I have a confession to make. I didn’t technically finish October’s project in October. I say “technically” because I actually finished at about 12:46 a.m. on November 1st. My mom has a long-standing rule that it’s not really “tomorrow” until you go to sleep and wake up again, so I’m still counting this as October’s project. Plus, I actually started it on a Sunday in October, so I figure that counts for something, right?
In my defense (and I’m not entirely sure why I feel the need to defend myself to you, dear reader, but I do), October was an insanely busy month with a last-minute trip to Asheville, NC, thrown in there for good measure. You know, just your normal 1258 mile, 34 hour road trip to buy a harp. Also, some sort of lapse in judgement led me to agree to premiere a new piece for harp, soprano and baritone in the midst of the other craziness. Don’t get me wrong–the piece was lovely, and I love to play new works for harp–but it really could’ve used a few more weeks for practice/rehearsal, and I probably didn’t need the extra stress this month. I think I need to relearn how to say the word, no.