Hunkering Down

It is Wednesday in the Midwest, and we are preparing for a polar vortex to happen on Friday. All this means for us is that it will be very cold - significantly below freezing and also below zero. It is time to get my Dad's puffy coat off the hook because my usual swing coat doesn't cut it when these vortices arrive.

Other than that, it is business as usual. Music therapy sessions continue in my cold music therapy room. Students are involved in their own dramas as well as the staff members navigating their personal and professional situations. I am trying not to cough much as I share a bit about Australian music. The cough is left over from my recent flu, and it is not really getting better. I know it will eventually, but it hasn't happened yet.

This weekend is my first adolescent symposium. We are going to be talking about age and developmental appropriateness in music selections, the ethics of music censorship, and then developing ideas and experiences to use with adolescents in school settings. I am pretty excited about it. I hope this is the first of many to come in the future.

That will happen in the middle of the terrible cold weather. I will be able to sit in my warm house and talk to people from all over. I am looking forward to it all.

For now, though, it is time to get my stuff together and head out into the world. I will be seeing five groups today and then attending a specialist meeting before heading home a bit later than usual. I have nothing else on my agenda for today except running the dishwasher. Oh, and practicing my talks for Saturday.

See you soon. Stay warm. 

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