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No-Practice Thursday (but I did get my run in ...)

Yesterday, January 2, I didn't practice piano at all. Horrors! I was so tired yesterday morning and didn't wake up in time for a morning practice. I'd planned to practice after work and before driving my daughter to her 7:00 volleyball practice, but then they moved her practice up to 6:00, which meant I had to pick up a fast-food dinner for her, rush home from work, and get her to practice. I went for my run while she was at practice (as planned), and then went to pick her up at 8:00. She didn't get out of her practice until almost 8:15, and then I had to stop by Kroger on the way home. When we finally got home, I had to take a shower because I was covered with dried sweat from my run. By the time all that was done, it was almost 10:00 and I was beat. I went to bed.

So, no piano practice yesterday. That's the bad news.

The good news is that I have kept up with my running plan for six weeks now!

Yesterday's run (run 12 minutes, walk 2 minutes, X 3) was my longest yet. It was also my first run in my new running shoes that I bought on New Year's Day. They feel so much better than my old ones. I'm more sore than usual today--I'm not sure if it's the longer run or the new shoes. I feel good, though.

This morning I worked on Czerny because I was behind in my technique percentage. I really want to get back to Liszt after working so hard on Liebestraume over the break. It's not the kind of piece that allows you to skip a few days and then come right back to it. I need to work on it a little (or a lot) every day to internalize it all.

Despite my no-practice Thursday and a volleyball tournament this weekend, I'm feeling positive about the weekend. I will get to practice both tonight and tomorrow morning. I likely won't practice at all on Sunday since we'll be at the tournament. I'm hoping to get a total of at least three hours by the end of the weekend.

I also hope to make a couple of videos to share here soon!

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