Weekend

What a long week. Even aside from the crazy crap that has been going on in the house, life is busy. I had my first parent-teacher conference this week. Whoo. Fun, cause I couldn't say much about the people who came so I just looked like idiot. Oh well.
I've started a different blog for the students in the high school band. Not sure many of them actually look at it, but you never know what might happen. Still have... three and a half months? Yeah, there's some time. www.bandroom2010.wordpress.com
I think I might be able to sew something this weekend! I'm really excited about the idea. Hope I don't end up too tired to do anything. I need to figure out something to make for my coop teacher too. She's been wonderful and I think it would be fun to give a homemade gift (because those are, of course, the best!) I'm thinking a quilted wall hanging, though my mom suggested a table runner. I'm open for ideas I guess.
Should probably finish the scarf for one of my professors first though. Or at least before all the snow melts!

Waiting

So here I sit at the high school waiting for pep band. Been here since 7:25am. School stuff was over a little before 4pm. Unfortunately I just can't justify the gas that would be spent for me to drive home and then back for the game later. An hour round trip to be home for a little over an hour? Nope. On a brighter note, I just discovered that I remembered to put mustard on my ham sandwich that I packed this morning. Ahh, the little things.
If anyone ever asks you to play the accompaniment to Goedicke's Concert Etude for trumpet with about 2 weeks of notice, think really hard about accepting. Goodness is there a lot of notes. And of course they are in octaves.
I was going to go to a class on paper piecing techniques in quilting with my mom tomorrow but I guess it's been cancelled. I must have been really needing it because I am overly sad about the cancellation. So I guess another weekend will go by without sewing. Perhaps I will knit...but it's not the same. Okay...got to finish the sandwich and get ready for some pep band!

Craziness is teaching

I've finally had so much real job stuff that I haven't had time for any hobbies of any kind. Not good for my health, but alas it must be done. I'm counting the weeks, days, no- hours until I move somewhere that isn't a rental house by my undergrad school. It will be amazing. I have it all planned out from my desk to my kitchen cabinets.
One good thing I have been able to do, even if it hasn't been much, is read. And the more I think about some of the stuff I've been reading, the more I know that I am a person that wants to create things for the sake of enjoying being productive in my own way. I cannot live to please other people and I refuse to live to serve other people's whims. I will teach music because it is important but I know that my students may or may not agree with that idea. I will live with people that have different standards than mine but will not give up my own standards. My thoughts need to be given to things that I value and not what other people may think or value that is different. This isn't the same as being racist, prejudiced, etc... It is living your own life. How many of us really do that?
I was excited to go to a sewing class this weekend, but found out tonight that it is cancelled. Grrr. I was looking forward to it since, as I mentioned, I have been doing nothing besides teaching stuff and preparing meals.
On a better note, I started playing the Mozart Concerto for Clarinet with the university orchestra. What an amazing experience after only playing with a pianist. And I've played with some awesome pianists. Now if I could just find some creative craft time to fit into teaching and practicing...