Week Three and Four:

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No Ransom was requested after being held hostage at “The Arizona” for two weeks, I felt let down.  Numerous escape attempts were made to crutch the 1/4 mile from my home to the bus stop to ride Dallas Area Rapid Transit ANYWHERE but nothing came to fruition.  That is how desperate I felt to leave my home.  Luckily, I know a guy who set me up with an Uber account and I was able to get FREE rides to weekly night voice class and just about IN-T-WHERE I wanted to go.

Hindsight pays off

I am glad I signed up for voice class is the highlight of my week – I get to sing and to hear/see the zany instructor teach us to sing better, fellowship with some the chorus members I do not normally talk to. I have a standout member her initials are AM, she was able to take me home one evening after voice class, that is true friendship and helping a fellow sister in need.

What I hoped to accomplish from Voice Class in 6 weeks (I needed 600 weeks) 

My goal is to accomplish the following:

·        Find MY voice

·        Projection (not just be loud but GOOD and loud)

·        Be Less Pitchy (like that old lady in church who just sings all over the scale)

·        Staying in tune regardless where I am placed (in chorus and in congregation singing)

All I do is sing and laugh in class, don’t get me wrong; I am learning SOOO much with this instructor.  I also realized that artists have to have a tad bit of craziness in order to cope and relate to others, only a few understand and allow them to perfect their craft, using YOU as the guinea pig with positive results.  With only a few classes left, I ask myself, “Where did the time go?”  I have done soo much during my medical leave. 

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I Am An Overachiever and I Am Proud Of It. 

I can’t say it enough, I am thankful to EVERYONE who called, texted, e-mailed, dropped off complete meals, dropped off raw meat to be cooked, picked me up and brought me home, just let me hangout and ride along, just let me sit in silence…being homebound on the #SickAndShutIn list, unable to move around requires a lot of mental strength. 

I was dreading being off because of how my brother was laid up not being able to do IN-T-THANG for weeks on end, including walking the first two weeks – bearing NO weight on his foot..YiKeS!

I planted sunflowers in/around my yard about a week before I had surgery.  I did that with intention that I could keep busy learning to walk (heel-toe) and to keep me busy and out of the house – so far, it has worked.  I have LOTS of green plants, no flowers yet.

Less Bored 

I henpeck on my piano, I strum my acoustic guitar and I haven’t progressed as far as I would like to be on each instrument but I am happy to keep busy.  I have to keep in mind, I have been walking without a boot for 2 weeks now, I still have a long way to go.

I am active with limitations which includes: 

• Driving (no more than 20 minutes at a time or my foot becomes numb and tingly)
• Walking (no more than 30 minutes before my foot becomes numb and tingly)
• Standing (no more than 45 minutes before my foot becomes numb and tingly)
• Sitting (no more than an hour with my foot propped above my heart before my foot becomes numb and tingly)

I am thankful that I have mobility with slight limitations.  I am working daily to improve the minutes I can do the above without my foot becoming numb and tingly.

Easy PT 

My therapist, RP, is mild mannered and soft spoken – so far.

Reflection: I think to myself, how difficult it to walk, VERY difficult is. I don’t have balance because my great toe and a portion of my foot is numb and tingly.  It makes my gait difficult, I overcompensate with one side versus the other and now both sides ache in different locations.  Simple exercises like picking up marbles between my toes or standing on my tip-toes or writing the alphabet with my feet, makes me break out in a sweat exertion to exhaustion.

I pray daily for any person who has had a disability/amputation/can’t walk because they are VERY strong minded/willed people to overcome something that life altering.

With that in mind, I take it upon myself to push myself daily with foot exercises to become good and eventually better than my current limitations.

End of the summer session 

Feeling Invincible!

I attended my last voice class and it was kind of sad.  No more week night hanging with the girls at Charles’ place.  We shared stories, practiced and sang folk songs, fellowshipped and became better singers than we were 6 weeks ago, I know I feel like a better singer and ready to tackle anything the director has to throw at me – kind of invincible right now.  

Spring 2014 season I was loud, pitchy, no lip-syncing, timid and shy about my voice.  I chickened out of numerous solo auditions because I thought I wasn't good enough but I knew I was – I lacked the confidence to sing/audition one-on-one with the director.

Fall 2014 season, she will get tired of me auditioning for songs…So What, there are others who want to sing but are too chicken to audition – Not Me Sista, You Are Gonna Hear Me Roar! Within my vocal range that is…

I hope have enjoyed my June Journey, I hope to have even better stories in July 2014.

Summer TWCD Voice Class of 2014

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