Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Last Weekend

This is my official last weekend at The Restaurant. It is bittersweet because although I would love to stay there, my bank account is screaming at me to deposit a paycheck from Pacific Northwest Ballet. 

It has been intense these past two weeks, juggling working at The Restaurant with my routine "get your ass in shape" ballet workout: a 1 1/2 hour ballet class, a 45-minute run, and an occasional curl with an oh-so-heavy eight pound dumbbell. Last Thursday, as Chef M hands me my nightly warm vodka shot, I use the excuse that I am not going to drink it because I have to get up early and work out the next day. I must be kidding myself? After working at The Restaurant the normal 12 hour shift, I stay in bed long enough to ignore my phone alarm clock, miss the morning class(es), leisurely take my time getting my tall Americano at the corporate coffee shop, and all of a sudden, poof!, it is 1 p.m. Oops! It is obviously not sustainable to be a Stage and a ballerina. 

So, I am wondering to myself, what I am going to do when I work there every Saturday I can when I am not performing this coming ballet season? 

Yes. I am staying at The Restaurant. I must be temporarily insane. 

4 comments:

  1. I'm really enjoying following you on this adventure... so perhaps it is a tad bit selfish for me to say good choice! Glad you are gonna tough it out!!!

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  2. You obviously really, really love it. I think that's great. Best of luck!

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  3. WARNING: reading this blog is addictive. Our girl "Stage" has a flare for writing. I wonder sometimes if she even knows how good her writing is??

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  4. Yay! I would hate for these blog posts to end. :D

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