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Paula's Place

Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Advent Calendar XVII

 

Yesterday I did manage my evening rehearsal, and to take in a Tesco delivery, after all that excitement today has been rather slow. My step counter tells me I have walked a whole, massive 429 steps! 

There is much that I would have liked to do, and there is plenty I should do before I go away in a few days, yet sometimes the best thing to do is nothing. I am working on the theory that that was my best policy today. I do feel a little better, and I hope that after a quiet day I feel a bit better again tomorrow. I suspect that I need to prioritise, get my laundry done ready for packing, presents to wrap, make sure I'm prepared for my remaining two performances ~ and currently most pressing, get my home network sorted out! Yesterday it was working fine, today I appear to be connected but have no WiFi so once again I am on my tablet!

It's all a bit frustrating but I am rather lacking in enthusiasm, as well as physical capacity.


I'm also not sure that it's really sunk in yet that I have taken my final rehearsal with Croydon Brass as MD. I made the decision many months ago but was persuaded to stay on untill the end of the year. I have been in post now for about eight years, and there was another three or four before that. I feel as though I have done what I can, and that it's time for someone new with new ideas. I also want to take on some new musical projects, I'm not quite sure what yet, but I do want to do more arranging, and work on my composition.

Whatever, I won't be changing anything else until the New Year at the earliest.

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