Days full of new

Well, this has been quite a stretch of days.

Today is Wed.  On Monday I had my first mock interview as part of my training for the program in the criminal justice system in which actors portray children who are either witnesses to or victims of some kind of crime or abuse.  Mock interviews are part of the extensive training the actors receive before being put into the rotation, to be interviewed by lawyers, social workers, and police.  I'd been preoccupied with preparing for this interview for a few days.  I know I'm good at playing adults in similar sorts of scenario trainings, but playing a child is a very different sort of challenge, and I didn't know if I would be good at it.

The mock interview went really well.  The woman in charge of the program coached me through the interview, and I found myself really getting into the spirit of this little 6-year-old girl.  At the end of the session, my trainer said I'm ready to start being used in the program.  I'm thrilled about that.  In the upcoming programs, I will continue to play this particular little girl.  It's a fairly easy assignment.  She has not been the victim of abuse, only witnessed it, so she is not particularly traumatized.  The program materials describe her as "upbeat throughout the interview".  

Now it's Thursday.  Still so busy.

On Monday evening, I had my first bridge lesson.  It was 2 1/2 hours long, and by the end of it, my head was pretty full.  I enjoyed the other folks in the class, and I'm sure I'll enjoy the game once I get the hang of it, but so far I'm feeling a bit at sea with trying to understand it.

Tuesday Sweet Hubby and I had our first Tae Chi class at the nearby rec center.  He took Tae Chi a few years ago at a community college, so he's a bit ahead of me.  I was surprised to find that my balance wasn't very steady.  That's something I focus on during my workouts, and have considered myself to be good at balancing, but I felt pretty unsteady through some of the class.  Also I kept getting mixed up about which leg and arm to move, depending on whether I was watching the teacher directly or through the mirror. Both bridge and Tae Chi have so far been fun but humbling.  I suppose it's silly to want to be good at something on my first attempt. 

Wednesday I took my first class in an exercise program called Essentrics, which is designed for seniors.  It's a good overall body workout, not aerobic but great for strength, posture, flexibility, and, once again, for balance, which I need more than I realized.

On Saturday I'll take my first clogging class.  I seem to have had a burst of wanting to try new things, so my schedule is really full, including several upcoming theater tickets to 3 different shows as well as the usual getting together with friends.  And I'm actively working on 3 different writing projects.  Gosh but I love my life.