1. Finish up my last two classes and graduate.
2. Play Lucy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown".
3. Take a Jazz Dance class at 5-6-7-8 Dance Studio.
4. Take a Yoga class from Ruth Armstrong.
5. Quit soda.
6. Spend a lot of time at the library.
7. Research religion.
8. Spend as much time with my family as possible.
9. Relax.
10. Get ready for my future.
11. Work for mom and Bob.
12. Save money.
13. Go ice skating.
14. Go to Florida!!
15. Audition for Six Flags.
16. Spend time with my dogs.
17. Get my teeth fixed.
18. Get bartending license.
19. Volunteer at JPAC.
20. Volunteer at library.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Not Facebook Appropriate
So this is now going to become my haven for posting statuses that I don't think are appropriate to post on facebook, due to the people that may see it. So here starts number 1.
I don't believe in men that aren't douche bags. I don't believe they exist. Every man has at least an ounce of douchyness in them.
I don't believe in men that aren't douche bags. I don't believe they exist. Every man has at least an ounce of douchyness in them.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thought by me
"When it comes to life, in general, when I am doing what I am suppose to be doing, things come easily and naturally for me."
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
SUMMER!!
Ay, it's been one hell of a semester. Between Grandma's death, family issues, problems with friends/residents, boy problems, and not to mention mental health issues, I'm exhausted. Plus of course, there's school, work, and my show. Needless to say, I am sooooo ready for summer! My show is finally done and now I just need to finish up the last 4 weeks of school as strong as possible.
I can smell summer in the air. It's right around the corner. I can't wait! Between the track employee picnic, and the 85 degree weather yesterday (in the beginning of April!!!), it has got me so excited, I thought I would record my summer bucket list!
Here it is:
Go to the go-kart section of Mt. Olympus
Go to Rhythm and Booms
Go camping
Go fishing
Go to Six Flags
Do Wizard of Oz
Do Music Man
Find a Boyfriend
Lose 20 pounds
Go to a Beloit Snappers Game
Go to a Rock Aqua Jays Show
Ride the paddle boats at Traxler
Go tubing
Spend a lot of time at the park
Go to Frosty Freeze a lot
Make money
Have fun
Go to Rachael's cabin
Go to Florida with Rachael
Go to the Drive-in
I'll add more as I think of them.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Summer Time, and the Livin' is Easy!!!
Oh my G!!! My prayers have been answered. Terry wants me to be his clerical this summer so badly, he offered me my room for free for the entire summer plus 30-40 hours of work/week! I'm ecstatic. This solves all my problems. I will be able to work lots of hours doing thing I like to do, make lots of money, be able to work my speedway job, be able to do 2 shows, and live on campus (for free!!!!) without having to be an RA. Terry told made my Valentine's Day a happy one! I really didn't want to be a summer RA. PLUS, I get to stay in my own room, so I won't have to move! Things couldn't be better!
This is why networking is SSOOO important!! I'm proud of me!
This is why networking is SSOOO important!! I'm proud of me!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Oh. My. G.
Oh my G. I was just visiting David Lundholm's new website. He is someone I used to work with at Six Flags Great America and he has recently gone freelance. Anyway, I was on his site, and stumbled upon these videos.
The first is his compilations of Night-Time Parades that he created costumes for. The beginning of the video is the nighttime parade of my last year at Six Flags. In the video, I am playing Petunia Pig.
The second is of one of their Fright Fest shows, Dead Man's Party. I was not in this particular show but it was very very similar to a show I was in my last year at Six Flags, Welcome to My Nightmare, and has a lot of the same songs.
I'm not able to save the and upload the videos onto here without paying $30 but they are located at davidlundholm.com.
Watching these videos made my heart thump and ache! I NEED to be back there. I need to be back in my element! I miss it so badly. My two years at Six Flags were the best two summers of my life! I miss Illinois and I miss performing professionally. This gives me more driving motivation to lose the weight, graduate, and get back down to Chicago and live my life as a performer.
I had an "a-ha!" moment, as Oprah would put it, a couple weeks ago. It was before I got my financial aid check and was really struggling and scrapped for cash. Out of nowhere I thought to myself "I can do this. If being a performer means living paycheck-to-paycheck and having to budget meticulously just to pay my rent, I can do this. I would rather perform and struggle financially, than have the best, most prestigious corporate position in the world." That is how you know I am meant to be a performer.
