Boyfriends, Magic, and Agents, Oh My.

Boyfriends, Magic, and Agents, Oh My. 

Hello! And welcome back to the blog. On today’s episode- what I do when my boyfriend leaves town. Just imagining what it would be like if I were a talk show host for mountains girl in the city. We have swag people! And by we I mean me. Me has swag. But really who would buy this swag? My friend was working a Kohls popup event where they were giving away free shoes and free sweatshirts that you could have embroidered with three letters. I chose MGC. Because I wasn’t allowed to choose MGITC. But still preeeetttty sweeeeet. Really repping the brand. And mostly confusing people by the letters. 

My boyfriend left town! Joe is his name. Otherwise known as a jolly leprechaun. At least that’s how I refer to him but usually only when he’s not around. He is off to Indianapolis for a holiday gig! Which is sounding pretty amazing. He gets to do a big holiday show at a symphony with all kinds of music and dancing. It is Christmas magic. It sucks to have him gone. But makes me so happy that he is doing the thing out there! Before the boy leaves it is always worse. The leading up to it. The thinking ‘how will I ever survive without him?’ Then he leaves and you realize you are still a human and you can take care of your own damn self and life still goes on. And then you miss him and then you’re fine and then you’re not and then you are. You know. That’s how it goes. 

I am feeling so excited about living in New York City lately. Like really loving it. I cannot tell you how different the city feels when you walk down the street pain-free vs. having pain with every step. It really changes your outlook on the world as you might imagine. I am so lucky to have the physical therapists that I have guiding me through recovery. And through recovery back to dancing at the professional level. (Thank you Harkness Center for Dance Injuries). My PT sent me this video on pain that I need to share! It has sparked so much thought and understanding for me and has really changed the way I approach my recovery. If you know anyone with chronic pain please pass this on! Click HERE for the full article- the video is the first one listed. And honestly message me if you want to talk about it because I think about it all the time now.

I am also very excited that I finally have day jobs that I love. I get to work for this awesome company as a personal trainer that pairs me with clients who want to workout in their home gyms. I have met and worked with some pretty wonderful people through this company. I also am working in a physical therapy office as a trainer/aid. The way it works in this office is patients get a half-hour with their physical therapist and then a half-hour with us to work on their exercises. I have learned so much and am so grateful to be surrounded by an expert team that is also extremely supportive and caring. And lastly, I’m teaching barre workout classes! Yes- I would love to be in a show right now. But right now is not the time! And I now have work that will sustain me and fulfill me until it is the time. I am very grateful. 

It may not be my time to be in a show but it is a magic time of year to be in NYC. I was talking to a friend and we agreed that it feels like being in one big Christmas movie this time of year. (But usually, in the Christmas movies the big bad city people have to leave and go to a small town to have any kind of sense of humanity and Christmas spirit). Well, it is alive and well in me! The magic of NYC gets extra glitter this time of year. 

Some thoughts about agents: I was doing some work in an office this week for a friend who runs an awesome non-profit in the city. A man who works in the office noticed I was reading some sides and started asking me some questions about what I was working on and what the play was. Then he asked me “Do you have an agent?”

“No I’m working on that right now.”

He grunted and replied, “That is the most important thing”. 

I love it when people- especially people who are not actors themselves- interrupt my day by giving me their expert advice on my career. And in this case, it was not even advice, just a sort of statement that implied I was already failing because I didn’t have an agent. I have friends who have agents and managers and I have friends who don’t. The ironic thing here was that a friend of mine who does have an agent was given the exact same sides for the exact same project that I was working on at that table. She had gotten hers because her agent submitted her. I had gotten mine because I submitted myself. It is possible to be your own agent people! And while I am definitely looking for an agent and look forward to finding the right match- not having one should never be an excuse for not finding opportunity. BE YOUR OWN AGENT. (Except once you get to higher film stuff… you really need an agent. Cough cough looking for one now. Cough.) (Another note- one time I had to fill out an audition slip and there was a space to write down your agent. I did not want to leave it blank so I wrote down Josh. Who is my roommate. Honestly, he would make a fantastic agent so. If they ever call him I’m in good hands). 

I apologize for no post last week! I taught my final “trial” class last Thursday at Fit-house, Union Square! I am now officially a barre teacher! Come take some class. We’ll do some “little pulses” together.  Subbing for now- I’ll be teaching at 7:00pm on Monday, November 18th!