Monday is Tarot Day. Busyness. And bravery in the face of busyness.

I'm busy.  I mean, really, really busy.  Just got cast in "A Little Night Music", so there's that: the blocking, the memorizing, the hoping I don't have to wear a corset that restricts my breathing and/or digestion.

One of my heroes, Angela Lansbury, with Catherine Zeta-Jones in the recent Broadway revival of "A Little Night Music".  I'm playing Desiree, the Zeta-Jones role on the right.  In period dress.

Then there's getting ready for our upcoming trip to Colorado.  We'll be visiting the greater Denver/Boulder area and doing all sorts of things (including a visit to the Denver coaching chapter where Ben will present a lecture), but we're primarily there for my mother-in-law's 70th birthday and her 30th anniversary/recommitment ceremony.  She asked me to sing "Simple" by k.d. lang, so I'm reconnecting with that beautiful song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yps8XYldq7U

  And so there's the packing.  And lining up things before we're away.  Things like letting agents and clients know I'll be away.  Getting things set up so my Dad's taken care of completely (although he has his caregivers, we just want to make sure all his supplies are up-to-date, meds are filled, etc.).

We are planning to recreate the Sleeping Beauty Castle using bricks made out of angel food cake.  Well, okay, no we're not, but what we ARE planning is pretty detailed and crazy.

 Then there's the party.  The day after we get back from the Rockies, we're mounting our Summer Soiree, and the theme this year is Disney (more specifically Disneyland) and we're geeking out like we've never geeked out before.  So many things need to be planned, written up, copied, constructed, decorated, bought, mixed and transformed RIGHT NOW.  Our annual summer party is not unlike a theatrical production.  This one ups the ante times twenty.

And everything that's on my plate at the moment requires fine-tuned, highly-competent planning, a brave frame of mind that doesn't waiver or question for one moment that things won't be absolutely perfect and turn out swimmingly.

So, when I pack my tarot deck for the party, I'll be slipping out the Chariot card and allowing myself a few moments to mediate on his determination, focus and strength.

He's a great ally for an actor/singer/traveler/party planner/worried daughter/loving wife to have on her side.