Slogan: Love the Music

Hello Friends,
Once again it seems like I have slipped into the ether. But no, I have been sort of distracted this week by the preparations for Christmas and my company coming that need care and feeding while visiting me. I admit that haven't spent time with my music as I had intended; the idea of having time off must have completely relaxed me because I have spent so much time sleeping and getting rested so I can be in good condition for the whole season and all I want to see going on.

I did say that I was only going to concentrate on music in this blog, there would be no mention of other parts o my life. This was going to ensure that I spent a fair amount of time doing things to keep the momentum going in my own day in order to have something to write about. It seems that other parts of my life slop over into how I interact with music; this week with the tasks of preparation has caused me a lot of distress and confusion. Where is the Spirit of Christmas???

I had thot that due to the fact that I was otherwise occupied with work duties that I was the one pushing away the season and the atmosphere ~ I took it all on as my problem. Today when I was out in the stores with my little list of people and the ideas I had for them, I was having trouble getting into the mood, went from store to store picking things up and wondering if that was really what I wanted, moved on to another store, made a decision, saw the line and decided that I would come back later when all those unhappy people were gone. The stores weren't really decorated, Santa wasn't in his big chair while I was there, there was music playing it seems, but it was as out of place as if it was the middle of July and no one noticed, I'm sure. Where did Toyland go? Those great areas in the stores that held all the wonderful toys that had not been sitting on the shelves for a whole year. Decorated areas where kids can actually feel like this is their area, their imaginations running wild, dreams taking over. living in the magic. Coming in tonight I was tired and disillusioned, confused about why I had come in with one tiny bag with gifts for five that all fit into it and had no desire to take the next step of unpacking and getting them put together in well developed gifts for these people that I care enough about to shop for.

Well, don't get the idea that I have come up with some miraculous plan to change all that, I didn't. The only thing I can do is find a way to put some magic and spirit into what I am doing in my little corner here. I'll work on decorating tomorrow, that is my next project. I'll work on my music tomorrow, Friday is coming soon and I want to have a small medley of the half dozen pieces I have been practicing these few weeks.

Thanks for dropping in,

Meg