Year Four, Days 9 and 10: A Remedy for the Blues

I am combining Tuesday and Wednesday. If you haven't noticed, I do tend to get the blues. Especially after a performance.

I suppose I suffer from Post Traumatic Performance Syndrome.

Is there such a thing?

I am too blue to Google.

I also must admit that I ate gluten recently. One lovely whole wheat roll on Friday night at dinner before the Magnificat rehearsal. One incredible, heavenly piece of rustic bread, toasted and slathered with smashed avocado, sliced cherry tomatoes and slathered with olive oil.

OMGoodness. It was almost worth these symptoms.

Even more fatigued then usual, upset tummy and a heavy, depressed feeling.

But I carry on!

Life is too short to waste whining. I will just trudge through to the other side.

It helps that my daughter has asked me to come watch Baby Grace nearly every day this week. Most days for just a few hours, so she can get some computer work done.

But today, I broke my Baby Grace sitting record. Five whole hours of babysitting so my daughter could attend back to back meetings.

She was a perfect little angel. Didn't cry a bit and was most entertaining. She even took a nice nap!

I think she is my remedy for the blues!

On that note, I need to grab an iced tea before my piano students.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita

Here is my hooping video, day 325!

And here is my hooping video, day 326!

Ooops. I need to edit this video. It says Day 325!

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