New Year, New Me?

Greetings all!

I'm in Starbucks right now, with the scent of mocha wafting through the air.  The floor-to-ceiling windows fogged from the humidity of the air.  The rain gently misting over the city.  It's peaceful.  After working at this Starbucks for a month I can officially say that this Starbucks in particular breathes through the day.  There's a constant flow of people but the flow of people varies, lines form and then they order and drift away.  It's like being inside an organ, a beating heart almost.

Well it's 2014.  I can say that I'm happy the holiday season is over, even though I was looking forward to it all month and then it came and went so quickly I barely had time to acknowledge that it was in fact Christmas time in the first place.  The holidays are over, I ate all the turkey stuffing, Santa's back taking a nap, and I am preparing for 2014.

Preparing you may ask?  Almost like I'm nesting.  Like 2014 is my baby and I'm creating a happy home for it to be birthed into.  2014 is my year.  To re-imagine my career, to reach those tough life goals that I was too chicken-poop to do in my early twenties.

First of all, tomorrow is a big, important day for me.  I am going to NYC and recording my demo with Peter Rofe.  I am THRILLED.  Beyond...anything emotion I can quantify.  I am looking forward to working on my craft all day tomorrow.  Really digging deep and finding my voice even more so.  You never stop learning.  I always have to remind myself of that.

Secondly, I'm proud to announce that I am in a show with EgoPo in May called GINT.  Based on Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.  I am playing The Woman.  Any other actors have "woman" or "girl" or "performer" listed a bunch of times on your resume?  I certainly do.  That aside I'm working with a fantastic cast and director.  Again, I can't wait to dig deep.

I had to take a break from going to NYC for classes for a bit because of paying for Peter's class and how busy my schedule was.  But now that I'm in the clear I can start going back up there and spending more time getting back into meeting people and getting feedback.  It's hard to have your finger on the pulse all the time.  You get caught up in one thing and then you lose track of the various other things.  It ebbs and flows.  Like a beating heart.  Or, if you will, a Starbucks.

I'm happy, I'm starting bikram yoga which is terrifying and rewarding at the same time.  I'm on an unlimited first month so I can try it out and see how I like it.  So far I'm liking it a lot.  I think mixing it up with my weight lifting and walking I could really get healthy.  Which is all that I really want to do.  I just want to be healthy.  The holidays wore me out, so again, it's part of the nesting process.  My 2014 baby.

I must finish up some work before heading to yoga in a bit.  You never stop learning and you never stop achieving.

In love and creativity,

-Cindy