I've been on complete voice rest for 2 whole weeks. It's driving me crazy. Everyone except one of the people I sing with has been fantastic about this. I'm grateful that one friend in particular is back, as she's filling in on my church gig for me. Sigh. I'm still tired. Will finish my thoughts tomorrow.

We finally got power back - Central NY was hit pretty heavily by an ice storm this weekend, so I had a forced tv deprivation (except for the little handheld tv a family member brought over on Saturday night for the big SU game - go SU!). I didn’t miss television at all! We couldn’t go outside for a bit due to falling branches - no damage to the house or cars, thank goodness. We only lost 3 trees and a whole lotta limbs - minor compared to everyone else. And even though the sump pump couldn’t do its job, we only had to bail out the cistern a few times - with the only pitcher small enough to fit that was handy: a carnivalware pitcher. (the colored shiny glassware that you find in antique stores!)



I didn’t have a real artist’s date, but I did have some nice quiet time due to all this, which was much needed - not only for my health, but for artistic reflection. I also got a start on Elisir, which I’ve been wanting to do for some time now. This whole weekend made me realize that although I have been taking time for me, I *haven’t* been taking time for me, if you know what I mean. It was *real* quiet time. It encouraged me to think about a retreat - religious or otherwise. I’m not sure yet. I just have this feeling there are some things in the back of my brain that I need to think through that aren’t coming out in the morning pages yet.