Hints of Spring

It was warm today. Okay, it was in the 40s (Fahrenheit). But it seemed warm. Especially while I was running and had to shed several pieces of my cold weather gear. I think everyone was really excited about the nice day because the park was packed! And it was a school day so school age kids weren't even in the mix.

I've been practicing my storytelling and I've realized that I somehow speak differently when I'm telling a story than when I'm just talking to people. I know this because I talk a lot. I can talk to Amanda for hours on the phone. But if I practice storytelling for an hour or two my voice feels kind of raw. It takes almost an entire day of non-stop regular talking to do that. This may seem worrisome since my voice is sort of important to my storytelling, but I have found in the past that frequent practice builds up tolerance. My throat actually gets stronger. Strange but true.