Prioritize

I appologize for my absence, lately. I do not have a good reason other than I've placed my priorities somewhere else.

Since my last post, I started a new job working full time as an admin. assistant for a local architecture company. While it's going all right and I'm paying the bills, I miss music every second of the day. I have begun to realize exactly why I decided to follow my passion for singing; I can not live without it. I feel incomplete and unsettled, especially lately.

My "job" has taken over every part of me and when I get home from work all I can think about it relaxing and "taking a load off" after a stressful day. (yes, everyday is stressful... but that's another post.) I do not take the time necessary to devote myself to my true calling and passion and it has been weighing on me for quite some time. Yes, I do practice every now and then, but it's nothing like it used to be. Now that the "audition season" is over, I have to work harder than ever to make practicing and honing my skills a priority. In fact, my top priority. I will be doing many more competitions/auditions this fall/winter and it is my goal to have new pieces prepared and the old ones polished.

I know this happens to a lot of singers/artists because not many of us are able to make a living doing what we love and have to work to pay the bills, so I know it can be done. I just need to keep my nose to the grindstone, so to speak, and get busy! These winter "blahs" have had a hold on me for far too long....