The weather has been really nice, only a few days of rain, and the last few days have almost made it up to 60 degrees.
I auditioned for a musical with an English theatre troop called Madrid Players, and the musical is Hooray for Hollywood (a creation of the director, Anne). And I got a part! I don't know which part yet, but I know there are lots of little parts, so that will be good. Rehearsals will sometimes conflict with my work schedule, but my boss has been really good about working around that. It feels really good to be involved with theatre again! I'm also going to help them with costumes, which brings me to my next piece of news...
I'm also starting a sewing class! I bought a sewing machine on wallapop (an app similar to craigslist) and joined a crafts group on facebook. People expressed interest in attending a sewing class and I thought, hey, I can sew, and I've helped teach people how to sew before in college, I could teach a class! I'm excited to be sewing again, too! I really feel like I'm turning over a new leaf in terms of my life here in Spain. I'm not just "living abroad for a year" or whatever, I'm actually living here, and having a cat, being involved with theatre, and sewing all help cement that for me.
Joaquín and I went to a bar concert last weekend where some of our friends were playing the music, and other friends were watching. We go out about once a week. A couple weeks ago, we went to a tapas festival in el barrio de las letras with our friends Trish and Emilio, so that was fun, too!
Other than that, Clio has taken over my life. As I only work in the evenings, I get to spend all morning watching her sleep or playing with her. I'm sure most of you are tired of pictures of her, too, but that won't be stopping any time soon. Joaquín and I are both pretty obsessed with her.
I also have some good news. Some of you probably know I've been taking Zoloft for years now, and with the help of my therapist here, I've decided to stop taking it. I'm posting this now because it took the whole month of January to ween myself off, and I've been off for almost a week now. And the good news is that I feel great. I'm really excited not to have to take this medicine anymore. If I feel that I need to start again, it's always an option, but I feel like I'm in a great place mentally and emotionally, and that I have a good support network here as well.
So a lot of things are changing right now, and basically all of them are changing for the better. Whee!
Other than that, Clio has taken over my life. As I only work in the evenings, I get to spend all morning watching her sleep or playing with her. I'm sure most of you are tired of pictures of her, too, but that won't be stopping any time soon. Joaquín and I are both pretty obsessed with her.
I also have some good news. Some of you probably know I've been taking Zoloft for years now, and with the help of my therapist here, I've decided to stop taking it. I'm posting this now because it took the whole month of January to ween myself off, and I've been off for almost a week now. And the good news is that I feel great. I'm really excited not to have to take this medicine anymore. If I feel that I need to start again, it's always an option, but I feel like I'm in a great place mentally and emotionally, and that I have a good support network here as well.
So a lot of things are changing right now, and basically all of them are changing for the better. Whee!
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