Thursday, January 29, 2009

What Do I "Do"?


Last night, band rehearsal until late.
Up early this morning to go to the high school.
Rehearsed with solo students from 7:45-1pm.
Pick up children at 3.
Give lesson from 3:15-3:45.
Drive into town for hair cut at 4.
Home by 5:30, get supper ready.
Leave by 6:30 for church band rehearsal.

Spending tomorrow rehearsing some of the 28 pieces of music
that I will play on Saturday.
Arrive at the event an hour away by 7:30.
Dash from room to room, accompanying choir students,
straight through until 5.

Come home and start preparing some bass music.
Students on Monday and Tuesday,
bass gig on Wednesday.
Back to the school to rehearse the band students for their festival.
Another event next Saturday.

Some people ask me what I do, "...now that the children are all in school?"
Huh?
I always have a hard time saying and it bugs me.

I do laundry.
I plan and cook meals and grocery shop.
I pick up after everybody.
I prepare musically for students, for church, for bands, for the school.
I write music, play my bass, and the piano when I need to.
I put my head down until my brain clears.
I field phone calls and plan birthday parties.
I take children to lessons and supervise their practice.
I read aloud to them.
I try to listen to their stories, keep them from fighting,
and give them creative things to do.

But since I can't nail down exactly what I do without bending someone's ear for 5 minutes,
I usually just mumble, "Well...I practice my bass, and um...laundry."

One of these days I'm going to come up with a really cool name for whatever it is that I do.
Until then....

there's a pile of "whites" in the basement calling my name...

Peace.

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4 comments:

Michelle said...

You're a Rockstar and a CEO.

Beth said...

You create harmony in your home. And you create music to live by. You change the world one person at a time. And one song at a time.

Kristy said...

Don't forget that you are also a writer - a very good one.
And an avid supporter of other writers.

Two occupations that are well worth mentioning, too.

Diane said...

When you find a great name for what you do, share it with the rest of us so we can use it too!

Until then....rock on.

When I'm feeling persnickity (a nice way to say it) and people ask what I do with my time, I'm always tempted to say 'oh, nothing!' But I never do.