I feel like most personal blogs start with: "It's been awhile since my last post." I'm not going to state the obvious, so let's shed a tear for my lack of sharing, and move on to...
This, here, now! Time for an update:
So, let's see...Rob has survived his first semester of Med School (applause!! Hugs!! Kisses!!!). He is currently trying to survive a segment called Neuro, which I think means learning about brain stuff. Apparently, it's really complicated. I try to sympathize, but secretly feel joy that it's not me that has to do it. I happily flop on the couch to watch all of our favorite shows sans Rob (I'm a show-cheater) as he mopes in the corner. "But I wanna watch shows," he says to me meekly. To which I reply, "No. You're going to save the world, one e-module at a time!" A thought of throwing something at me crosses his mind, and then he reluctantly reverts his eyes to his computer screen. See, I'm supportive!
He doesn't have time for much else outside of school, but overall he's doing well and staying sane. I actually get to see him a fair amount (more than when he was in the Navy!), so that's a plus. I made him watch "Flight" with me the other day, which by the way, was an AWESOME movie and you should go rent it.
I am happy to report that I have survived my routine, new city breakdown, which interestingly seems to happen just after I've crossed the sixth month mark living in a new place. I start freaking out, doubting my life direction, feel lost and want to flee and start over again (like Groundhog Day!). It always surprises me, but after a few days of unloading all my crap on Rob (not like he's busy or anything), I realize, "Aha! This isn't anything to be concerned about! I've been in Columbus six months. Guess I'm due for my new place freak out."
Despite my sobering confession, I'm actually doing really well and enjoy Columbus oodles and boodles. I'm part of a Med Wives/Significant Others Group and we have Ladies Night once a week, which really helps keep all of us sane. Our plights are all similar - dealing with being in a city we wouldn't necessarily choose to be in, away from all our family and close friends, having jobs that are not ideal, feeling stressed about money and unsettled about what our futures hold. Where are our guys' medical residencies going to send us? What if my guy chooses a speciality that makes it so I never see him? Ladies Night saves us from our tricksy little minds.
As many of you know, I started my own business last August and I'm thrilled to report that it's going really well! I now have about 15 students, and teach voice class as well as assistant direct some classes at a local high school. I'm still figuring out how to move most of my work online, since I want to reach as many people as I can and understand that I will probably be doing a few more moves in the next few years.
I've also been brainstorming a lot on how to bring together all my interests under one big AMY umbrella. Which is tricky, because I've had so many incredibly wonderful and also challenging things happen to me in my life so far, that I just want to share it all and haven't found the right package yet. Not only do I love singing and teaching singing, I love focusing on the healing aspect of music, meditation, breath awareness, and reality/perspective shifts. But I also want to blog for days about my health struggles that include my constantly changing diet and health routines, and my experience with having to work really hard to have little ones (commonly referred to as infertility, but I dislike this term, because it's not accurate for most people who struggle with trying to conceive). All the struggles are actually a blessing in disguise and have made me really grow and seek out things I never would have considered before. But boy, it's tough sometimes.
Thankfully, I have a great health team here in Columbus who is helping me achieve my maximum state of health. I've been on a new diet for about two months and am feeling GRRRReat! I'm always hopeful and feel that my body is becoming happier and happier the more I do to help it heal. Who knows why some of us struggle so much, but I'm thankful that my body is so sensitive, because it makes me take care of stuff now, hopefully before anything really huge or life-threatening happens to me.
Rob's also been on the diet with me and he's lost about 10 lbs so far. We're doing a combo of Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution and Paleo, which is challenging because we want to be vegetarian, but it's little steps at a time to find the right nutritional formula. Eventually we hope to be on a mostly vegan diet, but for the time being, we can't go there just yet. I firmly believe that everyone's formula is different, and for me, my body loves chicken and fish. Sad, but true. Gots to make the body happy!
Well, if you've made it this far, I'm impressed! I usually never spend more than five minutes reading things online, so I appreciate that you are so interested and caring! You rock.
Until next time, my friends!! Which will hopefully be sooner rather than later.
