This past week I’ve been feeling a let-down (the good kind, that is). Often, we don’t know how much stress we are under until we’re no longer “under” it and suddenly you realize what it’s like to breathe again. That’s how I’ve been feeling.
There are several factors contributing to this:
- In June, I finished my temporary 1-year stint as an interim worship-leader at my church. That was a 10-15 hour/week job.
- In July we finally moved out of our unfinished basement and into the main level of our house and had a kitchen after going without for 6 months.
- In August we moved my studio out of my office complex and into the (now almost finished) basement of our home. P.S. Working from home is AWESOME. (In the next couple of months I’ll share new studio photos!)
- In September I finished my two-year term as President of Indiana music teacher’s association.
Two weeks have passed since the final turn-over and I’m noticing how much more time I have for life!
Not just life, but I actually feel like I have permission to use the time I got back here again. You may not have noticed much missing, but I know how much I’m bursting to do here. So, if the coming months seem like there are more posts than ever, you know why! 🙂
On to all I have for you this week…
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Now that I finally have a little more time on my hands, I’m tempted to use Natalie’s link to join The Balanced Life online pilates membership. Does anyone else use this program? I’m curious to hear any more feedback. I did Classical Stretch regularly for a couple of years and loved it, but shaking things up is always a good thing for me. (Music Matters Blog)
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How Tim Topham Went From Side-Hustle To Full-Time Musical Pioneer With Content Marketing (CoSchedule Podcast AMP067)
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If you use forScore, it is recommended you wait a bit before moving to iOS13.
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We asked two of our female editors to wear the same thing every day. Here’s what happened (Fast Company)
If I were to wear the same thing every day, it would be comfortable jeans, comfortable closed shoes of some kind, and a black 3/4 length cotton top kind of like this one.
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How to Write by Elizabeth Gilbert (swiss miss)
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7 Killed In Crash Of WWII Aircraft At Connecticut Airport. So sad. My husband is an airplane junkie so I heard about this from him. (NPR)
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Plácido Domingo Resigns From LA Opera. (NPR)
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An 8-hour playlist of sleep music from Max Richter. I’m going to have to try this on my next trip! (New York Times)
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“So, as my homage to Richter’s eight-hour lullaby, here instead are 10 pieces of music not to put you to sleep – 10 pieces that turn falling asleep into a variously magical, creepy or supernatural drama.” -Tom Service (The Guardian)
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After 2-3 weeks of working my way through my back-log of Milk Street recipes, I deemed this week and next “clean-out-the-fridge-and-pantry” week.
We had a colleague/friend of Drew’s and his wife over for dinner last Friday though and I made Ina Garten’s awesome lasagna (with Italian sausage; I can’t find turkey sausage) and Milk Streets French Apple Cake.
Saturday mornings are deemed “special breakfast” mornings in our household. Breakfast isn’t my thing during the week, but I’m sad if we miss it on Saturdays. Last Saturday was our favorite waffle recipe (Gaufres de Liege).
This is my waffle iron of choice.
What’s your favorite weekend breakfast item/recipe?
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