This is the Title of an Uncreative Violinist.:)

I have to say--there are times when I am just not motivated to write about anything; sometimes the lack of motivation comes from sheer laziness, or lack of imagination or creativity (hence my blog name!), or sometimes I just feel like no one is really reading this except for myself and perhaps a family member or two (*not knocking my family--they're special and I love them!*). But today, after scrolling through older entries I've written a year or two ago, I was reminded why I wanted to keep a blog and I'm so happy that I have.  This is literally one of the few ways I get to keep both small and major memories completely vivid and real at a moment's glance. I love reading entries from a year ago and remembering how I first embarked on my running journey--despite not accomplishing everything I wanted to do--and realizing that this is still a journey.  I'm never going to be done--at least, not until I die. I want to remember both the stressful and the great moments ...

I think I'm turning into one of those once-a-week bloggers--my apologies!  I guess I'm unintentionally following the old adage, "If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all" or in this case, if I don't have anything good to write about, don't write at all! Actually I'll be honest and attribute my infrequent posts to laziness.  Things have been happening and I often think of what to write about on here, but I lacked the motivation to actually sit down and start typing. This past weekend I was tied up for the most part because my parents and relatives from Argentina stopped by for a visit before my aunt and uncle head back to Buenos Aires this week.  I'm so glad they got to visit me in Columbus.  We had a pleasant outing to North Market where we all had Vietnamese for lunch and then sampled Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.  Later in the evening, I made Chicken Scampi Pasta with spring mix and watercress salad and it was a...

Today is the first day back to work after 9 days of no teaching and a whole lot of traveling and scrambling to see as many sights as possible, as well as horrible eating habits as is evident by the number I saw on the scale when I stepped on it last night and gasped.  My metabolism definitely is at a standstill.  I gained around 3-4 lbs. on this vacation.  Now before you roll your eyes and say "that's nothing!", I have to reiterate that I am extremely petite, small boned and Asian.  Those three things have helped me coast through life relatively easily, but I am now creeping towards my 30's and can no longer rely on my good genes.  I actually have to work at it now:( But I didn't actually want to talk about my weight!  So onto Las Vegas and AZ... IT WAS HOT AND DRY.  And that about sums it up.  Just kidding--I loved it, actually.  Particularly the Grand Canyon.  Words cannot describe how grand it is nor do pictures do it justice....

About to leave in a few for the airport and will arrive in Sin City tonight; my dad and I were dorks and had all our luggage organized and ready to go last night--the rest of the family waited until 20 minutes ago to pack:) So excited!  Obviously, I won't be posting anything until perhaps next week or even a week and a half (as soon as I get back from Las Vegas, hubby and I are driving onto KY for the family reunion) from now, but good news: I was able to recharge my camera's battery and will be sure to take plenty of pictures of the trip. Have a great weekend:)

Do any other violin teachers have trouble with students who just can't seem to get the basics down?  I'm talking about fundamentals like properly holding the violin up, keeping the left wrist "straight" and maintaining a solid, correct bow grip.  The latter, I understand is something that MOST players are always correcting and perfecting, so I'm not going to get too picky about that one. But seriously, it seems like at least once a year, I get a student--usually just one or two at a time--who just can NOT get it right!  With a majority of my other students, something usually "clicks" and everything comes together; progress may still be slow with some, but progress is still visible and it's encouraging for both student/parent and teacher.  With the straggling students, I don't even think they're trying .  In fact, they are doing the exact opposite of trying...they're practically taking a nap during each lesson. This is beyond frustrati...

And I can't wait.  I screwed myself over this week with the teaching schedule in order to get this Friday off so I can go home a day before our flight leaves and spend some time with my aunt and uncle who are coming in from Argentina.  It's okay, though--I don't mind...it really won't be that bad.  I'm not going to even think about it because before I know it, I'll be on a flight to Las Vegas:) (Can't you tell it's been so long since I've been on a "real" trip?)  I'm just so excited for an entire week of unwinding and not thinking about anything work-related.  I feel bad that hubby couldn't join me, but at least he gets a few days off for his family reunion, and I'll be joining him for that when I get back from my trip. Before we ever decide to have children, I'm pretty determined that he and I go on a really special trip somewhere.  Maybe New Zealand or Ireland?  I've already been to Europe and S. America, and althou...