Ooooops! I did it again.

Ok. Nichole Ayanna here.  I disappeared again for about a week again.  I feel like I am really back on track though.  I had a lot of things to think about over the past week that I think, really took up my creative space.

I finally got some more training on actually doing my website.  There was a little learning curve…a little hurdle that I had to get over.  I couldn’t figure out how in the world to get my videos loaded into the website.  I thought I knew how to do it, but I was sooooo wrong.  I also needed to figure out how to load my Amazon.com recommendations.  This way I can share with you my favorite books, music, and other great trinkets,like the Flip video camera.  I got mine from Amazon at a great price and I love, so why not pass that bit of information on to you.  I also couldn’t figure out why, when you clicked over into my CDbaby.com website, that it did not allow my visitors to buy and download each song from my the Nik-Tash’Ta CD individually.  Finally, after about a month after I sent a “help me” email to CDBaby.com they responded, and told me what was wrong.  I had included our publishing company as the publisher of one the songs that we did on the album that was a remake.  I had to upload the correct publisher for the downloads to work properly.

That was a lot, right?  There are so many things that go into operating this website.  You’ve gotta remember, we just launched ion July, so this is all fairly new to me.  But, stay with me as I grow it and it becomes more full of wondreful music and videos, and other things that I love.  Let me know what you would like to see more of on my website.  I know I need to get the videos up.  As you see, that’s what I’ve been working on… More music and more photos are coming too…anything else?

I’m Not Naked, BUT Get Ready To See A Lot More of Me

I’m getting really geared up for the next 30 days (adding up to 60) of my 90 Day Challenge.  Really, the last 30 days, I really focused a lot on getting the word out about my life, and trying to blog almost daily.  One of my goals was to blog every day but I ended up missing about 5 days of the past 30.  I am still going to focus on the goal of blogging everyday, but I am committed to incorporating video…video of my singing, my different exercise routines of choice, and just of some of the knowledge I’d like to share on how to live your dream life, and the steps I’m taking to get there myself, that you can do too. 

I am very excited about the next 30 days because you are also going to see some of my “favorite things” (kinda borrowing that from Oprah…she’s on my list of people I would love to meet and speak with one day, like I am sure several hundred thousand other folks…lol), that I have incorporated into my life to make it more wonderful everyday.  So be on the look out to check out some my favorite music, books, guitars, videos, candles, jewelry and much more.  It may take me a sec to get it all together but it’s coming. Peace, Songs, Blessings…Nichole Ayanna

90 Day Challenge To A Better You

OK.  I heard about a 90 day challenge where you post your blog comments or a YouTube video blog everyday for the next 90 days, from September 1st to December 1st.  These posts are documenting your commitment  to improve your life in some way.  I am going to take the challenge and go full force with it.  The post can be about anything that documents areas of your life you would like to change and improve.  I can’t say that I stuck to blogging over the past months and half, due to analysis paralysis ( I was trying to figure out how my blog actually worked instead of just doing it) but I am committed to doing it now.

My focus of, course is on singing, health, and family and spiritual health.  I want to take you on the journey with me for the 90 days.  You can do it with me too.  My goal is to, each week, put up at least one video performance of some great songs I always wanted to learn and perform or those that I had written myself.  Singing makes me happy, it uplifts my spirits.  I just feel an overall sense of fulfillment when I sing and that happiness translates into every aspect of my life.  Some say that music resonates in your being and can actually change the cell make up in your body from rigid and sharp to rounded and harmonious ( I think it was in the movie “What the Bleep”).

I also still need to work on my weight loss.  So that I keep myself accountable, I am announcing to the world that I am committed to an exercise routine and cutting down on my food intake.  I also need to work on getting my baby to sleep through the night so that I can get enough proper rest to be my best in all areas of my life…which aint been happenin’ with my little 14 month old. 

So, let me know if you are down to go through this journey with me…what are your commitments?  I have an accountability partner  and  we state our specific commitments for every 30, 60, and 90 days.  Even if we don’t reach every commitment we just re-adjust, acknowledge each other for all that we have accomplished and keep going.  You would be amazed at how it really keeps you on track with your goals and gives you clarity in the direction you want to take in life.

I want to sing…I love to sing…so watch me sing like crazy over the next 90 days.