Quiet days

Jan. 11th, 2019 09:34 pm
wiseheart: (Merlin focused)
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I went to choir practice today. It was great to meet the girls again; even though I was there but 3 days ago, I sometimes feel as if I'm closing up on myself. It take an act of will to get up at a reasonable time, now that I don't have to. Still, I do get up around half past eight each day, mostly because the morning hours and the early afternoon are the times when we have natural light, and I prefer to do my writing and crafting by natural light.

Today, I wrote a scene to Kansas 2, worked a bit on my newest explosion box project - the one with the lantern inside - went to the post office, bought some craft paper (only two sheets, though, which I didn't really need, but they were too beautiful to resist), went to the grocer's and then to the choir practice. And that was basically all I did today.

I know I can afford to slow down a little, at least for the first time. But I'm so used to being incredibly busy that I almost feel a little guilty. Especially where the writing is concerned. I really feel that I ought to write more. And finally read something that I don't need for my writing. Perhaps I should dig out the Agatha Christie novels again or whatnot. All I read nowadays is fanfic.

Choir practice is going well, at least. We're practicing for the charity ball next month; just a short little gig. We're going to sing a simple Japanese folk song, then the humming chorus from Puccini's Madam Butterfly, and finally some Hungarian folk songs in three voices. There'll be a professional opera singer performing an aria from Madam Butterfly, and because of all this, the entire ball will have a certain Japanese flair. I'm looking forward to it and planning to take Mum with me as well. She always likes to come to these events.

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Date: 2019-01-16 07:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wiseheart.livejournal.com
Singing is one of the few things that can lift my mood even on a really crappy day. Even though my voice is a far cry from what it once used to be. 40+ years in this education business wear off the strongest vocal cords.
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