Strike that, reverse it

*The audition went fine.  My high As weren't 100 percent, but they weren't awful, either.  The auditioners were all very nice, and the pianist was fine (though I probably should've confirmed my tempos!  some were a bit sloooow...).  Most of the singers there were quite young.  It is motivating me to get my act together, in any case.  My website has been languishing "Under Construction" for a while now, and I really need to take care of that before our trip next week.  I also need to email Carla and Marion about lessons--hopefully their summers aren't so busy that I can't squeeze in a lesson or two in the next few months.  I would really like to figure out whether my voice is getting lower, or if I've just been a little lazy!  And there are a few local conductors I'd like to touch base with to get back on their radar for choral gigs.  Once I feel like things are settled, Mark has a lot of ideas for getting me back out there (his hospital is always looking for performers for benefits and mid-day concerts, for example).  I just need to keep moving forward!

*Because my audition was so late Tuesday, I had a hell of a time getting to sleep.  Last night was even worse--I was up until almost two, I think.  Rosina didn't get me out of bed until after ten-thirty this morning!  I guess we're both way off schedule (though in her case it's from teething--she's just had a hard time falling asleep).  I haven't had insomnia in a VERY long time...my main IBS medication causes drowsiness and I take it at night, so I definitely shouldn't have any trouble.  I'm going to stop my caffeine consumption as soon as I finish my current glass of tea, and maybe I can take a bath tonight to wind down.

*Downton Abbey!  I won't give anything away, but there's a mid-third series plot point that hits WAY too close to home (and I saw it coming).  Pretty upsetting, honestly, and Mark was sad, too.  But don't worry, I'll make it. Just a TV show! :)

*Knitting updates:  finished the gift, at long last.  The February Fitted doesn't have nearly enough negative ease, for some reason (why does this keep happening?!), but I think it will work so long as I make it longer.  I've started another gift project--a long-term one!--and I'm not sure it's headed in the right direction.  I'm taking it with me on the long car trip, so I need to figure it out in the next week!

*Working on a tricky bellydance step.  I think I've got it, but it is not coming naturally!  It's kind of hard to describe.  Also, when I watched a video from last Monday's class, I noticed that I'm doing everything in a really exaggerated way.  Maybe now that I know what I'm doing (some of the time!), I can back off on doing the widest figure 8s possible...