It's about time I take some risks in life. Most Americans play it safe. I criticize these people, and I don't want to be the pot who calls the kettle black.
A few years back, I realized that the older people I found more interesting were those who'd done a lot with their lives. For instance, my grandfather flew planes over India in WWII, he was a telephone lineman both on the ground and as a manager, he helped found a city in the '50's, he was the mayor of said city for a while... lots of variety. In any case, I decided that I wanted to be one of these people -- 20-30 years from now, others will be flocking to hear my stories. (Yeah, right. But it's a goal.)
Last year was a big blow for me, with all of my health issues... namely the daily migraines for months at a time. I'm not letting that stop me this year.
So, here's the list of goals for this year (which I meant to write up after New Year's Eve, but new job and all, yada yada):
*Perform my original music for the public. DONE, and I have a few more slots lined up.
*Record my original music to sell/give away. Just bought the last pieces of recording equipment (I think) today. Recorded one rough draft of a track.
*Market myself as a one-chick band... have done so to two places. Need to do more.
*Learn to say "buh-bye" to bad musical situations. Done with one of them... read the previous post.
*On another subject... I also started teaching spinning and Pilates classes at my gym, something that was a hurdle for me, something I'd wanted to do for a while. I've been doing 1-2 hours a week for the past month (and gotten a free gym membership, to boot). Getting paid to work out... :D :D
*But perhaps the toughest will be... my 30+-year estranged father lives in Tucson with his wife and daughter. I'll be passing through the area in about a month or so. I'm trying to get up the nerve... to email him, to meet them, whatever. It's taking a *lot* out of me.
If I can conquer that last fear, everything else will seem easy in comparison. And now, it's been made public.
