Goodbye 2011! Can’t say I’ll miss ya.
Dance-wise, 2011 was a great year, I really can’t complain. Many things came together, and a lot of my experiments started gelling this year into a cohesive whole. I met tons of great new people, saw some incredible sets, and maybe had a few myself. So no complaints from me.
Life-wise, 2011 has been rough. My husband has been out of work since June, and while I like having him around, there’s a pervasive tension that underlies every day, where you know if something bad happens, you’re that much closer to disaster having only one income. Couple that with my overall discontent with working in an agency environment rather than a product shop, the fact that I seem to get a nasty cold every month, and several other things going on – that compounds a lot of stress.
The upside of this is that I threw myself into my creative stuff as an outlet, and I was shocked to realize on Friday that I had choreographed an entire year’s worth of work, in addition to selecting 6 or 7 improv songs. I have enough for all of 2012. I also made many sparkly things that people seem to like, and have ideas for even more sparkly things. I got a 5 lb box of glitter shipped to my house. Just sayin’.
In the end, I feel extremely fortunate to have the outlets I do, both creative and supportive, especially from those in Lilam and Transcendence. 2011 has been trying, to put it mildly, and I can only imagine how difficult it would be if I didn’t have those areas in which to channel my energy.