I get daily thoughts emailed to me every day from Real Simple. If you don’t get this magazine, you should. It’s the most amazing magazine ever and they even have a wedding one out right now (I think they publish a wedding magazine each season–but I’m not 100% sure on that). Anyway, the daily thought/quote is one by Lee Iacocca:

In time of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Hmmm, besides trying to find a job right now and work on my relationship with Sunflower Dude, wedding planning is got to be one of the most stressful things. Of course, I’m not into the heart of wedding planning yet, I’m still on the outer edges, looking in on all the stuff that will have to be completed as May 8th gets closer but there is still stress. It’s a stress that sits there because I know it’s coming. Like every time I think about coming up with a schedule for the wedding day and picking out songs for every single little thing during the ceremony and reception I just about break out in hives. Yes, already. Right now I’m just trying to find out how everything is going to come together and I’m getting frustrated trying to get in touch with a baker and florist who are in my budget.

I could scream some days!!

Anyway, I think the daily thought was perfect to apply for wedding planning. Instead of fighting with your fiance or mother or future mother-in-law or sibling or anyone really–take those frustrations, those feelings of stress and work on those invitations or flower arrangements or decorations. Plowing through that stuff when you are stressed will really take the edge off of the repetitiveness of doing such tasks and you’ll probably get through them quicker (or at least time won’t seem like it’s standing still when you are stuffing, stamping and addressing all those invitations!!).

Just wanted to give everyone a little inspiration and to brighten everyone’s day If someone is stressed today, maybe this will help them persevere through the day–even if it’s not related to wedding stuff.