The first is his compilations of Night-Time Parades that he created costumes for. The beginning of the video is the nighttime parade of my last year at Six Flags. In the video, I am playing Petunia Pig.
The second is of one of their Fright Fest shows, Dead Man's Party. I was not in this particular show but it was very very similar to a show I was in my last year at Six Flags, Welcome to My Nightmare, and has a lot of the same songs.
I'm not able to save the and upload the videos onto here without paying $30 but they are located at davidlundholm.com.
Watching these videos made my heart thump and ache! I NEED to be back there. I need to be back in my element! I miss it so badly. My two years at Six Flags were the best two summers of my life! I miss Illinois and I miss performing professionally. This gives me more driving motivation to lose the weight, graduate, and get back down to Chicago and live my life as a performer.
I had an "a-ha!" moment, as Oprah would put it, a couple weeks ago. It was before I got my financial aid check and was really struggling and scrapped for cash. Out of nowhere I thought to myself "I can do this. If being a performer means living paycheck-to-paycheck and having to budget meticulously just to pay my rent, I can do this. I would rather perform and struggle financially, than have the best, most prestigious corporate position in the world." That is how you know I am meant to be a performer.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Illness
I'm worried about my mental health lately. I always have issues around this time of year and with all the grieving lately its worse. I'm pretty sure it's official. I have SAD:
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonly beginning in winter.
The disorder may begin in adolescence or early adulthood. Like other forms of depression, it occurs more frequently in women than men. Most people with the winter "blahs" or "cabin fever" do not have SAD.
The cause of SAD is not known, but it is thought to be related to numerous factors, including ambient lighting, body temperature, and hormone regulation.
I always struggle with depression, but for some reason it is much worse at this time of year. Even my medicine isn't working as well as it usually does. I'm in pain again, something that hasn't happened since I started taking my medicine and I'm having trouble sleeping again from the anxious thoughts running while I'm trying to get to sleep.
So what should I do?
- Maybe my doctor can up my dosage
- I'm going to look into tanning
- Keep my diet under control
- Exercise
- Perhaps talk to my doctor about light therapy
- Start taking a vitamin
- Make sure I'm taking my medicine regularly and as prescribed
- Keep my anxiety level down
- Make sure I'm getting enough sleep
- I also need to get a massage, for the pain
Hopefully this will help.
Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonly beginning in winter.
The disorder may begin in adolescence or early adulthood. Like other forms of depression, it occurs more frequently in women than men. Most people with the winter "blahs" or "cabin fever" do not have SAD.
The cause of SAD is not known, but it is thought to be related to numerous factors, including ambient lighting, body temperature, and hormone regulation.
I always struggle with depression, but for some reason it is much worse at this time of year. Even my medicine isn't working as well as it usually does. I'm in pain again, something that hasn't happened since I started taking my medicine and I'm having trouble sleeping again from the anxious thoughts running while I'm trying to get to sleep.
So what should I do?
- Maybe my doctor can up my dosage
- I'm going to look into tanning
- Keep my diet under control
- Exercise
- Perhaps talk to my doctor about light therapy
- Start taking a vitamin
- Make sure I'm taking my medicine regularly and as prescribed
- Keep my anxiety level down
- Make sure I'm getting enough sleep
- I also need to get a massage, for the pain
Hopefully this will help.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Ideas for work in Chicago:
- Serving
- Administrative Work
- Character Work
- Voice-over Work
- Singing at weddings/funerals
- Shows
- Six Flags
- Hershey Store
- Spirit Cruises
- Ed Debevic's
- Viagra Triangle
- Administrative Work at Music Businesses (Recording)
- Sales
- Management
- Attack! Marketing
- Administrative Work
- Character Work
- Voice-over Work
- Singing at weddings/funerals
- Shows
- Six Flags
- Hershey Store
- Spirit Cruises
- Ed Debevic's
- Viagra Triangle
- Administrative Work at Music Businesses (Recording)
- Sales
- Management
- Attack! Marketing
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
*Sigh*
Aaahhhh....it feels so nice to be back to normal life. Classes started today. I only had one so far. International Management. The class seems like its going to seem hella boring, but I like the professor. She's really smart and a good speaker and seems really passionae about the subject so maybe hopefully she can make the class interesting. I have three classes tomorrow. Hopefully, they go well also. I also went back to work at my internship today. I missed my office. Now, if they can just get me on the payroll, that would be fabulous.
