A Comparison, of sorts

Let me tell you a little bit about why this summer is so strange for me. 

I am a busy lady.  I do a lot of things, I work a lot of "jobs" (it's hard to call music and theatre a job but I pay taxes so I suppose it is.  technically.) so my free time is typically very limited.  Anyone who reads this probably knows this to be true.  This summer, though, is different.  Obscenely different.  Last summer I was involved with 3 musicals that spanned from mid-April through the end of September and they each overlapped and for one day all 3 overlapped.  I also music directed a 2-week musical theatre camp, and tried to do some camping of my own.  In between that I saw quite a few Yankee games and made my way down to VA over to TN and up to NH.  If you're a smart cookie you'll see my point that I was busy.  I was busy, but I loved last summer.  I was a part of 3 incredible shows, 2 of which I won awards for, so boo-ya.  My trips to TN, VA and NH and all the Yankee games and camping were highlights.  I had so much fun but I didn't have a lot of time for me.  There weren't consecutive days that I had nothing to do.  There were rarely even days that I had nothing to do.  There was almost always a rehearsal or performance of some sort.  This is my life.  I love every minute of it. 

Fast forward to today.  I'm... working the musical theatre camp again.  I'll be going camping a lot.  I have a couple trips down to NYC planned with the rents.  Um... see what's missing?  I'm not involved with a SINGLE SOLITARY SHOW.  It's amazing.  Yesterday, I didn't even get dressed until 7:30pm.  I didn't have to.  I showered and put sweat pants on.  Today I got "dressed" by putting on my swimsuit and some capris with a tank so I could go to the beach.  I spent a majority of today at the beach.  It-was-the-best.  Tomorrow and Wednesday will be completely different but that's ok you see, because too much of this easy-peasy junk and I'd go mad.  So though I'd rather not have to do any work whatsoever this summer, I do know it's best that I keep busy even just 2 days a week. 

I'm also supposed to be researching DMA programs of course, and I swear, I'll get to it.  Just as you all help hold me accountable for weight loss, you will do the same for my research!  But today was my first chance to use the Empire pass after buying it and I couldn't pass up a great beach day.  It will rain eventually.  It always rains here. 

But when it's not raining, you can bet your behinds where I'll be!