Sat 25 Jan

Woke up with a bit of a headache this morning (and no, I only had one Corona at the event last night!) It seems to be abating now. I sing The Black Dress on Suzuki recital this afternoon. Mary really wanted me to do it. She said this song really has excellent tone for me. I prefer that it's a Saturday afternoon as it seems less formal that way, though I suspect it's the same. I have to rehearse with Tom Yang at 11:14. Recital went very well. It was truly a delight to sing with a live and excellent accompanist. The recording I had to practice with played the song with a rubato that never felt right so I was always lagging behind or getting ahead. Tom allowed me to lead so I could enjoy singing the song. On a lesser note, the headache is back so that I finally gave in and took ibuprofen (which is yet to kick in). I also had a tiny twinge in my throat as I left the Suzuki building, so I hope this isn't a sign of oncoming illness. I'm having a good cup of hot tea just in case. Food: 8:45 am 2 slices coffee cake, 1/2 grapefruit, 101 g blackberries, coffee 12:00 pm Vitamix smoothie w/1 c frozen strawberries, med banana, 3 slices fresh pineapple, small cranberry walnut scone, caramel macchiato Greek blend yogurt 4:45 pm Matcha tea, 1 pc artisan chocolates (from Hotel RED) 5:45 pm 1/5 La Terra Fina spinach & artichoke quiche, 1 c broccoli, 12 oz skim milk Exercise: 1:00-2:05 pm 4 mile power walk YouTube 2:05-2:35 pm Walking exercise self-choreographed