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Amazing how great it was to skip the Architecture committee meeting last night. I'm going to quit that one. Instead, I was able to run for as long as I liked (47:48 after 5 miles), then go to the gym, and go home and take care of the dog, make food, read, drum, talk on the phone, visit with the neighbors . . . That was what I needed. Especially since today will be rushed again, trying to get a run and a shower and a dog-walk in before going to do some side work at 6:30p which will last until pro'ly 10pm. I am going to miss Catherine a lot - we've never gone two days without seeing each other, and I do want to see her.
Next I'll be dropping the social club monthly meetings. It's not like there's a bunch of interest - when I asked the group to volunteer to hold the meeting for me last month, no one responded. Same with this month (Catherine has a race that day, and I don't want to have to rush back): no one is interested enough in the meeting to be willing to open the doors! So I am pretty sure that they are not needed. And that alleviates some stress.
I am getting better at drumming. As Catherine pointed out, I'm much more relaxed when no one is watching, which is true. Last night I used sheet music to learn a pattern she tried teaching me earlier, and another one I haven't heard anyone play yet. Plus I fooled around with clave patterns and triplets. Now that I can read the sheet music, learning new things is a little easier. I will be happy when I can look at the music and hear what it's going to sound like before I play it - and I am getting much closer. It really isn't that much different than vocal music, except that there are fewer notes. And even fewer on my drum - I don't have a slap right now, as my drum is not tight again. If I had known how hard it was to tune it . . . I don't know. I like the way it sounds when it's tuned, I just wish it would stay that way. I'm worried I'll hurt it if I keep stretching it!
Tonight might be rushed, but I'll get paid for it, and that makes the difference. I'm looking forward to tomorrow - doing only what I want, and that means getting to see Catherine.
Next I'll be dropping the social club monthly meetings. It's not like there's a bunch of interest - when I asked the group to volunteer to hold the meeting for me last month, no one responded. Same with this month (Catherine has a race that day, and I don't want to have to rush back): no one is interested enough in the meeting to be willing to open the doors! So I am pretty sure that they are not needed. And that alleviates some stress.
I am getting better at drumming. As Catherine pointed out, I'm much more relaxed when no one is watching, which is true. Last night I used sheet music to learn a pattern she tried teaching me earlier, and another one I haven't heard anyone play yet. Plus I fooled around with clave patterns and triplets. Now that I can read the sheet music, learning new things is a little easier. I will be happy when I can look at the music and hear what it's going to sound like before I play it - and I am getting much closer. It really isn't that much different than vocal music, except that there are fewer notes. And even fewer on my drum - I don't have a slap right now, as my drum is not tight again. If I had known how hard it was to tune it . . . I don't know. I like the way it sounds when it's tuned, I just wish it would stay that way. I'm worried I'll hurt it if I keep stretching it!
Tonight might be rushed, but I'll get paid for it, and that makes the difference. I'm looking forward to tomorrow - doing only what I want, and that means getting to see Catherine.
