my annual hobby

So if you look at the last three blog posts you will start to see a trend. April, April, April. I'm not really sure how that happened. My best guess is that as spring begins to unfold here in California the days tend to get longer and it feels like I have more time to dabble with hobbies like blogging. (I use the term "a hobby of blogging" very loosely)

The calendar reads 2 years 6 weeks 1 day of being married.

The last time I checked in here we were doing well but things were difficult and challenging. So far, it appears like things are about the same. Don't be sad, a bulk of our hurdles are definitely circumstantial and it would feel much better and lighter if those things like jobs and finances and remodeling projects at the home were all nice and tidy.

I have always seen myself as a work in progress, always being content with slow modifications towards a goal. I'm not a composer yet, but orchestration takes mad skills and it helps if you have experience. In this industry you don't get either skill or experience from a book or without making some ugly sounds along the way. I am learning that it is even more challenging to make music with another, especially if their vision for the concert is different than mine.

My question for the day is how does one embrace their whole life and reality while maintaining the integrity of their wants, desires, dreams and passions?

I am obviously packing huge concepts and thoughts into that last question, and if I have more time I might unpack later this week.

I hope I can break my annual hobby, we'll see.