My car and house kind of look like a glitter bomb went off. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to get glitter cleaned up? Spoiler... you don't. That stuff never goes away. I think I'll be finding random glitter bits still hanging out 20 years from now. I will probably cry some… Continue reading And The Lights Go Out
Tag: Dance Recital
That Is Disappointing
So I attempted to watch the live stream of the recital last night since we weren't allowed to attend those shows. I am still sitting here today wondering how a studio that seems to pride themselves on the concept of "if you are going to do it, then do it the absolute best you can"… Continue reading That Is Disappointing
Let The Beautiful Chaos Begin
This afternoon begins the first of the three days of recital chaos. It is the one day that is going to be the most odd as I won't be able to be at the venue at all today other than dropping off and picking up. That isn't something that has ever happened before. Even last… Continue reading Let The Beautiful Chaos Begin
Reflections In The Aftermath
And we are done! And I'm am so relieved. I still have so many conflicting emotions and thoughts about this dance recital and I've spent a chunk of the day so far trying to decompress and sort them all out, but I don't know that it is entirely possible. One of the thoughts that keeps… Continue reading Reflections In The Aftermath
Titanium Will
I'm kind of an emotional basket case today. My daughter has a will and a spine of pure titanium. I cannot express strongly enough how amazed and proud I am of her. Over a period of 12 hours. Through 5 shows and 75 total performances, 17 of which were hers. She was the ONLY ONE… Continue reading Titanium Will
Realization
This is BG's 10th dance recital and it is the first time that I haven't been in the audience for every single moment she is on stage. I didn't realize how hard it would be to know she is up there dancing and I can't watch her. I understand the need to keep the audience… Continue reading Realization
Redlining Stress Levels
The last few days leading up to recital are always stressful, but usually tempered with a lot of excitement, both on my part and on BG's part. This year's stress has been multiplied exponentially in so many ways and almost none of that is because of excitement, which is so damn sad. Last night was… Continue reading Redlining Stress Levels
Dance Masks
And... they are frickin' DONE! I absolutely love them, but they were a bear and a half. I broke/bent 5 of the 6 needles I had originally thought I'd had. Right before I started sewing yesterday I wanted to have the others on hand but couldn't remember where I put them and ran across a… Continue reading Dance Masks
Gerbera Daisy: Last Year
Sharing this one from last year because I'm almost ready to have new pics again this year. I'm in mask mode today trying to finish up the 58 I have pinned and ready to sew. I have 60 in all, but two of those were tests to make sure they'd work. After the first one,… Continue reading Gerbera Daisy: Last Year
Another Day, New Chaos
The last couple of weeks have felt like I've been going constantly. Between projects I needed to get done, like the garage, and all the running to get BG to the studio and all the things that are wrapped up in nearing recital time, it seems like I've had very little down time. Doesn't look… Continue reading Another Day, New Chaos
Celebrations, Events, And Hard Decisions
The day after we get updated information about the plans for holding BG's recital this year, Hubby gets notified that he will be working from home through the summer. Only critical infrastructure employees will be allowed back in the office. Hearing that Hubby is going to be allowed to work from home for at least… Continue reading Celebrations, Events, And Hard Decisions
Recital Aftermath
That is one more dance recital in the memory books. As always, I'm left with this lovely mix of feeling glad the chaos is over for a year and sad to see one more year gone. The end of recital night seems to come with lots of talk about plans for next dance season and… Continue reading Recital Aftermath
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 