Day 21: Milestones

One year ago today, my husband and I got in to a helicopter and flew down the Vegas strip. While aloft we made promises to each other, and when we landed we were husband and wife. It was an incredible day. Several months later, in May to be precise, we had an official wedding - with all of our friends and family. The day was incredible, and we were so wonderfully happy. But that helicopter in Vegas, that was the real beginning. That was something special. It was just the two of us, being there for each other. It was really special.

Right now, will is somewhere in the air, on his way back to the UK. He will get back slightly after our anniversary (according to the UK time zone) but if you go by Vegas time, he'll be back well before the end of the day.

It's incredible to think that it has been an entire year. It has certainly been an eventful one. The first few months of our marriage we lived in separate countries. Then once our paperwork was approved and I was allowed to move back to the UK, Will was on a training course and it would have been impractical. So in the past year we've lived apart, Will has trained on a new aircraft, I have moved to the UK and we've started a new life together. We moved in to a new flat, I signed with a new agent, and we've had all sorts of new things thrown our way.

I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love that man. He is amazing. And I love what we are together. We each make each other better, more than we are alone. And it's awesome. I couldn't ask for anyone better.

On a less momentous note - today is the 21st day of both my writing and my self taping. Three weeks of each. They say it takes 21 days to make a habit. So here we are. Let's hope they stick!

Day 20: Best of Britain

Note to self - 'healthy' versions of tasty baked goods are less than tasty. Chickpeas are not an adequate substitute for butter. Dang! I had high hopes but it confirmed my fears. Not good!!! Bummer. Maybe I'll make some good old fashioned butter-full brownies. It probably isn't helping my cravings that I've discovered the great British bake off. So many tasty looking baked goods.

I spent the rest of the day channeling my British side in other ways. I took an all day workshop focusing on the RP (Received Pronunciation) accent. Posh British basically. There wasn't anything revelatory, but it was good practice. We got to spend the afternoon reading through Private Lives, which I loved. It's such a fun and clever piece of theatre. I'd love to get a chance to work on it in full at some point. But I do think that while I am living in the UK it is highly unlikely that I'll get a chance to play those sorts of roles. But you never know! I am hoping that when we do move back to the states (eventually?) I'll own all the British characters. I'll have the best accent in town.

I'm glad to be home on the couch now. It's been a hectic couple of days, which has been good. And social time tomorrow, which I am very excited about. Theatre tickets and then hopefully sharing a bottle of wine, or three with one of my favorite people. And to top it all off, Will is home tomorrow night. Well, early Sunday morning. He just missed our anniversary by a matter of hours. Hopefully we'll get to celebrate when he is home. Can't wait!

Day 19: I Made It!

Well I got through today! Recall, meeting, long trek, audition, long trek, work. I feel pretty good about how everything went. I should hear pretty soon about the recall as well.

Crossing my fingers! I would really like this job.

Now, bed.

Day 18: Feast or Famine

Goodness! Tomorrow is going to be incredibly busy. I'm not sure when I'm going to do all of my self appointed tasks. It's an adventure.

It's amazing how things come in waves. Things have been very quiet for a lot of the summer. Now, when the seasons start turning several exciting opportunities have fallen into my lap. I haven't secured any of them yet so I don't want to jinx it. But it's still exciting, the possibility.

Tomorrow, I not only have a recall for a show I am very excited about (and think I am quite well suited for, if I do say so myself), I have an audition with a touring show and a meeting with a director about stepping in to a show someone has dropped out of suddenly. And to top it off I am working in the evening. What an awful lot of running around I'll be doing.

Having this many opportunities is great. It means that I can spread my energy and focus so I don't get hung up on any one project. The flip side of this is that I have to make sure I don't lose focus all together.

I have a few classes booked to keep me going after my spate of auditions. And a theatre date for the weekend again! I've been making a concerted effort to keep myself busy and working, even if it's just on my own projects. This has been really good for my soul. I am so much happier when I am busy. I'm trying to take all of the positivity from class on Friday to heart. It really does make a difference in every aspect of my life. I do feel like now that I have started being productive for myself that things are starting to come back to me. And even if they don't turn out this time I feel better just in myself!

Early night tonight so I can get up and kick ass tomorrow!!

Day 17: Late, Late, Late

I am finding the writing so much harder to keep up with than the daily self taping. This seems ironic as the taping is much more labor intensive than the writing. Maybe that is why, I have to make a concerted effort every day to film, whereas I am casual about the writing.

Damn!