Hugs,
This, here, now! Time for an update:
So, let's see...Rob has survived his first semester of Med School (applause!! Hugs!! Kisses!!!). He is currently trying to survive a segment called Neuro, which I think means learning about brain stuff. Apparently, it's really complicated. I try to sympathize, but secretly feel joy that it's not me that has to do it. I happily flop on the couch to watch all of our favorite shows sans Rob (I'm a show-cheater) as he mopes in the corner. "But I wanna watch shows," he says to me meekly. To which I reply, "No. You're going to save the world, one e-module at a time!" A thought of throwing something at me crosses his mind, and then he reluctantly reverts his eyes to his computer screen. See, I'm supportive!
He doesn't have time for much else outside of school, but overall he's doing well and staying sane. I actually get to see him a fair amount (more than when he was in the Navy!), so that's a plus. I made him watch "Flight" with me the other day, which by the way, was an AWESOME movie and you should go rent it.
I am happy to report that I have survived my routine, new city breakdown, which interestingly seems to happen just after I've crossed the sixth month mark living in a new place. I start freaking out, doubting my life direction, feel lost and want to flee and start over again (like Groundhog Day!). It always surprises me, but after a few days of unloading all my crap on Rob (not like he's busy or anything), I realize, "Aha! This isn't anything to be concerned about! I've been in Columbus six months. Guess I'm due for my new place freak out."
Despite my sobering confession, I'm actually doing really well and enjoy Columbus oodles and boodles. I'm part of a Med Wives/Significant Others Group and we have Ladies Night once a week, which really helps keep all of us sane. Our plights are all similar - dealing with being in a city we wouldn't necessarily choose to be in, away from all our family and close friends, having jobs that are not ideal, feeling stressed about money and unsettled about what our futures hold. Where are our guys' medical residencies going to send us? What if my guy chooses a speciality that makes it so I never see him? Ladies Night saves us from our tricksy little minds.
As many of you know, I started my own business last August and I'm thrilled to report that it's going really well! I now have about 15 students, and teach voice class as well as assistant direct some classes at a local high school. I'm still figuring out how to move most of my work online, since I want to reach as many people as I can and understand that I will probably be doing a few more moves in the next few years.
I've also been brainstorming a lot on how to bring together all my interests under one big AMY umbrella. Which is tricky, because I've had so many incredibly wonderful and also challenging things happen to me in my life so far, that I just want to share it all and haven't found the right package yet. Not only do I love singing and teaching singing, I love focusing on the healing aspect of music, meditation, breath awareness, and reality/perspective shifts. But I also want to blog for days about my health struggles that include my constantly changing diet and health routines, and my experience with having to work really hard to have little ones (commonly referred to as infertility, but I dislike this term, because it's not accurate for most people who struggle with trying to conceive). All the struggles are actually a blessing in disguise and have made me really grow and seek out things I never would have considered before. But boy, it's tough sometimes.
Thankfully, I have a great health team here in Columbus who is helping me achieve my maximum state of health. I've been on a new diet for about two months and am feeling GRRRReat! I'm always hopeful and feel that my body is becoming happier and happier the more I do to help it heal. Who knows why some of us struggle so much, but I'm thankful that my body is so sensitive, because it makes me take care of stuff now, hopefully before anything really huge or life-threatening happens to me.
Rob's also been on the diet with me and he's lost about 10 lbs so far. We're doing a combo of Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution and Paleo, which is challenging because we want to be vegetarian, but it's little steps at a time to find the right nutritional formula. Eventually we hope to be on a mostly vegan diet, but for the time being, we can't go there just yet. I firmly believe that everyone's formula is different, and for me, my body loves chicken and fish. Sad, but true. Gots to make the body happy!
Well, if you've made it this far, I'm impressed! I usually never spend more than five minutes reading things online, so I appreciate that you are so interested and caring! You rock.
Until next time, my friends!! Which will hopefully be sooner rather than later.
Hugs,
P.S. The photo of us at the top was professionally taken by rob via his iphone. My finger is pointing out how long his beard is!