So what's on my mind today? For the past couple days work has been occupying my mind. I'm trying to scope out my options for the summer and decide on a mixture of jobs that will maximize my earning potential. One, because I always try to make as much money as possible over summer so I can last through the year, and two, because I need to start saving this summer for the Chicago adventure. Here are some of my options.
- Summer RA
- Summer Clerical
- Racetrack
- Flowers
- iPaceSetters
Now the trick is to create a mixture that will make me the most money and still allow me to do The Music Man. I have to do The Music Man. If it came down to either making $50,000 over the summer and not doing a show or doing the Music Man and making zip, I would have to say I would choose the show (a hint at maybe what I should do with my life? ha).
Here are the details:
Summer RA: Pays $1850 for the entire summer. Some good aspects of this would be that it would give me a place to live during summer break and it would allow me to work another 15 hours outside. Some bad things are that its not a lot of money and I don't know how much it would allow for me to attend rehearsals.
Summer Clerical: Pays $8.00-8.25 an hour. Some good aspects of this would be working during the day (allowing me to attend rehearsals), there is no limits for other jobs, ease and pay. The problem is it doesn't provide housing and it would be a commute from Janesville, taking out a chunk of that $8 for gas.
Racetrack: The track is a no-brainer. They will definitely hire me back and they are considering having me take over the ticket-booth. This would be nice because it would be easy and a lot more and more steady hours than last year. This is only on Saturday so I can do it with any of these options. Last year they paid me $7.50 an hour. However, that may go up, since it would be my second year and especially if I take over the ticket-booth.
Flowers: Hosting a Flower Stand is something I can always do. It doesn't pay that well anymore though so I'm thinking maybe one day a week if I have a free day. The perks of this are utilizing my sales skills to create more revenue, ease, getting tan, and a lot of time to read.
iPacesetters: C works here now and is making a shit-ton(that's a technical term) of money. His second week there he made $800. In on week!! I'm really good at sales and think I could do the same. This would be a great place to make a lot of money in a short amount of time, thus allowing me to save more. My only fear is they won't hire me just for the summer, and again it would be a commute from Janesville. However, gas won't be as much of a problem if I make half the money C is making now.
Another great thing to think about is that I can make as much money as I want to this summer because in about a month I will be filling out the FAFSA for the LAST time!!! Therefore, any earnings won't ruin my EFC. Which is why I want to do the best possible deal!
It always seems like I'm complaining because I have too many options. I know, terrible problem to have, right? Better than no options. I need to be thankful.
For now, I need to talk to ResLife to see what kind of time committments are required for the Summer RA position and look more into iPacesetters. I also need to have another talk with Terry about the clerical position and talk to Michelle about the position at the track.
I will start playing around with gameplans once I have more info.
So what's on my mind today? For the past couple days work has been occupying my mind. I'm trying to scope out my options for the summer and decide on a mixture of jobs that will maximize my earning potential. One, because I always try to make as much money as possible over summer so I can last through the year, and two, because I need to start saving this summer for the Chicago adventure. Here are some of my options.
- Summer RA
- Summer Clerical
- Racetrack
- Flowers
- iPaceSetters
Now the trick is to create a mixture that will make me the most money and still allow me to do The Music Man. I have to do The Music Man. If it came down to either making $50,000 over the summer and not doing a show or doing the Music Man and making zip, I would have to say I would choose the show (a hint at maybe what I should do with my life? ha).
Here are the details:
Summer RA: Pays $1850 for the entire summer. Some good aspects of this would be that it would give me a place to live during summer break and it would allow me to work another 15 hours outside. Some bad things are that its not a lot of money and I don't know how much it would allow for me to attend rehearsals.
Summer Clerical: Pays $8.00-8.25 an hour. Some good aspects of this would be working during the day (allowing me to attend rehearsals), there is no limits for other jobs, ease and pay. The problem is it doesn't provide housing and it would be a commute from Janesville, taking out a chunk of that $8 for gas.
