting.  I sort of feel shy (yeah, I know, me, shy!) about posting too many things, esp NWR, recently. Sorry you are going stir-crazy - I can relate, at least a little!  Only 14 minutes left of the work day... and a lot of my work today was boring.  That's awesome you finished the thank you cards already - we just mailed out the last batch 2 days ago.  I wrote sort of long notes I guess (had a "template" that DH had to use too, so his thank you notes were just as long) - so my hand would get tired so quickly  - i think the first time we sat down to write them, we got about 13 done total. Hmm, what can you do?  Exercise?  Craft projects?  New hobbies?  Play games or puzzles?  Find out more about the bus system in your neighborhood and visit museums, gardens, etc.?  Blog? Is there anything you are interested in that you can look on the internet for?  Hey, by the way, I had noticed a commerical, I think it was for First Response??, not sure, but they said they even have tests to show how fertile you are ... oh, maybe they meant are you ovulating.  Something about the wording of the commercial made me think they meant your chances of conceiving in general, i.e., how fertile you are say compared to the most fertile a younger woman could be or something.  does that make sense? so anyways, have you seen that? NO problem on the whining - I was going to whine myself in a post... maybe I will.  And I totally understand the post-wedding blues.  It will get better!

Snarling Fox

Aww, sorry to hear you're not having much fun. Try to savor your time off without screaming kids or any obligations. I know that a little wine and a good book is something I savor when I have the chance. Another idea, wedding related, since you can't get the photo book together, how about making a scrapbook type album to go with the photo book? Gather some of your wedding things like the invitations, programs, what the thank you cards looked like, boarding cards, etc. I'm sure it'll be something to look back at years from now. I mailed a complete invitation to FI and me so that it would have the postmark and stamps included as part of our keepsake. And if you end up with that honeymoon baby, that would be something to share

leah+dan

Thanks for the suggestions, guys! Jen, I'm actually glad you mentioned puzzles. I do love jigsaw puzzles (am I like a 90-year-old man, or what?), and in fact....I've got one I started months ago that is rolled up in a puzzle save thingie that Dan keeps threatening to throw out if I don't finish it soon. I had totally forgotten about it until you mentioned puzzles. That might be a really soothing way to unwind. Snarling Fox, thanks for the suggestion about the scrapbook. I did save one of everything I made (invitations, favor tags, maps, etc.) and I even think I have an empty scrapbook around here somewhere. Organizing that stuff now is a great idea, since I know that if I wait, it'll never get done.

A.a.A.

jeez i was gonna say, write out all your thank you cards! Lol but you already did it - that's awesome!!! do you have a friend who is getting married in the near future that you could help out with ideas or giving away your old stuff? i like the scrapbook idea... now is the best time also to collect any of your thoughts about the big day/honeymoon while it is still fresh and recent in your memory! (and get some from your DH too!)

jujubee96

I mentioned puzzles because I totally heart doing puzzles.  I'm a 90 year old man too!

MrsNicole&Brian808

Hey Leah!  It took forever for me to get over the post-wedding blues!  I can certainly empathize with how you're feeling.Another suggestion I have in addition to scrapbooking is to make a wedding planning journal of sorts, similar to the one MrsIH made through Blurb using her planning ideas/photos.  I wish I had done something like that while it was all still fresh in my mind.Getting organized is also a great idea.  I think I still have everything from the wedding in a box in our closet somewhere.  :P