Sigh ...... I LOVE teaching, but for the last year or so, I have only played a handful of music shows. (I've heard some refer to these as "gigs")
I'm not complaining, rather .... I'm here to join allegiance with the many of you who perform on a "less than full-time" basis, yet, still consider yourself a pro player/performer.

Each day at school, I have a captive audience, a room FULL of gear, a creative environment, and my own �stage� �..so to speak. It�s really a great way to spend the day, but I have noticed my stamina declining a bit when I get into a live performance. All the talking during the day is so destructive to my voice, and I used to be SO spoiled by my days off �� I get tired after singing 3 sets now. I used to sing 6-7 nights a week, with doubles and triples on the weekends! Aggghhh !!!! I�m getting soft!

So, WHY do I write this?

I want to give a �pat on the back� to those of you in part time situations that juggle multiple careers, family time, and playtime and manage to stay sane in the process.
My life is so different from a short 2 years ago, when my biggest worry was where
Fran, Donny and I were going for breakfast in the morning!

Now, there are deadlines, grades, lesson plans, life skills, drama (on AND off stage), headaches, tummy aches, packing lunches, snow days, faculty meetings ��.. The list is endless, but again � I DO love it��.. It�s just�.. Well, Valentines Day, and schools closed because of freezing rain and ice, my girls are all snowed in across town,
(I managed to sneak over last night an deliver �Cupid�s� gifts for them all ! )
I have an empty house to clean and its 7 o�clock in the morning!
Here I am � UP at first light with no where to go, no one to hang out with and no where to work? Crap � I guess I WILL have to clean this house today.
Sigh ��.. and when�s BREAKFAST, dammitt ?!?!?!?