What I'm Up To
My heart was broken when I tried to register for the photography class my friend David teaches and it was full. This was the class I should have completed last fall but one week after it started, my house was robbed, my camera stolen, and I had to drop out. Due to the fact that David is such a well-loved local and a great teacher, the class this spring has already reached capacity. So, I did the unthinkable. I registered for a different photography course with someone else.
I know.
My only other option was to wait until the fall to take the next offering of David's class but I just couldn't see waiting another nine months before really learning my camera. Thankfully, David understood. He really wants me to get more involved in photography so he was all for me taking this other class, which starts in February.
So, February.
Not only am I in Mondo Beyondo this month and next (more on Mondo Beyondo to come in another post) and I have the photography class starting on the 3rd (for which I already have an assignment!), I also joined a writing group two weeks ago that has a writing assignment due by the 8th, and I joined a hiking club that has a hike on Sunday (and every other week the rest of the year). Besides all that, I have started daily practices of Morning Pages and yoga in the morning and Tai Chi or yoga in the evenings.
(deep cleansing breath)
And, so, having filled my calendar to within an inch of its life, I decided I needed to take on just one more thing so I registered for a painting class. It starts February 24th and though there isn't a pre-class assignment, the supply list was long enough to choke a horse. I purchased about 3/4 of the items last night and I've already spent over $150.
Yowza.
I said this year was all about INVESTing and I have always been an overachiever when it comes to my goals. Honestly, though, I hope I can get all this frenetic craziness behind me by the second quarter of the year and then I can just relax and practice my new hobbies and hone my skills and enjoy everything I've learned. Or, register for the advanced classes.
I know.
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Reader Comments (4)
All of that sounds incredible!! You may be tired at the end of the day, but it will be the best kind of tired there is... Satisfied, knowledgeable exhaustion!
Enjoy it all!
This all sounds SO EXCITING to me! I wish I were closer and could embark on some of these adventures with you. Full schedules are good, thrilling things. I hope you have an absolute blast. :)
This all sounds really wonderful and exciting! Can't wait to hear how it goes.
I signed up for the Mondo Beyondo class, too, because I love Brene and her books and her blog and everything she says. But sadly I had to drop it--our finances this month (and next) are really super-tight and with our trip to England planned, we just couldn't spare the least bit extra. I hope to hear more from you about how it's going.
Crazy! But in a good way, I think. I think that's why (in part!) I like you so much...you're so driven to learn and better yourself! Who wants to grow stale or obsolete?