These past few months I’ve been “spinning my wheels.” With my Dad recovering from two minor leg surgeries to protect him from further problems with blood clots, my family’s group hasn’t been traveling. I’ve been sitting at home. Helping my parents clean and declutter. Practicing violin and viola for multiple sessions almost every day. Studying alto clef. (😱) Trying to get my exercise routine back. Fitting in Library work days since this last animation project was too intense for my PC. Reading as I wait for my files to render. Waiting for Dad to be up and about enough that we can finish recording our Twentieth Anniversary album. Wondering why I can’t seem to cross a technique bridge with my vibrato. Working, trying, but feeling like I’m in the same place I was at the beginning of the month. Do you ever feel like that?

Maybe it’s time to make a list of the things you have accomplished! Here’s mine:

• Three boxes of items to sell or donate
• A (mostly) organized sewing shelf
• A picked up bedroom (other than my desk)
• The first movement of Elgar’s Serenade for Strings ready for my next lesson [on the viola!]
• Most of the instrumental recording finished for our new CD
• A dog watched for a week
• Elderflower lemonade made
• Beets, carrots, turnips, beans, Nasturtium flowers, beans, and a few melons in the ground and sprouting
• Music learned for a wedding I’m playing at this afternoon
• A new lyric video finished

That sounds a whole lot better, doesn’t it? And even if I don’t see the improvement I’d like in some areas yet, I know they will pay off in the future! So don’t lose heart – keep up those healthy habits, and keep pursuing those skills and dreams!

But before you run off, I’d love if you stopped by my new lyric video to like and comment (and maybe even subscribe if you’d like monthly releases!)

The second to last track of my CD is out! I guess I need to work on some new content…