Day 30

Wow! It's the last day! It really feels like yesterday that we started this whole challenge. It flew by really fast and I am sad to see it go. I am definitely going to continue to work on myself every day, even though the challenge part is over. If there is one thing I've learned from this experience, it's that this is how hard we should be working every day, with or without the promise of gifts at the end! Thank you so much everyone, for your constant love and support. Each day has shown me a different struggle and a new blessing. Having to blog how I feel every day about whats going on with my body has forced me to take a serious interest in my well-being and keep me on track. I am going to start a new blog, that I will not update to facebook every day, but that will keep my thoughts and feelings in check so I make sure I am doing what's right for me, every day.

Here is my LAST Healthy Eating (for the challenge! Not for life!):

Meal Description: Breakfast- Instant organic strawberry oatmeal and 4 kumquats

Restaurant or Market- Sunflower Market and Smiths

Rating- ***, the oatmeal was "meh" but the kumquats are delicious! This is the first time I've had them and my corgi likes them too! She's really cute though, like a baby eating a lemon, her face gets all scrunched up when she eats them.

Here is my LAST Good Deed (for the challenge, again, I'm gonna keep it up!):

I volunteered for the Revolutions International Theatre Festival again last night, sweeping change at the Reptilian Lounge. Volunteering for Tricklock Company has been incredibly fulfilling. I am very happy that I was able to contribute my energy and time to helping make the festival run smoothly. I hope everyone gets a chance to go to one of the plays during the festival (I'm pretty sure this is the last week!).

Daily Practice Session:

This morning I decided that I was going to go through some music books I have and find songs in there Ive never heard of, listen to them on youtube and decide whether or not I would want to learn them when I get better! My two music books that I went through are: The Singers Musical Theatre Anthology; Mezzo-Soprano/Belter; Volumes 4 & 5. Here goes:

I am making a little "template" to fill out for each song I haven't heard before. Also- I don't know why the picture is upside down haha!

Song Title:

First Impressions:

Can I Sing This?:

Do I Want to Learn This?:

Why?:

Song Title:Our Kind of Love from the Beautiful Game

First Impressions: Pretty, ballad.

Can I Sing This?: Yes

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not really

Why?: It's a little boring. It's pretty, but I'm not sure it would be that strong in my book.

Song Title: I'm Going Back from Bells Are Ringing

First Impressions: Fun, jazzy uptempo

Can I Sing This?: Yes

Do I Want to Learn This?: Yeah

Why?: I think it would be fun- very belty, lots of acting potential

Song Title: Hard Candy Christmas from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

First Impressions: Pretty, ballad.

Can I Sing This?: Yeah

Do I Want to Learn This?: Kind of- not entirely sure yet.

Why?: It's a pretty ballad, with nice low-notes.

Song Title: I'm Still Here from Follies

First Impressions: cute

Can I Sing This?: Vocally, sure

Do I Want to Learn This?: No

Why?: I'm not old enough for the part so it's not appropriate

Song Title: Man That Got Away from A Star is Born (film)

First Impressions: cool, jazzy ballad

Can I Sing This?: Yes

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not really

Why?: Judy Garland is fabulous, but I can't see myself singing this

Song Title: Shopping Around from Wish You Were Here

First Impressions: sweet jazzy uptempo

Can I Sing This?: probably

Do I Want to Learn This?: Meh.

Why?: It's not a bad song, but I'm not jumping up and down with joy. Pretty unfazed.

Song Title: One Hundred Easy Ways from Wonderful Town

First Impressions: Funny!

Can I Sing This?: Yes

Do I Want to Learn This?: Yes!

Why?: Cute, lots of low notes and very funny.

Song Title: Meadowlark from The Baker's Wife

First Impressions: Interesting

Can I Sing This?: most likely

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not really

Why?: It's okay... I'm probably not old enough

Song Title: The Colors of My Life from Barnum

First Impressions: boring ballad

Can I Sing This?: yeah, i could

Do I Want to Learn This?: nope

Why?: i think it's boring.

Song Title: Children of Eden from Children of Eden

First Impressions: Really beautiful ballad

Can I Sing This?: Yes

Do I Want to Learn This?: Yeah

Why?: I don't know if I'm old enough, but it's really freaking beautiful.

Song Title:What You Don't Know About Women from City of Angels

First Impressions: Cute, funny... but a little boring

Can I Sing This?: Yeah I could

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not really

Why?: It's not exciting to me

Song Title: Thinking of Him from Curtains

First Impressions: It's pretty, a ballad...

Can I Sing This?: most of it

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not really

Why?: Again, I'm not excited about it

Song Title: It's a Business from Curtains

First Impressions: Very funny!

Can I Sing This?: Yeah

Do I Want to Learn This?: haha, yeah

Why?: I don't know if I'm old enough, but this is a very funny "character" part.

Song Title: Here I am from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

First Impressions: Very fun uptempo

Can I Sing This?: Yeah

Do I Want to Learn This?: I think I just might

Why?: It's fun and seems like it would fit really well in my voice

Song Title: The Cake I Had from Grey Gardens

First Impressions: Lots of acting, definitely for an older woman.

Can I Sing This?: Vocally, yes

Do I Want to Learn This?: No

Why?: I'm definitely not old enough to sing this

Song Title: Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

First Impressions: Very pretty, but I'm not digging it for me

Can I Sing This?: Yeah

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not really into it

Why?: I really don't know... It's just not my thing I guess

Song Title: Woman from The Pirate Queen

First Impressions: Pretty ballad

Can I Sing This?: I probably could.

Do I Want to Learn This?: I don't think I want to

Why?: It's pretty, but I don't really "get it"

Song Title: Take That Look Off Your Face from Song and Dance

First Impressions: Uh...

Can I Sing This?: I might...

Do I Want to Learn This?: Nope

Why?: Vocally, it's not my style.

Song Title: Hit Me With a Hot Note from Sophisticated Ladies

First Impressions: Really cool

Can I Sing This?: Some of the high notes in the beginning are a little intimidating, I think I could one day.

Do I Want to Learn This?: When I get there, definitely

Why?: It's really fun, jazzy, sexy in a modest way... love it.

Song Title: If My Friends Could See Me Now from Sweet Charity

First Impressions: Cute

Can I Sing This?: I could

Do I Want to Learn This?: Not particularly

Why?: It's really cute but I think Tracy in Hairspray is about as cutesy as I want to go

Song Title: Life Is from Zorba

First Impressions: pretty

Can I Sing This?: I could

Do I Want to Learn This?: not particularly, but i'd give it a shot

Why?: it's pretty and i think i'd sound good at it, but i don't know how i feel about it.