On the Down Low

I feel weird about talking about singing stuff because I don't want people to think I'm bragging, but I would like to mention it, I guess.  I'll just do it on here instead of Facebook.  My instructor told me she talked to the provost today about scheduling a time for my own recital in the cafeteria.  She wants it advertised in the Des Moines Register and asked me if that was okay.  Sure, why not?  She said it needs to last about an hour.   Then I'm supposed to sing in the regular recital, with the other students, and then have a third, longer recital at a nicer venue.  She wants me to come in for extra lesson times next semester, too.  I wish I could find a part time job that would be flexible enough to let me do what I need to do for school, but also pay the bills.  Maybe if I could do a night shift, like Dee and Sara.  I'm also worried about gastric bypass.  If I get approved and scheduled, I don't want to have a lot of singing down time.  I wish all these problems weren't all grouped together in one big mass of shit.

Money gets in the way of everything.

I had my 5th migraine of the week tonight, and was looking up different causes.  Not only can hormones fuck up your head, clenching your teeth at night can cause migraines.  That may make more sense than the hormones right now, since I've been having such terrible tooth/jaw aches.  So now I need to look into getting an actual mouth guard from the dentist.  The one I'm using is fine, but it will alter your bite after so many months of using it since it only fits over the front teeth to keep the back teeth from touching.  The only problem is the dentist's mouth guard costs about 500 bucks, and insurance doesn't cover it.  I don't want my teeth to shift, though.  When I wear the front guard, it alters my bite for at least half of the day, to the point where my back teeth don't touch each other.  Another doctor's bill is not what I want right now.