Lessons, lessons, lessons.

Tuesdays are always extremely busy. We get up, Jared is supposed to practice, but he rarely does.  Then we rush lunch and head off to cello lessons.   

I rarely practice, so I regularly incur the wrath of my teacher.  Of course, it's not really wrath, but she would be happier if I practiced.

I honestly don't feel very bad about not practicing.  I still do well enough in my lessons, and it's not like I'm really working up towards anything in the musical world.  My position in both of my orchestras are pretty concrete.  I won't have to audition again any time soon.

Jared, though..Jared needs the practice.  

I'm not really sure why I'm bothering to write this down..

So, I know I was supposed to make a video yesterday, but Mondays are also very busy.  Latin, orchestra...it's rather tragic.  

I will endeavor to record a video today after I get back from lessons.  Then I'll have the rest of the week to edit it.  

I'll try to work with just one editing app, then the next video I'll try a different one, till I've figured out which works best, and if I can work with my iPad.  Even if I discover that it won't work, I'll still make the videos on my iPad this time.  I like to try to stick to the "I'll try anything three times before saying I don't like it" thing.  

On a side note, still concerning my iPad, the case is out for delivery!  It was delayed because of weather, so instead of getting it on Friday like I was hoping for (and paid for faster shipping for), I'll hopefully be getting it on Tuesday.   I'm extremely looking forward to getting this case.  

It's supposed to be real cow leather, none of that sissy vegan leather for me.  I'm a real man.  😜

I personally love the smell and feel of leather.  

So, the case should be much like the case I had for my iPad 2, though, I don't know if the case that's coming has a place for a stylus.  

One thing I really like about it though is that the company that makes them is extremely good with customer service.  

When someone left a review with a suggestion about a way they could improve the case, they actually took it and improved it in all of their products, then sent the new and improved case to the person who left the review.  

Well, it's my turn for a lesson.

Ciao,

SheWhoMustWearHats

Overthinking things kinda sucks.

Well, today was fun.  

I woke up a little before 12:00, lounged around in bed for another half hour, and had a leisurely half hour to get ready and eat something before going off to the concert party thing.  It was really cold.

The practice was at 2:00, and the concert at 4:00.  It was outside.  The house we were at was owned by one of the people who conducts the symphonette orchestra, there's a tennis court, they have a pool with a great backyard, and, in the backyard there's this large square of grass where they have wooden panels to make a dance floor.  Pretty nice house.

We performed in the tennis court.  It was solos first, then duets, then the orchestra.  The whole concert in all probably didn't take more than 45 minutes, but it was a long, cold 45 minutes.  

After that, we went inside where there were drinks and snacks.  The drinks were soda, tea, and hot chocolate.  

For the snacks, there were lots of cookies, there was a vegetable tray, some brownies, a pan of lasagna (that didn't stay hot for long), and a crockpot with bean soup in it (which I got a rough recipe for, and intend to attempt to make at some point.  I'll write it down here so I don't forget.).

Three cans of any beans of your choice

Two cans of cream of mushroom soup

One green chili, finely chopped

Half an onion, finely chopped and sautéed

Cheese of your choice, to taste

Salt, to taste

Pepper, to taste

I talked with the mother of the bass player for a bit.  We actually had quite a nice conversation.  At some point durning the conversation, we got on the topic of shopping for clothes and shoes.  She suggested the stores Last Chance, and My Sister's Closet.  I've heard of My Sister's Closet, but not been to either that or the other.  Definitely something to look in to though.

So, the overthinking thing...since I started blogging again, which was like, not even a week ago...

I've wondered why I'm blogging again.  I blogged before because I thought it would be fun.  It wasn't really, in my opinion.

Then I blogged because a friend of mine also blogged, and we sort of encouraged each other to blog.  We made it a bit of a competition.

That didn't last long though, because to be honest, I didn't find his blogs very interesting.  I don't know if I'd still share the sentiment, but back when I was younger, his blogs were rather boring.  And likewise, I believed that my blogs were of no interest to him either.  

Then I started a vlog, and the few times I vlogged were because I watch a lot of vloggers on youtube, and I thought it looked fun.  

My problem with vlogging and blogging in general is that I don't really like sharing personal things on the Internet, because anyone can find them if they look hard enough.  Once it's on the Internet, it's no longer private.

But I like the idea of sharing.  I like the idea of someone reading my blog, or watching my vlog, and it making them smile, or laugh.  

Because sometimes I can be having a terrible day, and then I watch a vlogger, and it's just relaxing.  I can throw away my paltry problems for a moment and revel in the words or actions of another.  Sometimes all it takes to brighten my day is one vlogger making me smile.

And that might seem kind of odd.  Like, if your day is brightened by such a puny thing, then it's probably just as easily darkened with something of equal annoyance or irritation.  But it doesn't seem like that.  I don't know..I'm not really explaining this very well. 

But I suppose it doesn't really matter, after all, no one is reading this.

I don't know....

I've just been asking myself that since I started writing again..

Why bother to write or vlog if no one is reading or watching..?

I don't know.  Maybe it's that small possibility that someone will read or watch it, and it'll make them smile?

I've considered telling my friends that I'm blogging again, but they're not really who I want to read.  I don't really want my family reading either.

I'm not entirely sure why...

Maybe I feel like, if they read then I can't talk about them honestly? But I probably wouldn't talk about them in the first place...

Maybe I feel like they'll judge me, and they're the ones who's opinions I actually care about?

Eh, I'm not really sure..

Regardless, it's midnight, I should go to bed.

Lovely talking to you, as always.

Ciao,

SheWhoMustWearHats