It's been awhile..

So yeah, I haven't written in awhile, but things have been insanely busy, and I haven't been sure what to write. I'm cooking up a post and will probably post this weekend, but for now, I'm working on it. :)

"Gust 2008"

So, we don't have power. We're at a Heine Bros. about 5 minutes away from our house, but most of our subdivision doesn't have power. It could be days, or weeks til we get it, there are apparently about a half million people in Louisville/Jefferson County that don't have power.

Adam was going to substitute today somewhere in JCPS (Jefferson Co. Public Schools), but schools are closed, and so we're going to hang out at the house, take the dogs for a walk, read, etc. I'm glad we're not dependent on means of entertainment that are solely powered by electricity. We have a lot of candles, and our community group tonight should be fun. :) A few students are coming for piano lessons today, and a few aren't.

After we're done here at the coffee shop, we'll go home, and Adam has homework, and I have books, and a piano, so today should be fine. We don't have many perishables at the house, except for some yogurt and hamburger meat. I checked the refrigerator earlier, and it was still cold, so we're going to grill the hamburger tonight. That way it doesn't go to waste, and we'll have fun making dinner.

It's nice to slow down, every once in awhile, even if it is inconvenient. I'll be happy when the power comes back on, and the sooner the better, but I'm ok if it takes a few days.

As an aside, there's a big burly guy sitting outside charging his phone, and it's a bright hot pink RAZR. I find it kind of hilarious. :)

Oh my goodness!

Things are so busy. For the first time ever, I need a daytimer/calendar to keep me straight!

I started reading Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, for a book club a few friends of mine just started up. It's fun, so far, though I'm not far into it. I read the first chapter last night, and I'm hoping to get at least one more chapter in today.

I've been getting more calls for piano lessons lately, and I'm definitely waaaaay excited about that. Hopefully with one or two more students, I'll be able to stop driving on Tuesdays, and teach on Monday and Tuesday, and drive Wednesday-Friday. whee!

I'll try and post more later, as I should have some free time this evening while Adam is at his UL classes.

50/90

Yesterday was the start of 50/90 : an endeavour to write 50 songs in 90 days. There are quite a few people participating, and I found out about it about a week ago. I've been compiling ideas, and I'm hoping to get pretty near the goal. I have until Oct. 1st.

I'm thinking about trying to a do a few concept pieces, one of which Noel suggested, that I'm fairly interested in. I need to research a bit, and in the meantime, make use of a few other ideas I've come up with.

Any ideas for me?

I'm hoping to record a CD by the end of the year, as I'm long overdue. I've grown so much, stylistically and otherwise, in my piano playing and singing abilities, and I'm excited to see what happens next.

Here goes nothin'!

Happy 4th!

Adam and I are out at my parents' house, watching Sergeant York. Awesome movie... grew up with it, so it's incredibly nostalgic. :)

I didn't get up to a 1/2 mile, but I will by week's end, Lord willing. I want to run a 5k in October/November, if I can find one. We'll see.

At any rate, Happy 4th, and I'll post more later this weekend. :)

Bummer.

I didn't get up to a half mile this week, but I almost did.

My legs weren't about to let me get away with pushing them that far, so I only added a little bit. I'll for sure have it by the end of this coming week. I only have one more 1/8 mile section of the half mile loop left, and I'll be good to go!

Adam's sister Laurel is in town, and we're hanging out and showing her around Louisville. She leaves tomorrow, so it's a short visit, but it's fun. :)

I joined a group called 50/90 the other day. It's a 50 songs in 90 days challenge (http://5090.fawm.org/), from July 4th through the 1st of October. I'm gonna give it a good run, even though I think it might be a little much for me... It'll be good for getting me back in the habit of writing.

I'll post more in a few days, when things quiet down.

Rebecca

It's Early!

I was up at 6:45 this morning! I don't remember the last time I got up this early and felt this energetic.

I took the day off running yesterday, and we took the dogs for a walk instead. That was nice, gave my sore legs a rest! I'm pretty sure I'll be able to push myself up to a 1/2 mile by the end of the week, but we'll see. I may end up taking one more day off, instead of running the next six, only because Adam will be home in the morning over the next few days, and that makes me want to stay around the house. We will still take the dogs for a walk, if it's nice.

I've got some dishes to do from yesterday, and some cleaning up around the house before my students get here later. I'm doing a make-up lesson this morning, and then it's summer break, as far as piano teaching goes. I'll have the next two weeks off, and we'll start back the 7th of July. Yay!

I'm also driving the next 5 days, as I'm filling in for one of the other drivers on a different route, while she's on vacation. I usually only work Wed-Fri. Having my mornings free, however, will be wonderful. Tomorrow I'm hoping to spend some good time on the piano, and see what happens, as far as writing goes.

I'm having trouble deciding what I want to do with the next CD. I've been thinking about getting one done by the end of the year, but I'm not sure if that'll happen yet or not. I've got several different kinds of songs, about 5-6 ready to go, but they're about half and half in type. We'll see. I just need to write more and see what comes out.

Anyway, Noel's almost here, and she's gonna go running with me this morning. We're talking about doing a 5k or something, in the spring.

Signing off!

Rebecca