Monday, September 20, 2010

To sing, or not to sing

Matt conducts a community chorus in Biddeford (Tri-City Community Chorus, or TCCC).  I used to love singing with this group.  Matt is absolutely hysterical, and quite frankly...he's really good.  All sisterly biases aside.  I learn a lot about him, not on how to sing, but how to conduct.  I find myself using things in my classes that I picked up from him.  And...I absolutely love nothing more than singing.  It's not University Singers...but it'll do. This year is fun, too, because Mom is singing with us.  Mom travelled with Up With People in one of the original troupes back in the day (with Glenn Close!).  She's rusty, but has a great voice and she is SOOO excited to sing next to me with Matt conducting.  
Here's the mess:  I literally don't get home until 9:30 every Monday.  I ALWAYS have meetings right after school, and then I give a voice lesson, and then I rush home, pick up Mom and make the 35 +/- minute drive to Biddo.  I dont' even have time to eat...which means I eat fast food...which really makes me mad.  I'm exhausted.  Really.  Then by the time I shower and get things ready for Tuesday, it's 11:00, and I have to get up at 5:30.  So right off the bat, I'm behind in sleep for the entire week.  So what do I do?  If I quit the chorus, I can relax a  bit on Mondays and not feel so frantic.  This will hopefully make the rest of the week smoother.  Maybe I can even pick up an extra yoga class, or go for a run.  I can cook a good dinner and have the house to myself for a couple hours while Mom goes to sing.  But if I quit, I don't have the opportunity to sing in a chorus.  Mom will have to make that drive by herself all winter long, which she's nervous to do.  And her special moment singing with me while Matt conducts is lost.  ?????  I really don't know what to do.  Looking ahead at my calender, I see that the meetings keep going until after the holidays.  I really don't know...but I think I need to figure it out before the next rehearsal.  It's not really fair to the group for me to quit once we're really in the swing of things.  
Today's good news? I've signed up for the Climate and Culture Committee at school, which will tackle the daunting yet extremely necessary task of addressing bullying.  Our first meeting was today, and I liked how it was handled and the things people had to say.  This is such an important topic and I hope we can make a difference here at Westbrook.
Today's other good news?  EIGHT DAYS WITH NO MIGRAINE OR OTHER TYPE OF HEADACHE!!!!  WOOT!

Peace.

1 comment:

  1. My O.M.G.-Matt-Murray-has-the-same-birthday-as-me-!-oh-he's-SO-nice-and-SO-cute-and-he-sings-!-and-SWOON-! crush remains in effect, 10 years on...

    That's a hard decision, Nance. What a grown-up you're being for recognizing your needs. Wish you could keep going with the chorus, because that just sounds awesome.

    And HURRAH! for no headaches.

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