update?
Hello dear friends!
I realize my tardiness in posting is beyond ridiculous, so I guess I'll just start small and hope that I remember to do this more often in the near future!
Today was another (newly) typical day sans the "day job" that I've stopped as of earlier this month. I ended up filling in again this summer from just after Independence Day until September 7th, and I have to say that I feel like every time I go back to that job they give me more responsibility. I could feel complimented because I know that means that they trust me to do more and more work, but I feel like they should pay me more and more if they want me to become that more productive! Hey, I used to enjoy the MySpace breaks ;-)
But back to today...I lounged around at home until 11:45 when I finally headed over to play in the park with Danny and Jenn (my roomie, Jon, also joined for a couple of hours). I really enjoy Disneyland when I am on my own schedule... (not having to leave early for a rehearsal or arrive after working 8-10 hour days somewhere else). In fact, I really enjoy LIFE a lot more when I'm my own boss. The past year (August '06 - Sept '07) has been very interesting as I've finally found my footing in the LA/OC music and theatre scene, and I'm grateful for the rent money and food on the table from all the day job work, but as of late it has become increasingly difficult to juggle the two along with what I think is the MOST important thing to me...
...which of course would be my friends and family! After playing at Disney (got to see the Dans [hello, Frank!] and Drawn to the Magic [Heather really rocks...]), I headed home to watch a couple of episodes of LOST (courtesy of the recent sale at Costco) and prepare for a long overdue dinner with Megan.
You see, I picked Megan up from the airport several months ago (April to be exact) and she decided that as a thank you, she'd pick up the tab at a dinner soon afterward. Well, due to my CRAZY schedule, "soon" became a month...then two months...and then...well, you get the picture! The difficulty in coordinating a meeting time for dinner was symptomatic of my out-of-control schedule, and I finally realized that maybe I needed to work harder at REDUCING my workload.
So, I'm being extra careful. A couple of weeks ago I turned down a very lucrative gig in the now-November timeframe because it was stressing me out in the immediate future, and the funny thing is, for the first time, I am really GLAD I just said "no." No amount of money in the world is worth giving up my sanity!
Dinner tonight ended up being a lovely time at BJ's in Brea. It was a pleasure to catch up with the person who ironically GOT me the day job in the first place! After the check was paid and we parted ways, I headed home and actually started writing a song. ME. If you are unsurprised, I'll mention that I have never written anything with lyrics before...mostly because I am quite A.D.D. when it comes to writing, but also because I usually feel an incredible dearth of creativity.
But tonight, I actually enjoyed a good fifteen minute writing session. Baby steps. Another episode of LOST. Cleaned my room again (not just A.D.D.... also OCD) and organized a binder of songs for a cabaret I'm doing Thursday night.
I feel all growed up. Sweet.
I realize my tardiness in posting is beyond ridiculous, so I guess I'll just start small and hope that I remember to do this more often in the near future!
Today was another (newly) typical day sans the "day job" that I've stopped as of earlier this month. I ended up filling in again this summer from just after Independence Day until September 7th, and I have to say that I feel like every time I go back to that job they give me more responsibility. I could feel complimented because I know that means that they trust me to do more and more work, but I feel like they should pay me more and more if they want me to become that more productive! Hey, I used to enjoy the MySpace breaks ;-)
But back to today...I lounged around at home until 11:45 when I finally headed over to play in the park with Danny and Jenn (my roomie, Jon, also joined for a couple of hours). I really enjoy Disneyland when I am on my own schedule... (not having to leave early for a rehearsal or arrive after working 8-10 hour days somewhere else). In fact, I really enjoy LIFE a lot more when I'm my own boss. The past year (August '06 - Sept '07) has been very interesting as I've finally found my footing in the LA/OC music and theatre scene, and I'm grateful for the rent money and food on the table from all the day job work, but as of late it has become increasingly difficult to juggle the two along with what I think is the MOST important thing to me...
...which of course would be my friends and family! After playing at Disney (got to see the Dans [hello, Frank!] and Drawn to the Magic [Heather really rocks...]), I headed home to watch a couple of episodes of LOST (courtesy of the recent sale at Costco) and prepare for a long overdue dinner with Megan.
You see, I picked Megan up from the airport several months ago (April to be exact) and she decided that as a thank you, she'd pick up the tab at a dinner soon afterward. Well, due to my CRAZY schedule, "soon" became a month...then two months...and then...well, you get the picture! The difficulty in coordinating a meeting time for dinner was symptomatic of my out-of-control schedule, and I finally realized that maybe I needed to work harder at REDUCING my workload.
So, I'm being extra careful. A couple of weeks ago I turned down a very lucrative gig in the now-November timeframe because it was stressing me out in the immediate future, and the funny thing is, for the first time, I am really GLAD I just said "no." No amount of money in the world is worth giving up my sanity!
Dinner tonight ended up being a lovely time at BJ's in Brea. It was a pleasure to catch up with the person who ironically GOT me the day job in the first place! After the check was paid and we parted ways, I headed home and actually started writing a song. ME. If you are unsurprised, I'll mention that I have never written anything with lyrics before...mostly because I am quite A.D.D. when it comes to writing, but also because I usually feel an incredible dearth of creativity.
But tonight, I actually enjoyed a good fifteen minute writing session. Baby steps. Another episode of LOST. Cleaned my room again (not just A.D.D.... also OCD) and organized a binder of songs for a cabaret I'm doing Thursday night.
I feel all growed up. Sweet.