{ready for a new season}

I've felt terribly overwhelmed as of late.

• In addition to the normal work load associated with my apprenticeship, I volunteered to Assistant Stage Manage for the company's production of Refuge of Lies, not because I wanted to so much as because I wanted the show to succeed, and could see it would not thrive without a steady ASM to handle the insane (quick and numerous) costume quick changes.
• In order to make the ASMing thing work, it also required that I be the Box Office worker every night right until the doors shut, at which point I run backstage to begin my ASM duties.
  
• I signed on to act in the directorial debut of one of my fellow apprents.
• Things are kicking into gear for The Last Five Years preparations, including auditions/interviews for musicians and musical directors.
• I did two extra (post casting) call-back auditions for Godspell to determine roles and songs.
• I'm MOVING AGAIN this Friday! With a months notice we found out that we couldn't renew our lease due to our landlords selling our apartment. But it is to a nicer/cheaper/closer place, so I'm looking forward to it (being done).

In light of all of the craziness going on, I've been counting down the days until the end of this month; of this season. Come next month, I will be in a new home, done with the current show and starting rehearsals for Godspell. It ocured to me that, after a couple times of my Beloved asking for us to do a cleanse of some sort together, that this might be a good time to do it. A nice way to start off this new season, I think. I just came out of a conversation today with a friend about what kind of stewards we are to the planet, and it made me also reconsider the kind of steward I am to my body. I've gone through a stressful period and miraculously not gotten sick, despite being around many sick people, and even having one of them cough right in my face many times. I want to stay healthy and prepare myself for the shows that I'll be doing this summer.

I know cleanses can sound scary, and they sure do to me, too. But I found one that was nicely laid out with what seems to be a pretty healthy diet, as opposed to one of those crazy things where you only drink...raw eggs...or something creepy like that. I know it isn't exactly a fast, but I want to treat it in the spirit of that; a time to dedicate and reflect. A new season. A new focus. And to thank God for the good that He brings in these changes.