New Patterns
Here I am. The first year I have no dependent children, in over 30 years. My youngest turns 18 in 6 days, and we will hold a combined Birthday/ Graduation party. Though my youngest two remain at home, building their educations and their savings, I am presented with the opportunity to re-invent myself, again.
Before I was married, I flew, in planes. The opportunity to do that again still exists, even and perhaps especially to my age bracket. So, this blog may chronicle an ascendency back into that line. But for now, today, and for an unspecified amount of time, my work each day will be at the business of songwriting and songwriting. Which are not one and the same.
The purpose of this blog is for accountability, to myself, and someone who is mentoring me, and then, lastly, anyone who would want to peer into such a thing. I am in singing mode, while keeping a foot in the door of flying mode at this time. Not sure how long this portion will last, but if I am granted both I will shoulder both, as one is steady income, the other, so far has operated at a fiscal loss, although, not all prosperity comes in the form of money.
Today it began, after weeks of thinking and deciding and then a breaking of ties with some other forms of income. There was a closing of one business, and a severe limiting of my self-employ, to allow for my next steps, and transition.But this week, I am concentrating on the singing aspect of my bird-like existence.
I planned to wake up, meet with my Maker via reading, journaling, and laying out my needs, then take a walk for health, then sit at my desk, in that order. I did very well, until I got home from my walk, then the senile terrier forgot where the door to come back into the house was, I had to search for her, then I stepped in a puddle she had made earlier, yuck, It was so so hard to limit myself to laundry, there were a million other household tasks which could have been done...I WAS going to put a dress on, a long one, which would have tripped me had I attempted to do housework, but my dresses were held captive in my daughters closet because my closet was configured for suits and trousers.
But I digress. At the laying out of my needs, I asked for human resources, who might be able to give me insight into the lives of those for whom I would like to write a thematic collection of songs. On my walk, I saw a person with a dog, asked about it, next thing I knew, this woman had direct experience with the research I am interested in, and not only that knows my Dad. I walked my route twice, just getting to know her and more about what she does...Oh she is a keeper! What a divine appointment!
Once home, I began working on my task list. Check if all of my digital sales platforms were up, check on a 'one page" offer which looked user-friendly to my usual audience demographics, ordered that. Followed up some e-mails regarding a podcast which will be giving three of my tracks airplay, and was contacted by another podcast, which I have contributed related to my passion for flight, but the host has offered in the past to pitch my songs on an episode to the others listeners and those with whom I sometimes chat and iteract....and I am planning a meet-up next week. My singing and flying will intersect. My platform so far streaming and digital sales need to be in place before that happens...but those are in tempory holding patterns....soon to be in place.
I read a fine article by my mentor, if he does not mind being associated with me, I can link it here, because it speaks to a market I could try to enter. Tonight I will submit a brief description of my song adventures to my aviation friends, as well as the plans for the meet-up. I need to ask my production found to render a few stems for a few songs so that a few will be placement ready. placement is when a song is used underneath a film or a tv program, the stems are each instrument track, without the vocals, and then at some point they vocals are mixed back in and used.It might not seem like much, but it took 6-8 hours of my day, maybe more.
I am still at it, but the compuer has fallen out of my hands twice as I nodded off.I wake up too early to be awake much longer.
Before I was married, I flew, in planes. The opportunity to do that again still exists, even and perhaps especially to my age bracket. So, this blog may chronicle an ascendency back into that line. But for now, today, and for an unspecified amount of time, my work each day will be at the business of songwriting and songwriting. Which are not one and the same.
The purpose of this blog is for accountability, to myself, and someone who is mentoring me, and then, lastly, anyone who would want to peer into such a thing. I am in singing mode, while keeping a foot in the door of flying mode at this time. Not sure how long this portion will last, but if I am granted both I will shoulder both, as one is steady income, the other, so far has operated at a fiscal loss, although, not all prosperity comes in the form of money.
Today it began, after weeks of thinking and deciding and then a breaking of ties with some other forms of income. There was a closing of one business, and a severe limiting of my self-employ, to allow for my next steps, and transition.But this week, I am concentrating on the singing aspect of my bird-like existence.
I planned to wake up, meet with my Maker via reading, journaling, and laying out my needs, then take a walk for health, then sit at my desk, in that order. I did very well, until I got home from my walk, then the senile terrier forgot where the door to come back into the house was, I had to search for her, then I stepped in a puddle she had made earlier, yuck, It was so so hard to limit myself to laundry, there were a million other household tasks which could have been done...I WAS going to put a dress on, a long one, which would have tripped me had I attempted to do housework, but my dresses were held captive in my daughters closet because my closet was configured for suits and trousers.
But I digress. At the laying out of my needs, I asked for human resources, who might be able to give me insight into the lives of those for whom I would like to write a thematic collection of songs. On my walk, I saw a person with a dog, asked about it, next thing I knew, this woman had direct experience with the research I am interested in, and not only that knows my Dad. I walked my route twice, just getting to know her and more about what she does...Oh she is a keeper! What a divine appointment!
Once home, I began working on my task list. Check if all of my digital sales platforms were up, check on a 'one page" offer which looked user-friendly to my usual audience demographics, ordered that. Followed up some e-mails regarding a podcast which will be giving three of my tracks airplay, and was contacted by another podcast, which I have contributed related to my passion for flight, but the host has offered in the past to pitch my songs on an episode to the others listeners and those with whom I sometimes chat and iteract....and I am planning a meet-up next week. My singing and flying will intersect. My platform so far streaming and digital sales need to be in place before that happens...but those are in tempory holding patterns....soon to be in place.
I read a fine article by my mentor, if he does not mind being associated with me, I can link it here, because it speaks to a market I could try to enter. Tonight I will submit a brief description of my song adventures to my aviation friends, as well as the plans for the meet-up. I need to ask my production found to render a few stems for a few songs so that a few will be placement ready. placement is when a song is used underneath a film or a tv program, the stems are each instrument track, without the vocals, and then at some point they vocals are mixed back in and used.It might not seem like much, but it took 6-8 hours of my day, maybe more.
I am still at it, but the compuer has fallen out of my hands twice as I nodded off.I wake up too early to be awake much longer.
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