and then there were three

Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing.
- Melinda Haynes

You know you're doing what you love when you can't stop smiling from the moment you start it to long after you've finished. I'm thrilled to say that in the past month or so I have been fully immersing myself in the three things that I really love.

1) Writing

I've been, well, writing, a lot. The writing competitions are definitely contributing to that, but I also have some more articles out in the latest edition of the NAVEL Expo magazine.

Check some of them out here -

Overcoming Weight-Loss Resistance

Cleansing and Detoxification of the Immune System's Power Plant

Reversing Common Symptomatology through Liver Detoxification

What Your Tooth Fairy Won't Tell You and Your Doctor Doesn't Know

And as for that book, stay tuned for updates...

2) Acting

I'm already into my fourth week of advanced on-camera acting technique classes at the Penny Templeton Studio in NYC, and I absolutely love it. My acting career thus far has been in theatre, but what I really want to start doing now is film. It's an entirely different beast to tackle. In theatre, there is an energy that is unique to the stage. In film, you need to be able to convey the world through your eyes, through the smallest of gestures, through simply saying nothing. Stage right and camera right are two entirely different things...and that's just the start of it.

Every week, we have scenes to perform, and at the end of class, we see everyone's performance on the big screen. I have to admit, the first week was a bit jarring. I have big eyes, and I feel I look like a kid. But putting such self-analysis aside, as you must, it's all been a real blast. Being around actors, rehearsing scenes, learning new techniques - I missed all this for so long. I also finished a three-hour Business of Acting seminar earlier this evening with The Organized Actor's Leslie Becker. It's off to the races now to look for an agent.

Oh, and * exciting * I start rehearsals next week for a production of The Christmas Carol here in LI and in NJ. Where I find the time, nobody knows.

3) Tennis

I'm playing at least three times a week and shooting to be a 4.5-rated tennis player before the end of the year.

And of course, there's my newest blog -

racquetgirl.blogspot.com

Show some love (no pun intended), even if you can't figure out the difference between a game, a match, and a foot fault. (Olga, this means you.)

Things are definitely busy, but I find myself smiling a lot more these days. I'm doing just what I want to be doing.