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Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
September 3, 2025 at 8:43 am
I can almost hear you.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:11 pm
lol…we might need a couple more weeks of rehearsals before you listen.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:49 am
Love this!
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September 4, 2025 at 7:34 pm
Though it felt early, we were glad to be together again too.
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September 4, 2025 at 11:31 pm
It’ll be lovely!
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September 3, 2025 at 2:48 pm
It’s that Band time again — woo hoo!! Ours starts this coming Monday, and I am so ready. My flute is back from the repair shop (routine maintenance), and I’m eager to play it again. Congrats!!
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September 4, 2025 at 7:35 pm
This summer felt both long and short. I never got my instrument in for work. Hmmmmm….I have to miss a rehearsal at the end of September. If I’m organized I’ll take it in before we leave for DC, they’ll have two weeks…hoping that’s enough time.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:27 pm
Let the music begin!
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September 4, 2025 at 7:36 pm
I have to say we sounded pretty OK at rehearsal this past Tuesday, especially since it was the first one of the season and most of us had not touched our instruments all summer. And we were under the baton of a brand new music director, figuring out how to read his conducting. He was tryng to figure us out too.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:33 pm
You’re back at it after the Summer break!
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September 4, 2025 at 7:36 pm
Yep. First rehearsal of the season was this week. It felt good to be back, but my chops were not ready for 2 hours of playing!
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September 4, 2025 at 9:18 pm
A couple of practices and you’ll be back in the swing of things.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:39 pm
Hi Dawn – I thought of you when I saw this video even though you don’t play in a college marching band. This made me smile:
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/man-achieves-dream-of-making-the-lsu-marching-band-at-66-years-old/
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September 5, 2025 at 9:11 pm
That’s cool. I went back to school at 50. Loved every minute of it. Didn’t try out for the band though. 🙂
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September 5, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Glad you liked it – I always like Steve Hartman’s videos. Well, if you decide to go back to school for another degree, go all out and try out for band. 🙂
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