Ruminations and percolations

I have been having dreams about my high school reunion lately. Very vivid dreams that are always different. Wait, have I written that before?

Yup. In the last post..

Anyway, I have been thinking what they have been trying to tell me. When I posted that thought as my facebook status I got comments from Janice Freyler and Kathy Corcoran that I should have ATTENDED the reunion. While that may be true, I don't think that's it. What comes to mind is would I be excited to tell people what I do. Since I never want to regret anything, I am seriously thinking about where I want to be right now. The biggest thing is that I feel I am taking huge steps backwards. I am falling back on all of things I did when I got out of undergrad. Well, at least temping, but I have been thinking catering, as well. While I certainly CAN do these things, they do not bring me joy, just a paycheck and potentially some yummy leftovers.

As my ankle heals and I look for performance and teaching gigs I thought about my one time goal of creating a center for all of the things I love. A theatre/dance school, a day spa, and a restaurant all in one building. It could have a performance component or not. I guess in a scaled down version it would be a studio with an adjacent room for massage and then a little food area that sold light bites and juices.

So yesterday in my forward thinking I started looking for buildings. There were some sketchy options in Oakland, but for the most part it's an expensive venture. I would love to start small with the option of expanding. But I like the feel of all three. That's what would make it difficult to figure out which one to start if I had to choose. The logical choice would be the studio since I can do that now. I can teach group acting and dance classes and then rent it out to other teacher to do the same. Teach dance or yoga or martial arts. The day time may be light, so there are thoughts there, as well.

However, I am excited and trying to figure out the next steps. Since I cannot teach dance classes right now I am a little worried about starting this. Do I need to rent a studio myself or teach at a studio for a bit to build clientele? Do I want partners?

Thoughts?

Or as I usually say to my students - questions, comments, epiphanies?!

Epiphany!