Megadeath concert

This morning I woke up and didn't feel like going to school. And I think I figured out why. Most of my free time involves school. When I am not at school, I am either doing homework, practicing, or feeling guilty that I am not using my time for school. I have not established boundaries yet ("this is school time, this isn't school time"). When I was teaching, I would get really busy, but I also knew how to draw lines. Now it is much more difficult. I would like to go to an Avett Brothers concert. I would like to read a book for fun or read Women's Health magazine without feeling like I should be studying a large choral piece. The only time I do not feel guilty is when I am doing wedding planning with John. I am looking forward to spring break- to catch up studying large choral works and to get ahead on some other stuff. I suppose this is just how school is, but it is not who I am. This is not a schedule I will carry with me to my next job.

With that attitude, I went to my voice lesson. It went well, and at the end, my voice teacher and I chatted about music. I told him I went to a Guns n Roses cover band- and he was ecstatic! He loves GnR. I also found out that two weeks ago he went to a Megadeath concert. My hope in being a normal person when school is done is now restored. Discovering that about my teacher made my day.

*An addition from later: I also had a decent conducting lesson. The day ended up being great! My teacher was very encouraging at the end of my lesson. I am certainly working a lot harder this semester than last in my conducting. But that's okay. Since I took today off of working out, I walked to church (3 miles). Afterwards I grabbed tea with a friend and she dropped me off at home (so no worries, mom, I didn't walk home in the dark).