Logging my intent

This blog has been a good idea, as was the seed of it - to log my intent for each session in a practice log.

After yesterday, which was truly a tumultuous day with the offer on the house, I want to put a steady ground beneath me. I was actually too excited to work yesterday. I will get in a good half-hour meditation this morning to settle the day.

I plan to come home at lunch to play. One unforeseen consequence of logging my intent first, with the added desire to play at least an hour a day, is that my practice sessions are starting to take on a real life. It's not, "OK, what's on the list to practice next?" but instead an eagerness - I am eager to finish working on the Berlioz today, and eager to return to William Tell - I have a lesson tomorrow! And would like to have some progress there. Just as, last night, I wanted to jump back into Peter and the Wolf.

If the new house comes through, there is a big room to play in ... I can't wait to hear the acoustics. Can't wait.