Last week on the 31st I did a little
outfit roundup for your viewing pleasure. I thought it might be nice to take one more look back on the events of 2011.
January 2011 found me working my last month at Urban Barn (unknown to my
bosses and co-workers). I was eagerly anticipating quitting my job and getting
back to stage managing again.
As far as the blog was concerned, the year was off to a good start with quite a few posts.
I did a little
dressing room organizing that month,
did some
thrift shopping,
talked a lot about
snow (we had so much
more this time last year!)!
In February I publicly revealed
that I was going back to work in theatre. I was so excited!
The prior 7 months
were difficult to get through. I had decided upon leaving Ricki’s that I was
returning to theatre, but had to wait as there were no available jobs at that
time. Working at Urban Barn was fun. I made some great friends and bought some
beautiful furniture, but I was ready to start my career.
In March I officially started work on “Blatz”. Life really kept my away from the blog that month. Getting back into the swing of stage managing was an adjustment, but my grandfather ended up in the hospital as well that month.
April found me working two jobs at once for a little while. During
performances for “Blatz” I also started rehearsals for Talk with Winnipeg Jewish Theatre. Those were some long days! Rehearsal all day and performances at night. But after all I’d been through to get there I would have it no other way.
When "Blatz" closed I headed to Ottawa for the PrairieScene Festival for Talk performances.
It was my very first business trip!
Unfortunately I was hit with a nasty bought of food poisoning while there, but
managed to have a great time regardless.
At home we finally bought a chandelier with a mid-century modern touch for our dining room.
By May my stage managing jobs
had ran out and I was forced to look for regular work. As luck would have it my
former employers at Harlequin Costume and Dance were looking for someone to
work over the summer, so I worked for them until until September.
On the stage managing front I
did manage to get an assistant job for the Fringe Festival for a prominent
independent musical theatre company in the city. I kept busy at rehearsals
every Monday and Wednesday nights.
I also did a tribute to Mom,
and did some more decorating.
June was an exciting month in the
ol’ blogospere for me. With my less than stellar post schedule in May I
challenged myself to post an outfit every of June regardless of what I wore.
Despite one little glitch, it was a huge success! And I have been posting
fairly regularly ever since!
July was Fringe time! As always.
It was just too bad that the company I was working for had a less than stellar
year for attendance and I walked away from this job in the hole. Those are the
breaks in independent theatre. After this I vowed never to work for a company
who was paying me out of profits again. Stage managing is just too much work
for that!
On the bright side, July is also my birth month! I treated myself to some
vintage hats!
I also shared some tips on getting that pesky smell of
mothballs out of vintage clothing.
August found us at the lake
almost every weekend.
Posts slowed down as we packed up the truck and headed
out to enjoy the amazing weather with The Boy’s family. I even managed to get a
little bit of a tan!
Around the 'ol blog I showed you some more dressing room/clothing storage ideas.
And shared my favourite blogs with you.
In September I bid Harlequin
adieu for probably the last time as I headed back to work for Winnipeg Jewish
Theatre again. This time for the Canadian premier of Juan Mayorga’s "Way to
Heaven". It was good to get back to work after the break for the summer.
I also reviewed my
Begonia Dress from Banana Republic's Mad Men line, which ended up being too big.(It's being altered right now! I'll be sure to let you know how it turns out!)
October was a continuation of
rehearsal, tech and performances. I was working and life was good!
This month I also revealed my new old Schwinn bike
And for
Halloween this year The Boy and I dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood and TheBig Bad Wolf. We went to a few parties that weekend and our costumes were a big
hit!
I finished working for WJT in
early November and my next job with Manitoba Opera fell through due to
scheduling conflicts. So I was looking for work again until the new year.
Thankfully The Boy’s Mom came through and saved me from a job in the mall. She
got me a job doing some faxing and filing in her office for the remaining weeks
of the year.
Being off work allowed me to get
some unfinished projects around our house finished. Mainly painting and wallpapering our dining room shelves.
December was more of the same.
Working in the office and getting some more projects finished around the house.
I whittled down my mending pile
and did some DIY projects for the holiday season.
Naturally Christmas came and went
with too much food and a lot of family time.
Then we headed off to the lake
again for the New Year like we have for the past couple of years.
It was a good year. As always, I learned a lot about my work, myself and
my relationships. I’m so excited about 2012. There are so many opportunities on
the horizon. I’m looking forward to gaining some balance in life, getting into
some healthy eating and exercising habits, advancing my career and doing some
more renos on our house.
And as always, I can't wait to share it all with you!
Thank you so much again for visiting my little corner of the internet. I can't say it enough! You guys are awesome!
Lisa.xo
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