Preparing for a Getaway!

It's 5 days more till I whisk myself off to a getaway holiday! And the usual excitement is there, planning what to do (I love to do research before going, call me kiasu but I don't want to miss out on great activities!) , planning what to wear (I take a minimum of 3 hours to pack my bag to make sure I bring the littlest among of clothes, all versatile pieces, yet I end up almost always having a big heavy bag OR a bag with too little clothes I have to borrow my sis's clothes).

But the oddest thing is, I suddenly found another new 'to do' item. How to stay in shape so I don't spill from my beachwear. *Gasp* In all my years of beach holidays, I had never worried about this, not because I have a good body or anything, but it never seemed to matter. I always felt I am an average looking person and I'll be fine, and really who cares anyway? I laughed out LOUD at women's mag articles on '10 surefire ways to get your body trimmed by summer' and '10 desperate measures to get in shape for that bikini' but now... now... I am suddenly paying attention to these sort of articles. Suddenly, looking average ( lumpy here and there and spots of cellulite at places I shall not disclose) is not good enough.

I'm not sure how this 'sudden' change of perspective came about. Did my eyes consume too many of the cheap, slutty, slimming ads? Have I been around too many skinny models? I'm racking my brain to see if someone recently told me I look fat (hmm thinking about that, yes my dad did mention something a couple of weeks ago, but that's hardly a cause for a sudden desperation to look toned?) Or do I suddenly have higher standards for myself?

Hmm.... I think it could be all of the above. Which makes me wonder.. how many more days, hours, minutes and seconds left before I hit the beach? Oh no... not many!