10.21.07
update
Whew! Somehow, I can’t seem to continue to keep this up. Between working, taking care of a 3 1/2 year old, gigging and life, why can’t I find the time to do one more thing? I love the idea of blogging, it’s just time consuming. I do continue to journal every morning. Once in a while I skip a day, but mostly I manage to keep up. Dick asked me last night if I thought anyone would ever actually read it someday. I never really thought about it before. I suppose my grandchildren or maybe my great-grandchildren will be interested somewhat. If I write with that in mind though, I may not feel as free to write what I am really inspired to write at the time. I don’t want to censor my journal any more than I already do. When my grandfather died, we found a couple of his journals. It was fascinating to read through them. He had just left home for the first time and was in pharmacy school. It was very cool to get to know my grandfather - the real person that I never knew - through his writings. I actually made a decision last month that I want to focus more on my music and less on extras. As a result, I have started taking a dulcimer class once a week for 6 weeks. When that is over, I’m going to take something else. It forces me to put in my own practice time in each week. I would like to do even more than I have, but at least I’m doing some, and it’s more than I was doing. Unfortunately, I am a fast learner, so it doesn’t take a lot of practice to get ahead. Imagine what I could do if I put more time into it. I am working more this year than I have before. I have another student and started another music class, “Fun With Music”, for 4 - 7 year-olds. I’m also teaching more Music Together classes and should be buying the Albany site soon. OMG, then I’ll be running a growing business in addition to everything else! We also will probably be running the Open Stage at the new Eighth Step site in Schenectady. Thankfully, we will be rotating it with other hosts, so it will end up being only once a month. So…just how full can my life be with music anyway?