So it all started on Friday. Friday morning I got called in to sing on a demo that a composer is pitching as the theme song to a new reality/music/game show (I will share specifics at a much later time if it goes through). Singing in the morning was rough, especially because I was feeling sick and my throat was scratchy. I had to work hard to get the rasp out of my voice, but it worked out well in the end. I immediately left there to go teach a lesson, followed by a rehearsal. Then at night, I sang for the Gay and Lesbian Outreach (GLO) at my church. That was a perfectly balanced day for me of studio singing, teaching, and performing. Saturday I taught two more lessons, looked over a contract, tutored another student, then had dinner and great conversation with a friend of mine at Souplantation — which was busier than I’ve ever seen it! If you don’t know about Souplantation, you’re missing out. Ok, well maybe not. It’s not like it’s the greatest food in the world, but as far as buffets go, it’s probably one of the healthiest ones around. Next morning, I taught a lesson, accompanied one of my voice students at a recital, had a quick meeting with a potential new student, had choir rehearsal, then sang and cantored at mass… which was AWESOME. I gotta give it up to Dan Houze our music director — he always picks really great, un-stereotypically Catholic music for us to sing.

Afterwards, I went out with Dan and a couple other people from the church. Dan and I were talking, and he said that during mass he looked over at me a couple times and it looked like I was really having fun. Yeah, I was. Even though my throat was causing me some nerves (it definitely wasn’t back to 100% by Sunday), it felt great to be up in front of people, singing music that MEANS something to people.

This weekend really showed me why balance in life is so important, and how happy I feel even when I’m busy… as long as the things that are keeping me busy are things I love.