I wore my purple velvet dress for the week, and had to take it off before any pictures, but it was fun. The purple is much darker than the color in this fake picture here that I kept for the spirit of the season:
Totally fake, and it makes me look a lot better than reality, but I still love to play around with these things. I've got a few other things I enjoy going on this week, but I think most people would find them terribly boring. One of them involves computer work, and the specific programs gives me a challenge to conquer each month. I love the challenge and get super excited when I finally figure it out! No one really seems to get into it as much, but that doesn't get me down.
I have an activity I've been doing for the past three or so years on Halloween night that makes me enjoy the evening a little more. There was one post when I said I didn't like Halloween, but with no specific reason, and then the next year I get on with how I felt abandoned one year. I think that played a major role. This is something I can do with family, so it makes my day feel a lot better, even though it's not related to the holiday.
There was another challenge I created for myself, and that was to create arrangements of some songs I had on my mind since September so that I could play them on my flute. I completed the first one rather hastily, because I wanted to create it while it was still fresh on my mind. The second one is a Christmas song. I'm glad I'm not being hasty on that one, because the harmony is a little more challenging for me, though last time I practiced it, I didn't feel quite as uncomfortable. Thinks are looking up! If anyone's interested in the first one, here it is:
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his is the song I had stuck in my head that helped me feel calm after being overwhelmed by hearing about so many tragic events.
