It's been awhile.

I'm really surprised that I haven't updated this in about 2 months. Lots has been happening. I do vow, after this post, to at least have more then 1 post a month. I've had this blog for awhile but it still hasn't gotten into my daily life yet.

Auditions...I've been all over the place and so has my headshot! I've had some really great experiences. First up, NCL. I've auditioned for them about 4 or 5 times now and each time has been a lot of fun. I really like their choreography and I'm hoping the more I audition, the closer I get to being cast. Most recently I went to 1 of the auditions and 1 of the dances was actually something that I had previously done the last time I was auditioning. That was nice because I was able to find the little things in the routine to really work on. And, it was a high energy dance which I love so I definitely wasn't opposed to a repeat performance. Wicked was another big audition I went to recently. I was so excited because I absolutely love this show and the choreography. I did my research as usual before the audition and that definitely helped me understand what the movement was supposed to look like. I must say though, when you are learning this choreography, it feels completely foreign to the body! My legs were going one way and my arms were going the other way with a different tempo. At first this kind of made me nervous because I thought I wouldn't be able to get it but once the music came on it started to flow well in the body. That actually surprised me. Muscle memory is a mysterious thing, folks. The ended up only keeping 1 or 2 people in my group so for now the Wicked dreams are on hiatus. But, with almost every audition I always walk away energized, inspired, and ready to hit the next one. If I didn't feel this way, boy would I have stopped long ago.

My next issue as the auditions kind of slow down during the holiday season is the print ad/commercial industry. This is something that I would really like to dive into but haven't found the right opportunity yet. It seems to me that this field is great once your "in" but from the outside looking in, you're stuck in the cold. I guess the only thing to do is just keep sending the headshots out and hoping for the best. But, as I'm sure most people wish, including myself, is to get that gracious email or phone call saying, at least, "yes, we did get your photos." I don't need an answer from them but just the satisfaction of knowing that they have my stuff.

Work is work. Nothing too exciting to report there. Extras work is fun when I do it. I would like to happily announce the addition of Yoga into my life. I've done it for a few years off and on, very hesitiant at first, but in the last week I've decided to busy my down time with yoga. Specifically, hot vinyasa. I've been taking it atYoga To The People. There are 3 locations and the classes are either $7, $5, or donation based. How great is that?? If anything, I have no reason NOT to go to yoga if it is so affordable and benificial to my body. Before, I was using the gym as a way to keep myself in shape but for the time being I'm going to shift my focus away from the gym and towards yoga. Should I not receive a similar outcome that I did at the gym, I'll just add the gym back into my lifestyle. I highly recommend Yoga To The People if anyone out there wants to get into yoga. It's completely a walk-in basis, you don't have to sign up or become a member. Just show up with an open mind...AND A TOWEL!

And now, I'm off to start packing for a trip to my past aka Maryland. My former school. I'm so excited to go back. I am so attached to this school and the people there. The friendships and experiences I've had there have never been replaced to this day. I'm such an advocate for going to a typical college because the lifestyle there is just non-other. I'm glad I got to experience both a typical college and a college in NYC, but going to MD was possibly one of the biggest moments in my life. I'm glad I found the time to be able to visit again.