THE 109th BEAD

So, my friends, I do not know what craziness I am possessed by but… I’m sure by now you are familiar with November being a month of writing – write your novel, write your dissertation, write your blog, etc. etc. So BlogHer.com is holding #NoBloPoMo where bloggers write every day of the month of November. It’s not like I don’t have a million things going on this month but what the hey, I’ve been a very absent blogger so maybe this will be good for me. These are the prompts from the BlogHer website. BlogHer isn’t a ballet blog so these prompts aren’t dance related so I’ll do my best. So let’s sharpen those pencils, pour a big cup of coffee and get going! Happy November and Happy #NoBloPoMo #NaNoWriMo #AcWriMo or whatever you might be writing this month!!

Monday, November 2

What was the one toy that a friend had that you wished you had when you were little?

Tuesday, November 3

What did you think was the coolest job in the world when you were younger? Do you still feel that way now?

Wednesday, November 4

When you were a kid, did you want to have the same job or a different job than your parents when you grew up?

Thursday, November 5

What is the most important lesson you learned as a child, and who taught it to you?

Friday, November 6

What was your biggest fear as a child? Do you still have it today? If it went away, when did your feelings changes?

Monday, November 9

What is the first thing you do every single day (I mean, after you hit the snooze button)? When did that step in your routine begin?

Tuesday, November 10

What is the hardest part of a big project: getting the energy to begin, finding the time to work on it, or feeling down that it’s over?

Wednesday, November 11

What was the last thing you fixed or built?

Thursday, November 12

If you had a personal assistant who would do your most dreaded tasks, which items from your to-do list would you assign out?

Friday, November 13

Describe your ideal day off. What would you do with your time?

Monday, November 16

Pretending you have the expertise to make the product a reality, what do you wish you could invent?

Tuesday, November 17

What is one place you need to see to feel like your life is complete?

Wednesday, November 18

What do you hope people remember about you after you’re gone?

Thursday, November 19

Where would you want to retire if money wasn’t an issue?

Friday, November 20

What do you hope happens by the end of this year?

Monday, November 23

What do you do better than anyone else?

Tuesday, November 24

Who is an expert you admire and why?

Wednesday, November 25

Do you think it’s better to be a recognized expert for one thing, or known to be really good at lots of things?

Thursday, November 26

If you’re celebrating Thanksgiving today (or even if you’re not!), tell us about the best cook in your family.

Friday, November 27

What’s the best purchase you ever made?

Monday, November 30

What do you like to do to celebrate an accomplishment?

For most of us the new year comes on the 1st of January but if you stop to think about it September brings about it’s own brand of newness. The French call it la rentrée, when we return from summer vacation to work, to school, to a new season. We’ve enjoyed the final hurrahs of summer with the close of August and now it’s time to sharpen our pencils, put on our new school clothes, and pack our backpacks, even if only metaphorically! Fall offers us an opportunity to have an early new year cleanse – fresh starts and reforms without the official holiday resolutions, and the guilt that almost always rears its ugly head in February. There is that saying “turning over a new leaf” which basically translates to making a change and as the leaves change color and begin to fall all around us, perhaps that saying takes on an even more poignant meaning. With every red and gold leaf, I am reminded of a new beginning and the excitement of a new year, all bright and shiny and waiting to be filled with new projects, new and improved habits, and lots of hot, sweet drinks that revolve around apple cider with sticks of cinnamon or creamy chocolate topped with cool whipped cream. Fall is warm, crackling, and cozy and I’m ready to break out the warmies, get to ballet class early so that I can enjoy the layers of sweater and fleece, and dance to the strains of Tchaikovsky and dreams of The Nutcracker that will be here sooner than you know it!