Here comes treble

I've been wanting to get back into voice lessons for a while, but have hesitated due to being such a penny-pincher. It's really bad, you guys. Aaron can't believe how excited I get about coupons, or how upset I get if we accidentally leave one at home. He laughs at me for being so crazy about getting deals. Babe, you laugh right now, but just wait until the end of our lives when you realize I saved you a good $50 on froyo over the years. Boom.
Enter Living Social, my new bff (Groupon is pretty sweet, too). A deal popped up on there a few days ago for eight private music lessons for only $98 (about a 70% savings). When I saw this, my skin started getting clammy, and my heart began to race! Such a steal, but what if it was too good to be true? I called the music studio the next day to figure out the fine print, and it was all good. Now all I have to do is choose a teacher and schedule my lessons. Woohoo!
In all seriousness, I would have gotten back into lessons pretty soon even without this deal. I've missed being in vocal training, especially with leading music for the women's group at my church twice a week. I love singing way more than I love deals, and I find so much joy in working on and improving my craft. It's pretty silly of me to be so miserly about all this. Aaron has been encouraging me to just find a teacher, and I'm really glad this deal came up to motivate this cheapskate. I know that vocal training is a good investment in my ministry and vocation. Hopefully I will be able to keep making myself pay when my eight discounted lessons are up and I have to start paying full price! Ughhh, full price... I don't even like to write that phrase.

Go me

Welp, I completely forgot to blog yesterday. No gold star at the end of December for me. Maybe I'll try for two posts today... Hmm... That sounds overly ambitious for a mom of a 10-month old. I make no promises!
Last night, I went to a women's Christmas event at my church. It was a lot of fun. I love intergenerational things. They are an awesome part of life, along with Slinkies, lizards, and meals one didn't have to pay for, to mention just a few. I'm glad that heaven is going to be intergenerational to the max ("Hello, nice to meet you, oh, you're from the 4th century B.C.? Solid. Fist bump!")
There was a musical guest at the event, and she was great. She accompanied herself on the piano, and serenaded us with some beautiful and reflective Christmas music. It's inspiring to me to see people work hard at their music and use it in meaningful ways. It gives me energy to keep working on my musical goals. For example, the Sufjan Stevens concert I was able to attend in October has been fueling my creative energy for about a month now. That concert needs to be a whole blog post of its own. I'll post on that sometime this month (if I don't forget like dumdum yesterday Amanda did).