New Year Shifting

Hey hey! So much is happening. I planted seeds and they are all starting to sprout. This seems to happen every year around my birthday. Feb 17...means spring is on the way. Change. Perseverance furthers.
Dancing at the Russian changed my life. I knew it would. There are those markers that identify the opening of a new chapter and this nutty job was surely one of them. I learned that I am an outgoing person and that I affect people. What a nice awakening, to that bit of me that I misunderstood. I felt that I was a shy, meek woman incorrectly packaged in a shiny wrapping. I am starting to see that its alright to go ahead and shine on out from the inside. Good times...thanks for that!
Saturday night was one of the dancer's birthday and it was a big night, despite the blizzard! We had a full house with a lot of unusual characters. So we all camped it up and really put on a big show. Lots of skits and silly acting out. I hula hooped and skinned my knees being a bitchy leopard who could not be controlled by her trainers whip. Then I dressed as the captain and made poor Svetlana scrub the brass poles and the deck of the ship, not to mention, the tip of my sword. Ridiculous and funny and I could hear the crowd laughing and shouting for us. It was non stop and the feathers were flying. Its so much more fun when people pay attention and are entertained.
So entertained, in fact, that I was invited to join a burlesque troupe that is putting on shows in the Baltimore area!? That is so flattering and kind of exciting to think about. I do love bawdy humor and I am at my best on stage it showing off. There is also the potential in that group to pick up some custom design costume jobs.
I have started the couture sewing course and I love it. So inspiring and fun to see it unfold. We are working on simple patterns and making them fabulous. I can already see how this is going to open up whole new worlds for me, design wise. It takes some of the fear out of cutting the fabric. I am getting some Confidence in my toolbox along with the other great stuff.
The real big news...for me anyway....is that I am moving on out of the grandparents house and into my own. Marina Belle and I will be going to PA for the next life experience. This flips me out and gives me a joy in my heart at the same time. We are going to live in a little house on a hill. We share the space with a nice older man and his little dog, Scully. He is a Buddhist, opera buff, special ed teacher, divorced father of three, with a girlfriend. Perfect. Oh, importantly, it is cheap enough for me to handle with just a little help from my (ex)husband.
Speaking of which...he will be here on Tuesday for Marina's third birthday. I am not sure how that is going to feel or what will come of it. For now...I am glad that she gets her birthday wish to see her daddy. He has been suffering with out her. I know this. They need to see each other.
love to all.