I ordered some undyed silk charmeuse two weeks ago so I could dye it and sew my own wedding dress. I had been hoping it would get here last week so that I could spend this week sewing it (since I’ve had some time off this week), but it didn’t arrive until today.
No matter. The silk is now dyed and laid out across some chairs in front of the fire drying. It’s goooooorgeous.
Was it last January that I made that new year’s resolution to be more at peace with the creative clutter in my life? I think it worked. Dudes, I am seriously content. Well, for me, anyhow.
I haven’t blogged, lately have I? I’ve been busy having a beautiful Christmas (evidence above).
Feel like there’s so much I should say. Probably also, so much I shouldn’t say.
I have here an old draft of a post I started to write after my belly dance group’s Christmas party. I’m going to preserve it, even though [...]
So every summer, my fellow (and more senior) belly dancer troupe put on 3 big summer performances. There are always littler performances throughout the year - Canada day, community associations’ park festivals, fireworks festivals, etc. But these 3 big summer performances orbit the local Shakespearean troupe’s performances, we get to make use of their big [...]
I seriously have been so busy. Just so you know.
My lack of updates isn’t due to laziness or slackitude or anything.
Anyhow, I’m seriously like, “ack, how did it get to be Jan 22nd already?” Because last I remember, I had every intention of getting some of my Christmas photos online. But that sure never happened.
Then, [...]
I have my last dance performance of the summer tomorrow. And I start my drumming classess tomorrow. Those are both exciting. I just have to make sure that my costume (which is constantly in a state of flux) is settled ina symmetrical state. That is, I’m always adding stuff to it whenever I have a [...]
After going back and forth about wanting to and being dead-terrified to, around the end of May I finally put up my hand at a rehearsal to say that I wanted to perform this summer. I’m still oh-so-introverted. And I get nerves like you wouldn’t believe. But I wouldn’t call it stage fright. Performance days, [...]