Still Here and Singing

I almost forgot about this blog. But I am still around and finally able to enjoy New England since I recently quit my management position at Marmalade in Belmont. I won't lie, it has put Elijah and I in more financially difficult circumstances than I would like to admit, but I am happy and I think he is too. I've been able to manage the thyroid and other hormonal issues to the point where I feel more like myself, and I think that is in large part because I got rid of unnecessary stress. There has also been a shift in the way I think about myself, and the way I eat. It is important to remember that one of the greatest teachers out there is our own body, and I have spent the past four years learning from it.

Eli now works at a bank during the day, and sings in a group called "Genesis"  every couple of months. Plus he still substitutes at various churches in the Boston area. I still teach private voice lessons and am trying to get back into the swing of singing myself, At one point in time singing was a piece of really delicious cake that I got to eat every day, and I didn't realize how easy I had it. Now, it takes a lot of brain power to get past the trauma of having an unstable voice for three years. It was like one day I was a Mezzo and the next a Soprano. It was never consistent because my hormones were out of wack. Plus I picked up a lot of bad technical things, trying to overcompensate for what I thought I was hearing. But like I said, I am feeling more like myself and still believe that I have it in me to do this. I have always had the desire and the talent, now I just need to trust myself. When I named this blog years ago, I had no idea how much the subtitle would become a motivation. Thanks to Mama Jones who came up with it. I really hope that this experience has made me more sensitive to the struggles that other singers may go through.