I’ve been accompanying congregational singing on the piano at church for almost 3 months now, and there’s something really important I’ve come to realize, that it’s ok to have “empty air.” If I embed a bit of pause or silence into the accompaniment, it actually helps me to perform better moving forward. Literally taking my fingers…
Avoiding Adulting
Despite having Monday off due to Memorial Day, last week still seemed extremely long (and for reasons I can’t exactly pinpoint). So when I was almost home from work on Friday, a thought crossed my mind. I didn’t want to make anymore decisions or do any grown up things the rest of the day. While…
Things are hardly ever what they seem…
One thing I’ve learned quite thoroughly over the last year is that things are almost never what they seem. On one particular occasion a couple of months ago, I walked into a situation at work having already determined my stance on the issue. I’m so incredibly glad I didn’t make a ruling until I heard…
Put On Your “Confidence Clothes”
At my full-time job, my team’s office used to be located at a different (but nearby) building from what was our Conference Center where weekly Staff Meetings took place. Once a week, several members of my team and I preferred to walk to this meeting (when the weather was favorable, of course!). If the drive in to…
When the fluff is gone, what’s left?
Shortly before my husband and I got married, I adopted Timmy, a 4-year-old German Shepherd + Husky mix. He was a beautiful dog, and he was always so fluffy and soft. As you can probably guess, I was consistently vacuuming up what we lovingly referred to as “Timmy tumbleweeds” because he shed constantly year-round. One of the many…