So it's been a little over a week since the end of another adventurous and epic extended weekend. The Friends of Spencer Bell Show was amazing and a huge success as far as I'm concerned. A huge, major thanks to all the bands and musicians who traveled from afar to join us on an amazing evening that I will remember forever. I have made so many new friendships and built bonds with several people that I admire more than I could possibly even express and for that, I am truly humbled.
I, also, sold (i think) 9 or 10 copies of my CD that night and not all of them were to family or co-workers! So that's great news! Since then i've sold about 9 more which means that's even greater news! I'm so truly humbled by everyone who's bought my CD. It's an accomplishment I'm truly proud of and I know I wouldn't have been able to do it without the support of my amazing family and wonderful friends. (If you are interested in buying my CD, visit my FB music page http://www.facebook.com/melissaevansmusic to order a copy!)
But now that the adventure is over, I find myself searching for something else to be excited for. Planning the Friends of SBL show took up so much of my spare time (Not that i'm complaining by ANY means because I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it) and recording my CD took up even more of my spare time, that now I'm not entirely sure what to do with myself. I don't want to slip back into the pattern of sleep - get up - go to work - eat - sleep again because I refuse to let my life get mundane (again). I've been trying to find topics for songs and I haven't been very successful.... it's ironic really, when i have a million things to say I get writer's block, when I have nothing to say, I have a million things I COULD say but can't relate them to any one topic. Le sigh, the good thing is I just keep writing these little blurbs here and there in hopes that some day I can string them together to form a song or two. I never thought songwriting would be something I would enjoy doing... because let's be honest here, I'm a lazy person and writing something like that takes a lot of time and effort. The things people do for the love of music!
However, aside from the topic block and missing the adventure I had for the FOSBL weekend, I have to say I'm happy. I'm grateful and happy to be where I am in my life right now... sure, everything isn't perfect but I finally have the drive and support to keep heading where I am. I got some lovely words of encouragement from people I highly respect and even strangers a couple weekends ago and, along with my wonderful group of friends, I feel the need to keep pressing on just to prove to them that their words of encouragement were not taken in vain. If there's anything I've learned from my past few experiences as being a musician is that all the crying and pain and annoyances and attitudes and stress pays off in the end. I never thought in a million years I would be doing what I'm doing now. And now look at me, I've recorded and produced my own CD and I'm sharing a stage with bands/musicians that I absolutely adore.
Life is beautiful, afterall.
