Ya know what I'm sayin'?...

I haven't posted in a while, and I thought it would be nice to catch my buddies up on what has been happening in the life of Ellie... I have been dancing a ton! -explains the bruises, bumps, blisters and PULLED MUSCLES! My poor manicure and pedicure were for nothing! Ha ha I had two performances in the last two weeks but luckily I was only in a piece or two. The dance company performance was in opening assembly yesterday and it was swell. I was really pleased with the progress we made in the last week. The lighting, costumes, and of course the dancing looked and felt great. I had a blast being with all my girls. I was only in one piece for CDT. Basically the reason I went was to hang out with my BFFs for the day! I was with Maggie (Mama Peace) and Emma all day on Saturday last week. We carpooled in Emma's new car and jammed to music the whole way to the meeting place... which felt like we drove to Mars and back!

On a more serious topic... school has begun. The excitements of summer have ended and I have to get down to business. Four AP classes and pounds of homework means time to study, read, and prepare for anything that comes my way at school. My dad always tells me right before I start school, study hard, work hard, and when its time to play hard. I think this is great advice. If I work really hard throughout the week I don't have as much to worry about on the weekends. That is when I can take the time to do what my dad says and play. Mostly I am just home, but I like to do things I wouldn't get to enjoy throughout the week. Sew, watch movies, call friends, hang with my little brothers... and stuff like that.

Lately I have been thinking a lot about being patient. Patience for answers, patience with friends, patience for help, patience for excitement... patience for everything. Some times I get all flustered because I can be a very impatient person. If something is not stated to me the first time very clearly then I have to know the answer right then. Or if I am struggling to understand something about someone I want to clear up the situation then and there so that it is not haunting my mind. I read in an awesome book once that I should learn to take things one-step at a time. Rather than getting stressed and angry I should think about the situation calmly and then I can have the patience to solve the problem. Whenever I have a big day ahead of me I remember with the assurance that if I take the situation one step at a time, my day will run more smoothly and I don't have to be as worried. This schedule seems much more organized and relaxed to me. Ya know what I'm sayin'?