Thursday, January 1st, 2009

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7:44p	good year unlike a lot of people, i'm looking back on the year of 2008 and it makes me happy. i accomplished and experienced so many things! - we got engaged! - we started Boheme and have watched it grow. it also taught us a lot about ourselves and our abilities. we're getting some great feedback and recognition from other dancers. - i started teaching dance again. i now teach every day except sunday! this means i'm self employed, doing what i love. i'm even making enough to pay my bills! - i studied with nearly every important tribal dancer out there. carolena nerricio (8 hours), rachel brice, (12 hours) mardi love (12 hours), zoe jakes (5 hours), ariellah (13 hours)... plus amy sigil, paulette reese denis, sera, kaeshi chai, kami liddle, zafira, karim nagi, romka, blue lotus tribe, heidi alexander and jenabah. - i held another successful fundraiser for 'warm your heart'. - we traveled a lot! spirit of the tribes in florida, golden opportunity in california, pennsic in pennsylvania, mardi love in pittsburgh, tons of trips to chicago, ann arbor and detroit, a few b&b excursions, and bloomington, indiana. - i have distanced myself from people that i've had in my life for years that are just toxic. they were never very good friends and honestly, not very interesting people. not being in a tiny town makes you less likely to settle. that and erik has really helped me see how hard i was working for those friendships and how pointless they were anyway. - i actually like to eat olives now. this has brought erik and i even closer together. (2 Comments | Comment on this)
7:45p	the best of intentions so, i guess this is my version of the requisite resolution post of the new year... i don't really like to make resolutions, but it is good to assess the past year and figure out where i need to focus more energy. - i'm going to spend more time on my creative side. this includes visiting other artistic works to get my juices flowing. art galleries, theatre, dance events... and i'm going to start watching more of the movies that i like to watch. yes, those pretentious foreign and independent ones. - i'm going to become a better dancer. i'm going to focus more on my OWN technique and conditioning. i spent this past year learning new stuff from all sorts of people and have a notebook FULL of knowledge from *the best* teachers in my field. it's time to make it my own. - fusing the last two ideas: i am going to focus on turning my technique into art. unlike a lot of dancers that i've gotten to know, i really enjoy performing and creating performances. i want to be the best dancer i can be, but what's the point if the dance doesn't entertain my audience? - i'm going to spend more time with the people i love. i never see abby or andru anymore. i'd like to visit with my mom more. and i'd definitely like to be a part of my nephew's (and brother's) life. - i'm going to find more people here in kzoo that fit my lifestyle. i want silly goofy friends that get excited about absurd and simple things. like indoor floor picnics and making faces in our ice cream cones. i have that in my true blue friends, but they just don't have the same schedule as me anymore. and i need these little joys. - i'm going to build a savings account. this is something i plan to do with erik, since he'll be my husband and all. - i'm going to make the apartment more comfortable and conducive to working on projects. that means getting rid of the love seat and buying a card table that can be set up to work on bigger projects. - i'm going to read at least 35 books. i used to aim for 50, but i'm a lot busier than i used to be and i have tons more responsibility. - i'm going to get rid of a lot of stuff. i have so many books. so much fabric. so many clothes that just don't fit anymore. my old desktop computer. and that's just some of it. - i should probably address my physical health seperately from dance. i have gained over 50lbs since this time last year. i'm sure that some of it is because i'm not taking regular classes with someone else (i was taking THREE last year). but i also have completely stopped paying attention to what i eat. i've even let myself slip out of vegetarianism, which i'm pretty angry at myself about. so, we're not going out to eat nearly as much. and we're going to the gym every sunday. i'm hoping to go to the gym with kendra at least once a week too. so yeah. that's a lot to focus on this year. but i don't think any of it is unreasonable. most of it are parts of me that i've just let slide anyway. i know i can be that person again. i just need to keep an eye on myself. (Comment on this)

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