procrastinating leads to planning …

One half of my head is still with the nuns and the beaches.

I am returning phonecalls and giving every semblance of getting back into my work.  But my head isn’t there.  I’m thinking about stationery more than I’m thinking about the contents of lectures I’m about to give.

I still have the annoying cough I came down with the night before my departure (when I was feverish, onstage, playing for my mother’s concert).  A general feeling of lethargy keeps tempting me to crawl back into bed.

I went out and shopped for actual food (salad ingredients and whatnot) just now.  I did some errands at the post office.  I felt more human at the time, but as soon as I got back home, I looked at the stack of music history materials and wilted.

Called a few students to answer inquiries about which textbook is appropriate.

Listened for a moment to the people a floor above me (and slightly to the right I think), having a barbecue on their balcony and listening to summery music.

Really, the thing that’s bugging me is the rehearsal tomorrow with a violin teacher’s students.  All that new music to learn.  One piece is mysteriously missing though he claims to have put it in my box.  Hmm.  From the sounds of it, it’s one of the hardest ones, too.

Grr.

Well, I think I’m going to make a list to spur me on.  I call on my readers to witness that I, Music Shivers, am going to put the FUN into FUNctional …

I will …

1. wash my face. refreshment!

2. practice the two hardest pieces for tomorrow.

3. remake my bed.

4. make some tea.

5. plan tomorrow’s lesson with the one piano student.

6. do some online banking shtuff.

7. plan Thursday’s lessons (including the big theory class party)

8. eat some late supper.

9. put away all the laundry.

10. make the third cumulative test for music history.

11. call Mr. Star (eek).