In the meantime, however, most of the rest of my time is spent practicing (well...hardly. *looks down in shame* I really have been happy with putting in an hour a day, which has been super inconsistent. I'll be glad to get back to school.) and knitting. Having met with my horn teacher several times this summer, I know I'm actually still making progress in my playing (not having ensembles helps make my practice sessions more strenuous since I'm not worried about saving face for later), but I know I could be doing so much more. I'm getting over a lot of my confidence issues...maybe I'll learn to play fortissimo as well solo as in an ensemble?
Now that I'm off-duty for dog sitting, I'm going to work really hard to get a daily schedule put back in place. I'm hoping a schedule could look something like:
6:30 AM Wake up, eat breakfast, exchange pjs for biking clothes.
7 AM Bike to athletic club, swim for an hour, go through whole routine to get ready
9/9:30 AM Bike back to house, get horn out, practice for an hour
10:30 AM Take time to do stuff around the house (laundry, going through stuff, etc.)
11:30 AM Make lunch
12:00 PM Practice horn
1:00-4:00 PM Find a cool place to hide out and maybe knit/read a book/practice again?
5:00 PM Dinner
6:00-10 PM Maybe get to hang out with people (*cough* James *cough*)
10:30 Be asleep!
Of course, then the schedule gets fudged on days where I work, since when I become all "regular", work will start at 7 AM, which means I have to be on the bus by 6:15, so on, so forth. *sigh* This is mildly frustrating. In fact, I think it's the chief reason I wish I was back at school. I'd do anything to have a set schedule again.
On a totally different note, I'm discovering that I'm really into lace knitting. For my non-knitting followers, envision those beautiful tablecloths that people like your grandparents would pull out for important occasions. No, I'm not knitting tablecloths, but I'm doing that same style of knitting. It's so beautiful and delicate, and there's something terribly exciting about knitting something up, then after washing it and pinning it the way I want, I get a dried product that is much larger and more beautiful than what I got to see as I was knitting it.
There are lots of different kinds of knitters, I've determined. My aunt loves knitting socks, and my friend Olivia is passionate about sweaters (she's determined to get me to knit one). I like socks and really want to learn to knit a sweater, but my go-to project type is becoming "pretty lacy things." Also, for the record, I like knitting projects that have cables...that cool braided effect just makes me happy (and they look much harder than they really are!).
For those of you rolling your eyes and laughing at me for such a lame hobby, at least I can say that my hobby makes things that I can wear or give away as presents :D I think I have half my Christmas presents ready to go already!
'Til next time,
~Allie
3 comments:
1) Not laughing at knitting. I'm incredibly jealous of your knitting, because I can never focus on one hobby long enough to gain proficiency... in it... that was D&D phraseology. ANYWAY knitting is boss.
2) I read your blog!!! I win now, right?
Learning to make beautiful things with your own hands is a talent to be developed, not laughed at. If you have money you can just go buy beautiful things made by others...but how satisfying is that ultimately? Seeing a lovely lace shawl, a beautiful garden, or a fantastic outfit that was visualized, implimented and finalized by yourself will give you a great deal of satisfaction. Additionally, it builds confidence and can broaden your horizons. Go knitters!
I think its great that you knit. Its a dying art in our generation. People don't take the time to learn how to do "old fashioned" crafts, and just buy it. but why buy a scarf, tablecloth, piece of lace, when you could make it prettier and better quality yourself?
Oh, and you'll have to come down and try teaching me again. i just can't get the whole transition to two needles vs one hook.
~Andrea
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