Posted by oona on June 13, 2002, at 20:59:52
In reply to Let's have a party. . . » oona, posted by BarbaraCat on June 13, 2002, at 1:46:49
> Hi BarbaraCat,
I sat in on the interview with one of the summer camp teachers that teaches dancetheatre at the school where I work. Her presentation was on the history of the bellydance and how it was once only used among women to strengthen their abdominals for childbearing and was never practice before men till much later. Anyway, this one teacher had all kinds of designs and materials also used by the "womanly" "goddess" woman to drape on her body. Also, it was fun learning about the bellydance and maybe I will take a class also this fall. Good luck with yours, it sounds like fun. One last thought on the bellydance. I was on an "Aids" walk about six years ago back east, and they had stations along the side to stop and rest and at one of the stations, were five BIG gay guys, dressed in veils and bangles and beads, doing the belly dance or as we say it "mediterreanean dance"...Was a better day at work today and at least I made the decision to really look for something that I can live with as well as work at and not feel stressed out. I really felt like my blood pressure was going thru the roof yesterday. It does not work to take these meds and then aggravate the situation with a crappy job. Actually my job is not that crappy, just have a lot of bad days.
As far as crafts go........well, since I live in the southwest and am surounded by pinon, juniper, sage and rock (and now wildfires), it would have to be something crafted from nature. At first, (since I am a gardener) I thought I would make little rose trellesis out of pine that was fallen and make them to look like little ladders, like the ones that are on the pueblo indian houses. I tried that and it was a lot harder than it sounds. Then I thought I could do the same thing but make it into a type of magazine or newspaper rack, like you would have next to the john.
Anyway, I have all these ideas that I wish I had
the energy and/or money to accomplish. Or if I had a crew of leprechauns to help me.I used to drive my husband crazy sometimes cuz I would always be drawing plans of additions to the house or garden or whatever.... Not so much now as before...
Rambling on and way out of this thread of "no motivation" guess I have the motivation but not the energy.
always.
Oona,
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