Racetrack: The track is a no-brainer. They will definitely hire me back and they are considering having me take over the ticket-booth. This would be nice because it would be easy and a lot more and more steady hours than last year. This is only on Saturday so I can do it with any of these options. Last year they paid me $7.50 an hour. However, that may go up, since it would be my second year and especially if I take over the ticket-booth.
Flowers: Hosting a Flower Stand is something I can always do. It doesn't pay that well anymore though so I'm thinking maybe one day a week if I have a free day. The perks of this are utilizing my sales skills to create more revenue, ease, getting tan, and a lot of time to read.
iPacesetters: C works here now and is making a shit-ton(that's a technical term) of money. His second week there he made $800. In on week!! I'm really good at sales and think I could do the same. This would be a great place to make a lot of money in a short amount of time, thus allowing me to save more. My only fear is they won't hire me just for the summer, and again it would be a commute from Janesville. However, gas won't be as much of a problem if I make half the money C is making now.
Another great thing to think about is that I can make as much money as I want to this summer because in about a month I will be filling out the FAFSA for the LAST time!!! Therefore, any earnings won't ruin my EFC. Which is why I want to do the best possible deal!
It always seems like I'm complaining because I have too many options. I know, terrible problem to have, right? Better than no options. I need to be thankful.
For now, I need to talk to ResLife to see what kind of time committments are required for the Summer RA position and look more into iPacesetters. I also need to have another talk with Terry about the clerical position and talk to Michelle about the position at the track.
I will start playing around with gameplans once I have more info.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Grandma's Obituary
January 6, 1947 - January 11, 2011 Jean A. McLain, 64, was received by her heavenly Father Jan. 11, 2011, at Mercy Hospital. She was born Jan. 6, 1947, in Elkhorn, WI, to Morrison and Betty (Henning) Keough. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1964. She married Llyle McLain Oct. 9, 1985, in South Beloit. She was thankful for AA and what he program had done in her life. She will be most fondly remembered for her faith, the love for her family and friends. Together they enjoyed (most of the time) their seven children and fifteen grandchildren. Jean was also known for her great sense of humor.
Jean is survived by her husband, Llyle of Milton; her children: Rhonda (Mark) Mitchell and sons, Justin, Joel (Chelsea) and Jared of Milton, Rick (Sherrie) Gohre and their daughter Rozalynn and son Keanul of Milton; Amy (Bob) McQuillen ad daughters, Lex, Callie, and son, Christian of Janesville, WI; Tad (Heidi) McLain andhis daughter, Madison of Janesville; Tracy (Ron) Neu, daughter, Kasey and son, Derek of Muckwanago, WI; Kyle (Richard) Markham and sons, Cory, Cole, Caden, and daughter, McHanna, stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC; Ryan McLain stationed at Alice Springs, AU; two sisters, Rita (Gale) Pikkula, ons, Brian (Amanda) and Brent (Andrea) of Helena, MT; Mary (Mike) Gregory and son, Nate of Columbia City, IN; and many loved friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and nephew, Bradley Pikkula.
Jean's family invites you to share with us in the celebration of her life on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011,at 6 p.m. at CROSSPOINT COMMUNITY CHURCH, 44 Second St., Milon, WI. A memorial fund is being established in memory of Jean. ALL FAITHS FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the family. Online condolences at www.866allfaiths.com.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Mourning After
Well, it's been a rough week. My Grandma Jean died. The woman I am named after. I'm really sad about it. I've been randomly breaking into tears for the past four days or so. I even started crying in my dorm hallway when prepping my floor for opening today. I just can't believe she is really gone. She was an amazing, loving woman and one of my biggest fans.
The week wouldn't have been half as bad if she would have just had some sort of attack and died and we got called about it. Instead, she died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and was revived 13 minutes later, thus being completely 100% brain-dead, though alive. So we spent the entire week dealing with that and deciding when to "pull the plug". It was very taxing. The entire family took it pretty hard. I'm completely emotionally drained. I think its going to take a while to bounce back from this one.
I wanted to take this space to write down some of my feelings and memories of her so I can always come back and read and remember. I am very thankful to the woman. She was very intelligent and wise and taught so many people great things. She gave my mother a life and taught her how to live. She was a mother to my mother when my mom had nowhere else to go. She was also an excellent grandmother to my siblings and I, though not being blood related. She was always taking people in and including them in her family whether they were blood related or not.
