Highs and Lows
Oh hi! For day 2 of NaBloPoMo I have a few highs and lows of the week. Let’s start with a couple (minor) lows so I can end on a high note. LOW #1: I had a terrible week of sleep. Part of it was anxiety about the… er… “E” word, part was anxiety about another issue (coming up below) and part of it was due to a bizarre sleeping “injury”, which I’ll describe in greater detail in tomorrow’s Weekly Rundown. Not sleeping well is NOT fun. LOW #2: Well, Halloween was a little bit of a bummer. We hardly got any trick-or-treaters! Every year we have less and less. It makes me a little sad, and we have WAY too much candy left over. Sigh. Okay, but let’s talk about the highs, because those outweigh the lows by far. HIGH #1: All-state audition results are out! For kids who are total band nerds, this is a big deal. All-state music comes out in June; my daughter practiced it every single day, worked on it with her teacher, ran through mock auditions with me; then, in September everyone auditions; the auditions are recorded and sent to a central location to be judged. Results always come out November 1st, and I think this was one of the reasons I had trouble sleeping. My daughter works so hard- it would be heartbreaking for her not to make it. I know it’s good for them to fail sometimes, I know it builds character. But I’m very glad to report that there will be no character-building this year- my daughter made the all-state band! PHEW. (Fun fact- this also means I get my annual mini-break to Tampa in January, as I’ll be going with her. I’m looking forward to it!) HIGH #2: In spite of my sleep issues, I had a great trail run on Wednesday. It was the last long run before my race on the 9th, and I guess I’m… ready? HIGH #3: I was also very tired tonight (are you sensing a theme here?) but rallied and went to the high school football game. I did take a nap after work and got to the game just in time for the halftime show. My high school years weren’t the happiest, but all the good memories I do have come from being in the band. I still get a thrill of excitement when I see the band lining up to go on the field. Did you have any important highs or lows this week?