The Pressure is On!

I came up with a little hook to a song that just popped into my head when my baby girl started strumming my acoustic guitar.  She’s only 14 months so no she really can’t “play” the guitar but something she kept plucking actually sounded a little jazzy, neo soulish and just inspired me to sing certain lyrics.  I promise to share them when I am finshed writing the song.  You know as a songwriter, you never know when you will finish one song over the next. Sometimes I can write a whole song in 30 minutes.  Other times it can take me weeks, even months to finish with the inspiration.  But I am challenging myself to get a song compelty written by next Tuesday…yeah Tuesday right?

So, I had a doctors appointment today and my  blood pressure is up.  What?  That has never happened to me.   I’m thinking its the remnants of the guacamole and chips I was downing on my Cabo vacation a few weeks ago.  Gotta work on getting it down.  I might be putting too much on myself with my challenges (the 90 Day and the 7 Day Shot), which may be stressing me out, which, I don’t think is manifesting externally, because I don’t seem anxious or anything like that.  Instead the stress maybe manifesting internally, so I really need to get some rest and remain unstressed.  I just wrote a blog that I entitled “Too Blessed To Be Stressed”.  I need to slow down and make sure that remains the case.

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Too Blessed To Be Stressed!

Sometimes you just have to reflect on the wonderful people that surround you and fill your life with purpose and meaning.  They give you inspiration, advice, and words of wisdom to empower you.  Some can just tell it like it is, and they don’t sugar coat a thing so that you know “the truth” about thangs.  I just have to say thank God for my circle of family, friends and fans.  It’s really a blessing to know when people are “your” people.  They don’t spend time draining you with negativity.  Instead, they uplift you and you do the same for them, whether it’s demonstrated through a thoughtful gesture, word, song, or just a knowing that “they have your back.”

You may have read over the past few days that I have been exhausted trying to do all the things that I want to do in my life, be a good mommy and wife, work well, and sing like the performer I was born to be.  I had hit a wall because my baby had not been sleeping through the night.  I reached out to family and friends who gave me advice as to what to do.  Well, I’ve gotta say that last night I used a combination of techniques to get Ms. Thang to sleep.  Whatever I did worked, and my hubby and I finally got a good nights sleep, which had been lacking almost ever since she was born.  Man, I feel like a new person.  Sleep deprivation can really reek havoc on your overall wellbeing and your social life.  I’m going to work the same technique this evening too.  Wish me luck.

I actually had time to do my hair this morning as well a put on a little make-up…little pleasures you take for granted before having kids.

Do you have “your peeps” that have your back?

Chelsea Nichole Performing Sept 12th at the BB Jazz Festival

My childhood friend,Chelsea Nichole (yes her middle name is spelled just like my first) who is an incredible singing songwriting talent, and an inspiration to me as a “music mama” too is performing this Saturday, September 12th, at the BB Jazz Festival in Hunting Beach.  She goes on first, at about 11:30 am so get there early. Also on the roster scheduled to perform are Rachell Ferrell, Warren Hill, Gary Taylor, Chuck Loeb and more great jazz musicians.   Bring your lawn chair.  It’s only $10 per person if you want lawn chair seating.  There are special VIP seats so check out the bbjazz.com website for details.

You can check out Chelsea’s debut solo album on CD Baby at www.cdbaby.com/chelseanichole or go to her website at www.chelseajazz.com