Some of my Memories:
- Playing paper dolls together when I was little
- Thanksgivings, Christmases, and Easters as a big family
- Jewish Dancing Lessons
- Her coming to my graduation party though the family was at odds
- Her coming to everyone of my shows, even though she was in a wheelchair and had to take the
special elevator to get to the theatre
- Her at our last two thanksgivings
- Her at our last Christmas
- Making cards with her and Callie
- Spending the night at her house with the boys when I was younger
- Her giving us $2 to go buy candy at Arndt's
- Our conversation about homosexuality
- When she would clip out all my newspaper articles and save them
- Her always making sure my health was ok (nebulizer, bruising)
- Looking at prom dresses in magazines
- Talking about surveys
- Our talks on facebook
- Her buying me the Leanne Womack "I hope You Dance" single
And we always had a lot in common:
- Our favorite food was salmon.
- Our favorite flower was daisies.
- We both loved doing surveys.
- We both loved The Music Man. I really wish she could have seen me in this show this
summer.
Things I'm glad she got to do before she went:
- See two grandchildren get married.
- See 5 children graduate highschool.
- See me in my biggest role yet, Guenevere in Camelot.
- See her family reunite.
- Donate her Liver.
Things I wish she would've gotten to see before she went:
- See me, her first grandchild to, graduate college.
- Become a great-grandmother.
- See me get married.
- See the rest of her grandchildren graduate highschool.
- See me in the Music Man.
I will always love her and will mourn her loss for a while. I wish she were still here, but I know she is happy wherever she is and is looking down on all of us. I know she loved each and every one of us and was proud of me. She said so the last couple times I saw her. And I'm happy I was able to tell her I love her and give her a hug and kiss the last time I saw her.
Goodbye Grandma.
I love you.
Lexi Jean
The week wouldn't have been half as bad if she would have just had some sort of attack and died and we got called about it. Instead, she died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and was revived 13 minutes later, thus being completely 100% brain-dead, though alive. So we spent the entire week dealing with that and deciding when to "pull the plug". It was very taxing. The entire family took it pretty hard. I'm completely emotionally drained. I think its going to take a while to bounce back from this one.
I wanted to take this space to write down some of my feelings and memories of her so I can always come back and read and remember. I am very thankful to the woman. She was very intelligent and wise and taught so many people great things. She gave my mother a life and taught her how to live. She was a mother to my mother when my mom had nowhere else to go. She was also an excellent grandmother to my siblings and I, though not being blood related. She was always taking people in and including them in her family whether they were blood related or not.
Some of my Memories:
- Playing paper dolls together when I was little
- Thanksgivings, Christmases, and Easters as a big family
- Jewish Dancing Lessons
- Her coming to my graduation party though the family was at odds
- Her coming to everyone of my shows, even though she was in a wheelchair and had to take the
special elevator to get to the theatre
- Her at our last two thanksgivings
- Her at our last Christmas
- Making cards with her and Callie
- Spending the night at her house with the boys when I was younger
- Her giving us $2 to go buy candy at Arndt's
- Our conversation about homosexuality
- When she would clip out all my newspaper articles and save them
- Her always making sure my health was ok (nebulizer, bruising)
- Looking at prom dresses in magazines
- Talking about surveys
- Our talks on facebook
- Her buying me the Leanne Womack "I hope You Dance" single
And we always had a lot in common:
- Our favorite food was salmon.
- Our favorite flower was daisies.
- We both loved doing surveys.
- We both loved The Music Man. I really wish she could have seen me in this show this
summer.
Things I'm glad she got to do before she went:
- See two grandchildren get married.
- See 5 children graduate highschool.
- See me in my biggest role yet, Guenevere in Camelot.
- See her family reunite.
- Donate her Liver.
Things I wish she would've gotten to see before she went:
- See me, her first grandchild to, graduate college.
- Become a great-grandmother.
- See me get married.
- See the rest of her grandchildren graduate highschool.
- See me in the Music Man.
I will always love her and will mourn her loss for a while. I wish she were still here, but I know she is happy wherever she is and is looking down on all of us. I know she loved each and every one of us and was proud of me. She said so the last couple times I saw her. And I'm happy I was able to tell her I love her and give her a hug and kiss the last time I saw her.
Goodbye Grandma.
