Spring Cleaning

"Is it weird being back?" I've been asked that question a lot lately now that I am not only back in Ottawa, but back in my own home. And in some ways it kind of is. My mom came up last week to help me with some home renovations and what amounted to a ton of spring cleaning. I have not lived here in 5 years and I have not owned a cat in about the same amount of time, yet somehow we could have probably made 2 cats out of the hair we found behind the fridge and stove.

Note to self: Normal people clean behind the fridge and stove.

Other note to self: The cleaning service you hired obviously will not.

For the most part, the renovations are done and I am really happy with them. I'm just left with sorting through all my boxes of stuff. Having lived in a suitcase for so long, I am blown away by the amount of "stuff" I have. I can't look at most of it too long or I start becoming sentimental. The donation collection guys at Value Village is starting to know me by name. I'm hoping to get everything done before I leave for Saskatoon on Thursday for a quick remount of The Little Prince.

Things have been fairly chaotic all around this past month. The renos, the family visit, doing my taxes, the juggling multiple jobs and a surprising number of auditions lately have left me feeling a tad drained. All good things, mind you, so I'm not complaining, but I'm looking forward to the opening & run of Re:Union at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival so I can take one thing off my plate. It's a fantastic show that I am incredibly proud to be involved with so I hope you will be able to check it out.

I was hoping to get back to blogging a bit more, but there just didn't seem to be much to write about. June is gearing up to be one very exciting month though so there will be much more happening in these pages soon.

Stay tuned!

You Don't Look Stressed Out...

That's the first thing the wonderful owner of Hunt Club Volkswagen said to me during our meeting on Friday: "You don't look stressed out..." With my producing partner flying into town on Wednesday, shooting starting on Thursday, film production prep, rehearsals for the show, a pitch session for the delightful Soup Ottawa community and premiere of a completely revised version of Roller Derby Saved My Soul on May 30th, no one is more surprised than me at my lack of stress.

Don't get me wrong. I did go through a brief period of self-doubt, but got through it thanks to some pretty amazing friends.

I feel incredibly loved and supported and, to be honest, I'm just too fucking happy to be stressing out right now. With 8 days left to go, my Indiegogo campaign for the documentary is still going strong, we're looking at a sold out performance on the 30th in Ottawa (seriously, you might want to get your tickets now if you haven't already), I've got a free car, and more sponsors are now coming onboard thanks to my connection to the great Love Ottawa website.

So thank you. All of you. I couldn't do any of this without you and the incredible team I surround myself with. I can't wait to share the re-vamped Roller Derby Saved My Soul this summer!