Sunday. Finally. However, March 3rd is not a day for rest. It has become a day to work on all the preassigned work that will be due throughout HELL WEEK.
Now I know what you're thinking, “You are overreacting, how can ONE week be that bad?”
But trust me, you don't understand what will be happening from Monday until next Sunday. This week, March 4th through March 10 will be HORRIBLE.
We start on Monday, a normal day at school with one twist, an additional 8 hours after school for drama rehearsal. Take Mondays day and insert the same activities onto Tuesday and Wednesday. Also, if the directors decide we need it add the schedule to Thursday. But, as each day goes add in the sleep deprived mentality, because this girl needs her sleep.
THEN, on Friday, the show begins. Three shows, three days. Friday and Saturday at 7, Sunday at 2. And, on Sunday I work before the show and lose an hour of sleep due to Daylight Savings Time. After it all, a cast party.
While I am very excited to be participating in the show this year, as it is my senior year, the stress of it all has been piling on. Before the week has begun, I already have a project, a packet, a current event, and other sheets of homework. When my body feels the stress piling on, it shuts down.
"Una Mattina" has been what I needed to help with my stress management. Whether I am hearing the album in the car or sitting down to pound out my stress block, Ludovico Einaudi has made the perfect music for me. Each song is similar to another, but is intricate enough and has its own movement to engage my mind.
Einaudi originally helped me calm a screaming baby, and now he provides an inspiration and motivation to help me through my shutdowns. When I feel my body heading towards a break, I head to a piano and perform his music. “Una Mattina” has helped me in the last few months push myself when nothing else had been able to.
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