Preparation List

Besides practicing piano, I've made a list of things I need to accomplish before my Berklee audition this Saturday (YIKES!)

1. Buy a nice blouse/sweater combo: Check! I actually bought two to decide between and I'm thinking I'm going to go with my Gray + Yellow combo since I want to wear a bright color to be memorable. Oh, and the yellow blouse is especially memorable considering it has a little feather detail that looks like Big Bird vomited on my shirt. In fact, I'm really hoping I get to make that joke while I'm there to make absolutely SURE they remember me (in a good way, of course). But it's really chic otherwise, as well as my other blouse combo. So, that's a relief that all the shopping is over (I HATE spending money)....

2. Get a hair cut: My hair isn't curling as well since my layers have grown out and I want to be sure that I'm confident in my appearance as well my piano playing. So, I made a hair appointment for Wednesday.

3. Get a pedicure: I always wear this one pair of shoes for playing piano because they're super thin so I can feel the pedal underneath my foot (to prevent my foot from falling off) and because the heel is super tiny. A small heel has become a priority after I got railed against by a renowned piano coach last year for wearing my favorite tall pair of heels - definitely not making the same the same mistake! Unfortunately, though, my new "piano" shoes are open toe-ed, hence the need for a pedicure (and also my concern about the rain in Boston this weekend. Ugh).

4. Change my body clock: This will probably be one of the hardest tasks because I'm addicted to staying up late watching the olympics live right now. But I need to start going to bed at 8:30 and waking up at 6:30 to prevent fatigue the morning of my audition. If I need to be onsite at Berklee by 9:00, working backwards, I need to be up at around 6:30, which has become the early morning for me even though I used to get up regularly to go the gym at 5:30. Again, this task will be challenging.

5. Praying & reading my Bible everyday: This goal has been disastrous. I always find ways to avoid talking with God since part of me doesn't want his plan in my life. I just want my plan. And my plan has Berklee in it. I hear what people tell me, that God's plan is much better than mine, whatever it holds, Berklee or no Berklee. But it's easier saying I trust God than actually coming to him on a daily basis and putting my concerns before his feet. This task has been and continues to be the hardest challenge and I really appreciate (and need) everyone's prayers for me going into this audition that I will continue to seek God's will. I'm really trying.