New Chapter?

Soooooo, yes. After shouting freedom with all of you a few days ago, and celebrating my free from work time for the next two weeks, I am asking myself am I a workaholic? A new job? Is it a new chapter that I am going to write in my life book? This was NOT planned. Sleeping, chilling, and being nowhere, doing nothing were the plans. The last weeks were a bit hectic and I really needed this winter break...not to break down! I thought I would be able to fulfill this arrangement - I had a date with a few-days-long winter sleep. But the typical outcome of longing for something, for a certain time, is that when the day comes you can have it, your focus already changed a bit. You are happy, you are indeed thrilled, but that state can be affected by (at least) two things. The first is time-related. How time passes, your euphoria begins to wane. The second is related to this abatement. You are starting to look for a new challenge.

You know, I'm just trying to justify myself now. I'm looking for a deeper meaning of why this happens to people... One gets what has wanted and then, just suddenly, it opts for something else. Because four days of rest was too much for me, or what? Sometimes I may not understand myself, but that's what it is. I accepted a new job!

And maybe, maybe it's not that bad, what do you think? Being in this place and calling it work, sitting on one of these armchairs (I chose a green one) and looking at the sea and the sun that slowly separates from the sea and floats in the sky.

Ok, let's see the view from that place: Morning vibes! Sea. Sun, finally after several days of having the skies covered by a grey layer of clouds. Not so positive fact: it is Sunday morning. So, yes, I accepted to come to this place, every Sunday morning and bring some musical vibes to people staying at this same place. We are talking about a hotel that wanted soft and nice piano music while the guests of the hotel have breakfast. So funny fact, I have played on many different occasions, but never during breakfast! This is a new experience.

But that is what we have now, a new schedule. I played during evenings in art expositions, birthday parties, weddings, ceremonies, dinners, cocktails, the chilling time before or after dinners in very nice hotels, wellness clinics, in a home for elderly people, clubs... Some of them were indeed so special places. Imagine a place where Naomi Campbell stayed... and on various occasions the first man of Russia. Obviously, that place had very strict rules protecting the privacy and security of guests, so it was not my favorite place to play even it was a glass beautiful grand Yamaha piano I played on during the period of my contract of one year. But that is all past now. Since March 2020, not many of this kind of performance happened. This morning, my fingers announced my coming back, but yes, in a different schedule. Morning. Sunday. Breakfast. Well, it was just the first day, but it is supposed to be a long-term thing, if I like and if the guests like.

And, guess what? They liked. I was pleased and I felt good. First of all, to explain a bit how do I play. If I am very confident with the piece I play, I dont watch the keys all the time. I observe people and their reactions. Here and there, the gazes meet. Under normal circumstances, that would be accompanied by a shy smile, but the masks we wear over our mouths dont reveal much. But what is important, I saw that apart from being there to consume their breakfast, some of them paid attention to my activity. An English gentleman came and asked me if I would be kind enough to play the song Moon River for his wife. Wow, that was a lovely gesture, of course, Moon River is one of my very well-known ones so the tune went for their love. His wife was smiling while listening to the song :) A Spanish couple came and said how nicely I play... another Spanish family also. It was good to have that feedback. {am I bragging now?} Bad thing.

The one and a half hours passed quickly, plus I made a short pause and walked a bit around the chilling room with those green and orange heads with plant hair. There is also a circle thing, which is where I am going to play in a few days, during a cocktail that was agreed. This new morning schedule is something new that I was offered two days ago. It was a quick decision, and I hope I will not regret it. Anyway, as I said, I can quit or I can be kicked off if my music doesn't match the tastes, or if the funds for it finish.

Anyway, I am not giving up on the relax-time I have signed up for. Two weeks of not teaching and here and there playing the piano... actually, not that bad, I think. Instead of being a sleeping cat or hibernating bear, I will be even confident to take some selfie photos, oops. Not a big fan of taking them, but here is the thing: I dont even need makeup to get into a bit better shape. Lipstick? Who needs it, when I can hide half of my face hahahaha. Ok, that was easy, one photo and hopefully, it seems ok-ish.
And if it is not good, I am back to this place in a few days so corrections can come!