I love you.
Lexi Jean
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Say Cheese!
I got my pics done today! It was pretty fun. I'm excited to see how they turn out. The highlight of the day was walking through the snow-covered woods in 4 inch-peeptoe-stilleto heels. I'm hoping we got some great shots though! I'll post some when I get them.
Add to Bucket List: Do a professional print ad!
The fundraiser went really well too! They raised some money and all the acts were really good. There was some issues with the sound during my performance but the crowd seemed very pleased. I had fun seeing all my friends too!
Meanwhile, mom convinced Vanessa to audition for Mame! I'm sooo pumped! It's going to be so much fun between me, callie, mom, Vanessa, Stacy, plus everyone else! I'm hoping it will be a good show, though I'm not very familiar with it. They treated my performance yesterday as my audition since they are already familiar with my abilities as a performer, and I won't be able to make it to the actual auditions. They asked me just to come to callbacks, so now I wait to hear when those are.
I'd say all in all, a pretty great 24 hours!
Add to Bucket List: Do a professional print ad!
The fundraiser went really well too! They raised some money and all the acts were really good. There was some issues with the sound during my performance but the crowd seemed very pleased. I had fun seeing all my friends too!
Meanwhile, mom convinced Vanessa to audition for Mame! I'm sooo pumped! It's going to be so much fun between me, callie, mom, Vanessa, Stacy, plus everyone else! I'm hoping it will be a good show, though I'm not very familiar with it. They treated my performance yesterday as my audition since they are already familiar with my abilities as a performer, and I won't be able to make it to the actual auditions. They asked me just to come to callbacks, so now I wait to hear when those are.
I'd say all in all, a pretty great 24 hours!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Saaad Day :(
Today was kind of depressing. To start, I didn't take my medicine (I know, poor choice). Then, I went to Weight Watchers, and though I thought I did awesome this week (I stayed under my points and exercised), I gained 1.8 pounds. I'm so upset. I have never gained the whole 2 months I've been on program. Now I'm two weeks behind. I guess I need to take this as a challenge to do better.
Then, on top of that, Callie forced me to watch two whole episodes of Jersey Shore (shoot me now!). PLUS, I have to get up early tomorrow so Callie can have 3 damn hours to shower and get ready to help set up the fundraiser. Ridic.
In the meantime, I'm excited to perform at the fundraiser tomorrow and do my photo shoot on Saturday! I'll let you know how it goes!
Then, on top of that, Callie forced me to watch two whole episodes of Jersey Shore (shoot me now!). PLUS, I have to get up early tomorrow so Callie can have 3 damn hours to shower and get ready to help set up the fundraiser. Ridic.
In the meantime, I'm excited to perform at the fundraiser tomorrow and do my photo shoot on Saturday! I'll let you know how it goes!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Alexia Klein
As of right now, 12:18 am January 5th, 2011, I am going by Alexia Klein. I changed my name on facebook and I saw it and instantly knew it was right. It's the perfect stage name for me. There are several famous Kleins but never has there been an American famous Alexia. I can't believe we have racked our brains for years and it was sitting there right in front of us the whole time. For some reason (probably the A and the K), when I look at it, it reminds me of Alicia Keys (also a stage name), which is a good thing because she is one of my role models.
We've been throwing the name around for the better part of a month and a half now but I hadn't actually seen it in writing yet. At first glance, it was almost like love at first sight. I instantly knew it would be in lights one day.
I am going to start going by this now. I know it will be tricky at first, I don't want to legally change it until after school (it would be much too difficult right now). However, I just know that once I graduate, I will move to Chicago a whole new me. New name, new body, new drive, new talent, new preparation. Have I mentioned that I'm excited for life? I'm slowly becoming who I'm meant to be.
We've been throwing the name around for the better part of a month and a half now but I hadn't actually seen it in writing yet. At first glance, it was almost like love at first sight. I instantly knew it would be in lights one day.
I am going to start going by this now. I know it will be tricky at first, I don't want to legally change it until after school (it would be much too difficult right now). However, I just know that once I graduate, I will move to Chicago a whole new me. New name, new body, new drive, new talent, new preparation. Have I mentioned that I'm excited for life? I'm slowly becoming who I'm meant to be.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Just keep singing!
