I have this calender on my fridge that I color code with markers. Red is for teaching. Cyan is for 2nd Story. Purple is for Boys From Jupiter. Light Blue is for New City Magazine. Orange is for this photo studio I work at once in a while. Green is for other performances I am doing, magenta is for deadlines and yellow is for my personal life.

Today I poured water in my favorite mug and leaned back on the counter looking at my calender from afar. The dates sort of blurred and all that was in focus where all the different colors.

Sometimes it's a reality check seeing your life hanging right in front of you. Sometimes, when you think you're having a bad day or a bad week or a bad month, you can see something like a filled calender with stuff you have worked so hard to get in to your life and remind yourself how pretty your life really is. Quiet colorful, really.