Early mornings
I was amazingly up at 6 this morning. It is now 8:30 and my children are still asleep. I cleaned up the kitchen from our dinner guests last night, called home, and checked my email. I also did the abs portion of Pilates. I am not sure if I will run today, because during my run last night I turned my ankle pretty bad and it is a bit sore. Besides I am cleaning and if I don't get enough of a workout out of that I can either do the rest of my Pilates (Legs and Buttocks) or I can change my mind and run tonight. It is amazing what one can accomplish by simply getting an early start. I feel so accomplished and I still have an hour or two before I would normally be getting out of bed. I think I am going to go make some cinnamon rolls I have wanted to try for some time and then I think I'll read until the kids get up. I hope everyones day will be as productive as mine probably will be.
Michelle the Rock Star, well...
Last week I put my entire family to sleep playing the flute. I "played" and I use the term played loosely the flute from the 6th grade until I graduated from high school. I never really tried very hard. I remember practicing only to pass off my music so I didn't get a grade lower than a "B." I never learned a love for the instrument. I was the last chair, which was reserved for the least proficient or suckiest instrument player in each section. I missed the audition my sophomore year transfering in from another school. My Junior and Senior year I wouldn't audition so as not to embarrass myself by being placed in the last seat anyway. By not auditioning I was in control. I placed myself in the bottom rung. I use to fall asleep in band with trumpets sounding and drums thundering. I had mastered holding my flute up while snoozing. I actually use to fall asleep on the top riser in choir as well. Oh yah, I use to fall asleep in psychology and well anything I had to sit still in, which is pretty much everything except gym. I never use to get enough sleep. I actually fell asleep on my way home from mine and Adam's first date and ran into one of those 3 foot high cement dividers. I also fell asleep behind the wheel after a 16 hour shift at the plastic factory, and totalled a priest's car on his way to a Christmas program only 1.2 miles from my house. Maybe it was my sleep deprivation that kept me in the "glass is half-full" mood, but without the confidence to really achieve anything more than mediocrity. I am glad that I played the flute for 7 years. I was able to use it in real life. Although I wasn't "playing" to earn a living in an orchestra or as a solo artist in front of large crowds like some of the kids I was in band aspired to, I played a small venue (a bottom bunk) that was sold out (an adult and two kids) and they were so relaxed that they fell into a deep slumber. I was asked for an encore when I stopped and one of them awoke. Who knew having songs like Twinkle Twinkle, Row Row Your Boat, and Go Tell Aunt Rodie would be such a big hit. (I couldn't find any of my old music) I was also asked back for a repeat performance! :)
