That is what my youth was for [[Sleepless long nights]]

I cleansed my room all day. It is very clean now. I actually cleaned off my dresser, for the first time in a year. I'd been pouring all my energy into keeping my bookshelf awesome. But after I nearly killed myself closing the drawer the other day, it occurred to me that it's finally time to clean it. I found SO much stuff behind it, seriously.
I need to get my laundry done. I have no clean clothes...


I finally got to go back to dance tonight, assistant teaching. I did the whole wing it thing once again, went really really well. I was just too tired to focus on nit picking at each girls technique for the entirety of class. Their attitudes during tap class was bothering me so I made them do sautes for several counts of 8 with a changement on the eighth. It was satisfying to see their faces red and hear their panting breathe. But then after class I had them do some simple stretching and deep breathing on the floor. I'm really trying to get them moving faster while keeping their technique clean. I'd really like to have them do "They" for their recital dance, but if it's too fast I'll have to switch it to "Listen to the Rain". That one is a lovely song, but "They" is just...awesome. Not very ballet-ish but I don't care. I want them to dance to it, dammit! They need to pick up the pace. I'm giving them no choice. They'll soon understand what it really means to have Miss Elizabeth Gilman teaching them ballet! MUAH HA HA!!!
I've been going really slow with them all year. Well, now I have two weeks to plan my new style of classes. It seems logical to ease them back into it after Thanksgiving break, but...nah. They all have potential, they're just not working up to it as much as they could be. But I must partly blame myself, since I do have a tendency to ignore their misbehavior when I'm feeling too lazy to deal. But no longer! I really wish I could have been their these last couple weeks but it's too late to do anything about it. I'll just make up for it after break.

And, because I feel like it:

HUZZAH!

heh.