Blogmas 2024 Day 12 (errands)
I woke up so incredibly sleepy today. I was bleary with heavy legs, and barely made it to my 2:00 voice lesson on Zoom. I’d really needed to get some work done first, but there was just no way that was possible. I’ve been pushing myself hard with all the work I have this month and my body is clearly hitting a wall.
During my lesson, we discussed what we’ve worked on throughout the year and what we want to focus on next year. Then, after warming up, we used the end of Thank Goodness from Wicked (which I’d worked on some earlier in November) to work on vibrato. We also briefly looked at Times Are Hard For Dreamers from Amelie (which kinda killed my voice because we’d just focused on head voice for twenty minutes) and listened to The Beauty Is from Light in The Piazza to start work on that soon, too. If you knew me in 2017-18ish, you probably know Times Are Hard For Dreamers was kind of my theme song for starting my writing business and figuring out how my world got made. And when I leased my own little second-floor apartment, I knew I had to put the lyrics on the wall! So starting work on this song was a sweet throwback.
When I finished chatting with Karina, I got ready to go to my music studio for my songwriting lesson. We debriefed last weekend’s event and then studied Dorian modes and other chord stuff I’m struggling to wrap my head around. I also filmed a piano cover of Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy for my Instagram. We see over and over in the gospels that the heart of Jesus is inclined to the needy. And thank goodness, because I often feel like the neediest of all.
On the way home, I went by Hobby Lobby, Sprouts, and the library to pick up a few things. (Tis the season for homemade Christmas gifts and for Christmas party prep… although I am stressfully behind on the homemade Christmas gifts.) Of course I also ended up buying several papercraft items I don’t at all need. (But how incredibly cute is this little box filled with this ephemera?!) I only have time to junk journal once every 1-2 weeks, but I think about junk journaling literally constantly. I feel like collecting/buying stuff is my way to cope when I don’t have time to actually do it.
Tonight I finally had time to edit a video advertising our kids’ Christmas musical at church using footage that I filmed probably a solid three weeks ago now. You can watch the video on our Instagram or Facebook.
My Advent devotional that I ordered before Thanksgiving finally arrived. It’s from The Bible Study Schoolhouse, which is Amy Cate Gannett’s company. I wish I had been able to start it sooner, but I did the first day tonight.
Today I’m grateful for: Finally having all my new library books.
Check out Blogmas Day 12 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. What did you do today?
