Sunday Blog Post

“Rubber 🦆 Ducky Chicken 🐔 Society (my improv troupe) be performing alongside “Eaten by Locusts” at Improvocation tonite

 This week has been full of exciting milestones and a little bit of holiday energy, making it feel like life is moving all at once.

(Made an Uber delivery to Edina Mall)

Zulfi’s First Concert 🎶
The biggest highlight was my son Zulfi performing in his first concert—and he even had a speaking role! 🗣️ Watching him step on stage with confidence and share his part with the audience was such a proud moment. All the practice, nerves, and preparation felt completely worth it, and it reminded me how special these “firsts” can be. It’s moments like this that make me stop and appreciate the little victories in our everyday lives.

Improv Prep & Upcoming Performance 🎭
On the creative side, I’ve been planning for our next improv shows. We’ll be performing Improv-A-Go-Go at Strike in January 🎉, which has me excited and busy sketching sets, running through games, and thinking about how the audience will react. Preparing for live performance is always a thrill, and I love the challenge of bringing something spontaneous to life on stage.

We’ll be performing alongside this group tonite at Improvocation.

Piano Lessons for My Son 🎹

. I’ve been planning Zulfi’s piano lessons this week, giving him the space to explore music more intentionally. Seeing him light up while learning and creating brings a steady, quiet joy to the week. Balancing creativity, practice, and family time is a challenge, but moments like this make it all feel worthwhile.

Books I’m reading

Holiday Plans & Shopping 🎁
Of course, the holiday season is weaving through everything. I’ve been making gift lists ✅, checking off presents, and thinking about ways to make celebrations feel meaningful. Between shopping, planning, and soaking up the little festive moments, I’m trying to enjoy the season without letting it feel overwhelming.just a whole lot of gift cards and ornaments.

Sunday blog post

Last Sunday morning, 10 AM, I found myself at Hives Theater in Saint Paul for my first ever musical improv session there. It was early, but I liked it because it allowed me to still wind into the rest of the day. The session was filled with glittery, giggly laughter 😄, and somehow that made us feel closer as a group as we explored the music and scenes together.

Musical improv at Hives theater

My son

Earlier this week, I had an upper endoscopy, and while the results were inconclusive, I finally feel like I have a better handle on what’s going on. I think allergies or asthma have been triggering reactions because I started reading up on how gerd can initiate asthma and breathing issues, I started nedi pots and it helped, this could also explain why eating certain foods has been so challenging lately as my throat will completely close up (or at least the feeeling of it)  A short round of Prednisone 💊 seems to be helping, and I’m slowly stepping out of that months-long period of discomfort.

On the health front, I also met with my orthopedic doctor, and we’re moving forward with reinstating my disability parking sticker 🅿️. Somehow, my old one had disappeared, so it feels like a nice little bonus to get it back.

Minnesota has been buried in snow lately ❄️, but surprisingly, I didn’t run into too many issues. Well… except for a classic Minnesota road rage moment 😬. Apparently, if you drive even slightly slower than someone’s ideal 50 mph on snowy roads, they’ll find a way around you, often crossing two yellow lines, just to fishtail past.

As the week winds down, I’ve been diving into some new reads 📚. I picked up Booked for Murder, part of the Juniper series, which reminded me of How to Solve Your Own Murder with its clever, slow-burn mystery and humor. I’ve also been exploring TJ Nelson’s mischievous mysteries, and revisiting The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, which is sardonic and energetic and continues to be captivating.

Info on my Upcomping Improv performance” rubber ducky, chicken society upcoming performance, December 21, Sunday at 8 PM at Phoenix theater

Happy Halloween and Twin Cities shows including 'A (Virtual) Christmas Vacation with The Griswolds' (Hennepin Trust)

*this is a repost 

           LOOKING FORWARD TO OCTOBER

Where there's a will, there's a way-English Proverb

This week I read an article about how NASA has taken an interest in Venus as a possible planet for us to colonize vs Mars.  The article talked about the possibility of floating blimps above the acid rain. 

I also drive for ride-share. A lot of the homeless are being shuttled to hotels in Bloomington. Thank God! It’s too cold to be homeless in the Twin Cities.

I also learned about the winter carnival this year and how patrons will be able to see the ice sculptures and so forth from their car. I've been writing more than ever and doing my best to post to Medium.com I also did improv this week.

Sunday Blog Post

Our improv Team

On Wednesday I went to a dance class at the YMCA, which just felt good — nothing complicated, just moving.

Later that day, I stopped by the Eagan, MN library and bumped into someone who was checking out the studio microphones. Since my son and I have been working on his YouTube channel, I recognized the equipment right away. The library has a Yeti microphone and a small recording room with sound-insulated walls. The person I talked to said they were recording a poem they had written. I mentioned how great it would be if the library offered podcast workshops for everyone.

Thursday — Our Improv Fundraiser

Thursday was our improv fundraiser, and it turned out to be a great success. That night we raised $90 for Strike Theater, and the audience was wonderfully responsive.

There were so many odd and funny moments:

• I entered one scene as a palm tree on a Belize vacation brochure.

• Someone else came in as a witch, and suddenly I was the good witch while they were doing voodoo on the island (at least I hope they did).

• We kept heightening, and the audience stayed right with us.

One of the best parts was showing up as the leader for our team. Everyone was already gathered and waiting when I arrived, and I got to guide the start of the night. It made me feel grounded for the day.

On Saturday,, I finally got my brakes and front rotors fixed. I hired someone from Craigslist — a little risky — but he finished everything in under an hour and for less than $300. I was relieved it worked out so well.

That’s my week, tell me about yours in comments below