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All the things must go
Well, the bad news is that Elyse's birthday festivities had to be postponed due contagious tummy ick. But the good news is that being at home all those days gave me lots of time to put things aside for giving away or throwing away and generally organizing our space ( Read more... ) -
Life skills, I need them
After three successive, long weekends of being with family out of town, I seriously need to hang around the homefront for awhile. I have some dance ideas and goals to focus on, I have a house that needs to be put back together after having plaster work and painting done, and I need to work in the garden to plant early spring bulbs with the idea ( Read more... ) -
Sad
My Nana Curtis passed away this morning. When I went to Connecticut this past weekend, I didn't realize that I was going to be seeing her for the last time, but thankfully I just happened to be there for the Durham Fair. I saw her on Thursday afternoon and for literally two seconds she remembered who I was, said my name, and smiled at me before ( Read more... ) -
Practice note
Sadly, today is the last day of my Zoe Jakes "Train like a pro" subscription at Raqs TV, and it isn't going to be available for renewal. It was the same material she taught in the workshop I attended in the spring, and continues to teach all over the place now. As I've written in this blog earlier, I LOVE IT. A great mix of challenging drills, ( Read more... ) -
Dancin'
As I sit writing this post, I'm up at 5 am and not practicing. I get up at 5 most days to practice before anyone else is up, but today I have either bad allergies or a cold. Whatever the case may be, I just don't wanna ( Read more... ) -
Amel Tafsout, life, and things
If I were not momma to a wonderful little girl who I just can't be away from for very long, I would follow Amel Tafsout around the earth. Attending her workshops wherever they may be, on whatever topics, until I was able to truly feel the music and movements that she teaches in every cell of my body. I love it so ( Read more... ) -
Intents for today
My job has become especially demanding lately and I feel the need to prioritize things in my life in way that supports my ability to work successfully and not be a bear of a wife and mother. A couple things come to mind today ( Read more... ) -
Home
I had a mostly lovely day painting the newly rebuilt pantry with Adam yesterday. There's more painting to do today, and then Adam is installing a new shelving unit. Whoever gets this place after us is going to have a damn nice pantry ( Read more... ) -
This n' that
* Our timeline for putting the house on the market look like they're going to be pushed back to next spring or early summer. There's just a lot to do to get it in shape and we have other stuff we want to do. As usual, we're not good at focusing on the house to the exclusion of other things. Truly, an important lesson as we figure out what kind of ( Read more... ) -
Branching path
Howdy y'all. I've been away for a little over a week, visiting my in-laws who live in the "low-country" area on the southern South Carolina coast. Lovely beaches, lots of bird-watching. A good time ( Read more... )