music, therapy, and me

I am ready to start heading towards the AMTA National Conference! This has been a long week of anticipation, making lists, and getting myself ready for interactions with lots of music therapists, but I think I have everything I need (once I shut down the laptop and put it in my bag). I have the addresses of TWO In-N-Out Burger locations (I can taste that goodness already). I am ready to go. Conference is always a good vacation from my job. It is also one of the most stressful times of the year for me, but I continue to go. Lots of people talk about the cost and the inconvenience, but I have always made this interactive time a priority in my life, so I don't see it as an inconvenience. I guess perspective has lots to do with perception. I don't go on fancy vacations. This is it for traveling to new places for me on a pretty regular basis. In fact, other than going home every so often, I haven't taken a "real" vacation in about 13 years. Now, don't get m...

For the last several weeks, I've been sick - the type of sick where nothing gets done, nothing sounds appetizing, and sleeping is absolutely necessary. I am FINALLY starting to feel better, but I am still in the "need to sleep" phase of my recovery. I'm still sleeping more than usual, but my brain is coming out of the fog. This may not be a good thing for you all, but it is great for me! I have not been able to think about things to write about, so my blogging process has been a bit interrupted over the past several weeks. I try to write something everyday, and when I don't post, it's because I have tried to write and nothing has been post-worthy. I've done LOTS of backspace typing over the past several weeks. It is time for a reset. I blog about everything and anything that occurs to me, and that means that there are good thoughts and irrelevant thoughts that come across this site. I try to write about music therapy things more than just writing...