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An Emotional Person in an Emotionless Job
A little over a month ago, I decided to try out some advice and take a well-paying job for a year or two to save up, pay off that debt, and to get back into those pricey acting classes. I haven’t lost complete hope in this plan, but October did not prove a promising example.…
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Survival Job Sanity: A Call for Advice
In October, I will turn 28, thus marking my 20th year in theatre. Other than sending me into a bit of a crisis about how I thought I’d be a Rockette by now, I feel it will also give me the right to have loud, dramatic diva tantrums involving long scarves and phrases like, “I’ve…
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Wandering on Mother’s Day
Yesterday could have been a disaster. I woke up to some all-too-familiar problems at my parent’s house, that lead to scrapping all Mother’s Day plans. I had a very sweet offer from Ben’s family, and normally I would have happily joined them. But at this point I wanted nothing to do with the Hallmark holiday, and…