I got asked to perform at two different benefits in 24 hours. A sign? A think maybe so. Though my initial reaction is usually to say no, because of the preparation it takes and I've never done it before, I said yes this time. To both. I can't continue to turn down opportunities like this if I plan to do this as my future.
I'll be performing at a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for my beloved theatre TUI, and at the Janesville Area Creativity Awards in February. Guess its time to actually create my music binder.
I love how life gives you pushes to do the things you need to do and always sends you the things you need when you really set your mind on something. To go along with that, I have a photo shoot this weekend to get some starter headshots. Another thing that was just sent to me. My life is finally starting to come together. :)
I'll be performing at a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser for my beloved theatre TUI, and at the Janesville Area Creativity Awards in February. Guess its time to actually create my music binder.
I love how life gives you pushes to do the things you need to do and always sends you the things you need when you really set your mind on something. To go along with that, I have a photo shoot this weekend to get some starter headshots. Another thing that was just sent to me. My life is finally starting to come together. :)
I'm back.
Hello,
I'm back. And this time for me. I don't mind if other people read, but this time I'm not writing for entertainment value. That just gets exhausting. Instead, this time I'm writing purely for purpose of documentation. I have a feeling this is going to be a very exciting next couple years and I need a place to document my plans and ideas. To start, my 2011 resolutions:
1. To be at a 30 pound weight loss by the end of the first semester. That means 20.4 pounds in 19 weeks. I have already lost 9.6 pounds in 10 weeks and that was over
the holidays and without exercise. This should not be a problem. I love
WeightWatchers! :) I've also already earned my 5 pound star, my 5% star, and a
bravo star for adding exercise to my plan. I am also .6 away from my 10 pound
star. I should definitely be getting that this week.
2. To graduate in December with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management with a minor in Psychology and a focus in Spanish from UW-Whitewater. I'd also like to graduate Cum Laude, which means a cumulative GPA of 3.4. Right now, my GPA is 3.3106 so I have to work hard these last two semesters in order to do it. I will do my best.
3. To set a full game plan for my after graduation plans (i.e. moving to Chicago, auditions, jobs, etc.).
4. Create a repetoire binder, resume, and headshots for my future audition endeavors.
5. To have sex again. It's been way too long.
6. Play Marian in The Music Man.
7. Complete 30 hours of Community Service.
8. Start saving money for my Chicago Journey. Ideally, this year, I'd like to save at least $2000.
9. Try to reconnect with Illinois friends.
10. Have to majorly take in my bridesmaid dress.
This sounds like a positive list! Time to start getting my life together and get ready for my post-grad adult life. On a good note, though it can be scary sometimes, I am soo excited for my life!
I'm back. And this time for me. I don't mind if other people read, but this time I'm not writing for entertainment value. That just gets exhausting. Instead, this time I'm writing purely for purpose of documentation. I have a feeling this is going to be a very exciting next couple years and I need a place to document my plans and ideas. To start, my 2011 resolutions:
1. To be at a 30 pound weight loss by the end of the first semester. That means 20.4 pounds in 19 weeks. I have already lost 9.6 pounds in 10 weeks and that was over
the holidays and without exercise. This should not be a problem. I love
WeightWatchers! :) I've also already earned my 5 pound star, my 5% star, and a
bravo star for adding exercise to my plan. I am also .6 away from my 10 pound
star. I should definitely be getting that this week.
2. To graduate in December with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management with a minor in Psychology and a focus in Spanish from UW-Whitewater. I'd also like to graduate Cum Laude, which means a cumulative GPA of 3.4. Right now, my GPA is 3.3106 so I have to work hard these last two semesters in order to do it. I will do my best.
3. To set a full game plan for my after graduation plans (i.e. moving to Chicago, auditions, jobs, etc.).
4. Create a repetoire binder, resume, and headshots for my future audition endeavors.
5. To have sex again. It's been way too long.
6. Play Marian in The Music Man.
7. Complete 30 hours of Community Service.
8. Start saving money for my Chicago Journey. Ideally, this year, I'd like to save at least $2000.
9. Try to reconnect with Illinois friends.
10. Have to majorly take in my bridesmaid dress.
This sounds like a positive list! Time to start getting my life together and get ready for my post-grad adult life. On a good note, though it can be scary sometimes, I am soo excited for my life!
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