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[this week so far:]

em’s first haircut/trim, modern dance class, school, sick, ollie here, ollie sick, babysitters here because i had rehearsal, more rehearsal, singing what felt like the longest opera in the world, getting ready to sing a funeral today, meeting up with Tito Brian so he can babysit/watch emma during ballet, meeting up with little Ella and Annie (flickr friends emma didn’t even know she had), halloween costume is on its way, candy corn and double bubble are nearly empty, early mornings, late nights, hot baths, hot toddy, good books finished, good books started, crazy dreams, tissues with lotion and aloe, extra gigs scheduled, payday, no time to stop, looking forward to breathing, missing friends, missing the beach, loving the fall, needing a new playlist.

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