Back on track

March 14, 2006 at 8:28 PM

I haven't been a very good girl about practicing lately, which is why the blogging has been a little scant as well. Skipped practicing Friday, practiced for only about 10 minutes Saturday, skipped practicing Sunday. I was sorely tempted to skip last night as well, since I was exhausted after a full day of work and an especially busy evening at the clinic where I volunteer. And I won't have a lesson for two and a half weeks, so it's not like I'll have to "perform" soon. But I said to myself, "If I don't get back on track NOW, it's just going to get harder." And I got out the instrument, and started playing, and it was good. :)

Interestingly, it's the same principle I apply to my diet---I've just rejoined Weight Watchers, since these last 20 pregnancy pounds are NOT coming off and my daughter's almost a year old. When you fall off the wagon and scarf down that banana split, it's easy just to say, "Well, I've blown it now." But we don't do that...we say "what's done is done", pick ourselves up, and go back to doing what we need to do.

And though my violin habits have fallen by the wayside in the last few days, I'm pleased to report that I finally passed a milestone in my weight loss, so I just ordered my "treat": Joshua Bell's Sibelius/Goldmark CD, which I've been wanting for a while. And, proving that those "free shipping for orders over $25" offers really do work, I also added Hilary Hahn's most recent recording of Mozart sonatas. I justified it because I'm going to be messing around with the K. 304 in E minor this weekend with a fellow pianist from my church, and it can't hurt to get a professional interpretation of the work. :)

I hope to have a long and productive practice session this evening, though I've got some threatening neck and shoulder pain right now. Could be too much computer work with a non-ergonomic setup...maybe that's a sign that I should quit typing for now.

From Sydney Menees
Posted on March 14, 2006 at 8:50 PM

Good luck with your practice!

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