EHU Final Year- Twenty Fourth Week

Monday

Today never ended up being a dance day, missing our yoga and contemporary class traveling back up from London. It was a long journey and my wanting to be productive when back at the flat fell through. I just needed an early night and to stare at a blank wall.

Tuesday

I planned on getting up nice and early and going for a run before class- this did not happen but was due to external reasons I SET MY ALARM I SWEAR.

My morning class, I always like it as I know what to expect. The warm up, doing abs in class and a routine. I feel my transitions between moves and flow is improving as I felt this to be a strength in today's session- where I normally never notice it.

From class it was 3 hours in the library- sometimes I guess I need to feel like a student and it made more sense for me to do work here than walk home and back.

Ready for my rehearsal at 4, i ended up needing to cancel due to most of my performers being ill, which ended up being a blessing as I had inspiration later in the day that would have over run my idea for the day. Tomorrow I will be making up a phrase to teach next week. SO instead to the gym I went. I tried the Uni gym for the first time and it wasn't too bad. They had a few more machines than at my gym but less space for free weights and a stretch. I think I will just bounce between the two.

I felt SO GOOD after going to the gym again. I have been so out of a routine with work, traveling home, and my birthday and I felt like me again.

Tonight I booked to see 'Plan B for Utopia' so after running home for a quick late lunch/early dinner and shower I was back at the University. The show was HILARIOUS (and I HATE funny dance). It was about how we approach the topic of global change but was done without being in your face but posing questions. I really enjoyed it.

Once home it was flat night, as 3/5 of the flat are leaving back for Ireland this week :( It'll be so quiet and I will miss them but I WILL GET TO SEE THEM IN IRELAND WHERE I HAVE NEVER BEEN.

Wednesday

Getting up early I had my morning coffee ritual. It was so cute and started my day nice, even though I struggled getting out of bed I WAS SO COMFY.

The day wassn't too interesting in a exciting way, but it was a day sat at my table with my laptop out getting through a tick list.

Yoga reading

Abs

Meditations

Immersive reading

Dissertation Choreography

Portfolio writing

It was a very productive day.

Thursday

9am here we go. I walked into the class soaking wet from my walk in to University.

Our class was based around our CVs and Portfolio's where we worked in partners to help improve the others. I ended up being able to tweak how mine looked by being reassured it could look more creative than a standardized CV and I managed to get most of it all on one page. I am actually so proud of how it looks.

WORLD MENTAL HEATH DAY

For today there were stalls up in the hub where I got to get fake tattoos, plant my own plants and snack to my hearts galore. TODAY I WILL DO A SPECIAL POST ON MENTAL HEALTH AND DANCE

Capoeria today had a second teacher which was insane as he brought another level of energy. We basically spent the whole session in a hoarda and i was KNACKERED after.

Once home we are back at the computer getting most of the work done. To be fair, I'm not overloaded and am always looking for a new venture.

Friday

9-1 immersive performance. I didn't think what we were to do would last the whole lecture but it did. We went through the reading we had for reading week and discussed some of the performances we enjoyed in there. Having an open discussion for around 90 minutes brought out other topics which could be explored. It gave ideas towards my dissertation as opposed to this performance, yet was interesting to hear so many different sides of one story.

We then moved on to watch one of the 30 minute instillation works that was brought into the University from the arts council. It was an interesting film, though I was brought more into about 3 of the chapters which spoke about travel and being in the moment. The film touched upon the idea of ego and how that is normal in a western culture and we almost 'miss' it when taken away. We then proceeded to see the still images and photos taken as part of this project where we learnt more about the artist and the socio-political situation in each country in relevance to the artist.

After a short break, we began pitching our immersive/installation ideas and offering some feedback to others. Once home I began getting some of my supplies and building my props for it.

The rest of my day was spent half lazing around and then the rest building up my work and tasks.

Saturday

Today was a calm day. It was a self love kind of day. Looking after myself- putting back in. Trying to change my own mindset.

My reading is my love for myself, an investment in my own courses and future. We did exams today.

I went back to the gym- and it being empty was heaven. I felt more productive than I have in a while and even went up to higher weights- though I haven't trained legs in about 3 weeks.

This evening I headed into the Arts Centre to watch ' Tanyalee Davis: Actual Size'. I hadn't seen comedy in a few months and was intrigued by this woman. The first hour was spent with headliners (which to be honest weren't my cuppa tea). After a 20 minute interval Tanyalee was on and she did not disappoint. Her real stories had me laughing, with her adding her own political twist with her recent news headings about disability access on train sin the UK.

I was in a much better mood leaving tonight, I got home and treated myself to binge watching more comedy shows on Netflix doing my ab workouts. SELF LOVE.

Sunday

Today. I am up. I am writing, learning, yoga.

It is an academic day- but outside of Uni.

I have always been interested in Reflexology- have some books but never got around to really investing in it. Well no time like the present.