121/365 - “Strep Throat Sucks (Part 1)” - After a crazy weekend celebrating my sister’s upcoming wedding, my body decided to shut down. Unable to really swallow let alone sing, I was forced to create yet another instrumental piece. This time I added in a bit of electric guitar and bass. Enjoy :)
120/365 - “The Bachelorette Party Song” - ‘Nuff said.
119/365 - “My Sister Is Getting Married” - So here the thing: it’s 9am on Saturday, the day of my sister’s combined bridal shower and bachelorette party. This is my song from yesterday. As soon as this is posted I will be recording a no-more-than-30-second-something for today’s song. You see, in the grand scheme of things, my sister’s bachelorette party is much more important than writing today’s piece.
Afterall, she’s the first of the four kids to get married.
118/365 - “Tired Uke” - So much planning and organizing today. Brain is fried. This ukulele piece is a small selection of a 3-minute improvised song. I decided to not put the whole thing in due to some of it being generally bad but this, well, stuck out to me.
I really feel like the uke SOUNDS tired. Hm.
117/365 - “Just Need A Friend” - Key word being friend. So how about you call me Captain?
116/365 - “Old Friend” - One thing a newly single person has to learn to live with is the occasional visit from their old friend, Loneliness. Another thing is learning to fall out of love with their past and in love with their future…I’ll save that one for another day.
115/365 - “An Aimless Life” - I know where I’m headed and I know I’m on the path there. However, there are times when I just want to raise my white flag and duck out the back door. The idea of living on the road sounds wonderful. I just have to keep reminding myself that my music could take me there…but I have to keep pushing along.
114/365 - “Uke Happy” - I bought an electric-acoustic ukulele today! She’s gorgeous and sounds like a dream. I can’t wait to perform with her! I’ll finally be able to dance around on stage like I’ve always wanted to. I think the girls and I might even write some choreography. Maybe even add in a kick stand to our show! Dreaming big people.
Anyways, I really wanted to show her off so here is an all instrumental uke piece. Isn’t she just gorgeous?
113/365 - “What You Gave Me” - This one is dedicated to my mother; the person who taught me how to continue to be a strong, independent woman in the midst of difficult times.
112/365 - “Late Night Friend Jingle” - Maybe its just me but I think if an escort service had a jingle to go along with those late night TV commercials of those girls in pajamas they’d get a lot more clientele. Just sayin…
111/365 - “Things I Once Knew” - Not only do you lose your significant other in a breakup but you also lose your friend. I think this is the worst part. Adjusting from knowing everything that passes through their mind…to knowing nothing. Yeah, it sucks.
ON A HIGHER NOTE: There are some very exciting things happening in the future for the girls and I. It involves the following four things:
1. My ukulele
2. NYC
3. My guitar
4. An ostrich
Okay, not the ostrich but everything else. STAY TUNED!
110/365 - “An Awkward Telephone Conversation” - Girl likes Boy. Boy is dreamy. Girl decides to tell Boy how she feels. It’s an awkward conversation…one of my very favorite things in this world. Nope, I’m not being sarcastic.
Thank you to everyone that reached out to me over this past week! I received an incredible amount of feedback and am so grateful to each of you. Thank you so much and keep it coming!!
WOW! Thank you so much. It really means a lot to hear that coming from a total stranger! I’m writing and recording one song every day for a year right here on tumblr so make sure you check back for more!
Thanks again darlin! You made my day <3
109/365 - “Put Away Dat Mirror” - First Opera and now R&B.
Note: This song was seriously lacking until I dropped the usage of proper pronunciation and grammar. All t’s (well, most all) had to be changed to d’s and I used “ain’t” and “you don’t got it all”. Usually I veer away from bad grammar but, in this case, it was absolutely necessary. I know, I know, its far from a complete R&B hit but with its slow, relaxing percussion and vocal scale runs its close enough.
I even waved my hand up and down like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston while recording.
108/365 - “LIberation” - Beginning the travel down the road to liberation seems daunting but once you start the only thing that matters is a constant motion forward. You must never stop for there must always be growth. Learn, live, and continue to love.
I planned on adding oodles of vocals to this one. However, due to the sad fact that it took me approximately two hours to record this beast-of-a-piano-part, I ran out of time. So, this will definitely be one I continue to work on once this project is over. For now it will have to remain as is: a melancholy, piano piece.
Speaking of which, only 257 more to go! Thanks for listening.
107/365 - “Egypt” - I said I wanted to try my hand at Opera. Well, here ya go. It’s set to a Hip-Hop beat created with both real and electronic instruments with some synth thrown in to tie it all together. “It’s a smorgasbord of genres,” says my wonderful back-up singer and cheerleader for this piece, Jessica.
After the week I had, I’m pretty proud of myself. I feel as if this was the perfect way to get back into the swing of writing in NYC. Let me know what you think of this one and if you’d like to hear more of this kind. Feedback is key on a project like this!
Thanks Jess. I needed that.
106/365 - “Littlest One” - Sometimes you just want to be heard and sometimes you just aren’t. Life happens.
105/365 - “The End Of The World” - No, I don’t actually believe there is a higher being trying to send us a sign that the world’s existence is coming to an end. However, you gotta admit, its getting weird.
Tomorrow I will be back in NYC with all my equipment and, hopefully, a new perspective for writing. We’ll see. Thank you to all who continue to encourage and inspire me every day.
104/365 - “American Dream” - Everyone has dreams. One person dreams of owning their own restaurant while another dreams of being the next Lady Gaga. Some dream of being a mother and some dream of being an astronaut. Heres the thing: Just because one dream looks different than another doesn’t mean they are lesser in value. I forget that sometimes…and then I leave NYC. When I come home to Virginia, I see that dreams can take on a whole new form. It seems like half of my friends from high school are either engaged, married, or having babies. I look at my life and how far away I am from that…it amazes me…especially after this break-up.
Although this song might sound like a slight against young couples starting a family, I really think its an honorable path to take. My mother was about 23 when she had my oldest sister. I turn 23 in March. I am eternally grateful for her and her strength. I tip my hat to all the young men and women out there starting families. It is a tough job and a tough dream.
Till tomorrow…
103/365 - “The Days” - Sorry this one is so soft. I don’t have any of my recording equipment with me here in Virginia so I’ve been forced to use the mic attached to my Macbook.
Thank you to those that have stuck by my side and continued to listen and reach out to me. I promise my content will get better. If you get a chance, drop a line either in the comment section or by email to let me know you’re still out there. Anything is appreciated.
We can make it through. One day at a time. Goodnight.
