Ballerina at Heart

The room is dimly lit. A couple of people rush past and I hear footsteps behind me. I hear whispers and finally Wendy says “Shhh”. Everyone falls silent. She calls my name and I turn, only my head, to the left where she stands in the wings. “Good luck” she whispers with her thumbs pointing up. I smile and turn my head back facing the deep red curtain before me.   I am standing on the hard, wooden floor, my feet firmly planted on the ground in first position. My toes pointed out, my arms softly out to the sides. I am wearing bright red satin ballet pointes and a white tutu with matching leotard, the top of it lined with silver diamantes. I wait. I hear a clicking noise and suddenly the curtains in front of me begin to pull apart before my very eyes. The room is now completely dark. I cannot see a single thing in front of me. I may as well have been In a box with four walls and no windows. The only thing that is certain in the darkness, is the ground beneath my feet. But i...

Alright! So, this is it! I have always wanted to blog and I’ve been mulling the idea over for months. I’ve started and deleted post ideas way too often but now I’m just getting frustrated with myself. You see, I haven’t admitted this to many people but I’m not too happy with myself atm. I just feel as though the habits that I have created for myself are both unhealthy and are making me feel unhappy in the long term. I’ve recently turned over a new leaf and decided that instead of sitting around wanting to do something or wishing I was living a certain way. I'm just gonna go ahead and do it! It’s an idea I read about in this great book called “You are a Badass”.  I’m going to start by setting myself some goals that will give me some gratification in achieving. Today’s goal is to start a blog! So here I am. Hi! The reason I want to start a blog is because I absolutely love writing and aspire to be a writer someday. Either or journalist or an author, maybe both. Either ...