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What a Year 2024 Has Been!

The last few days of the year…a time for pausing, looking back, and taking stock. I love these days, and not just for all the Christmas treats I'm still working my way through! 

2024 was a year unlike any other…

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Going to the Dentist (An Anxiety Story)

Last week I went to the dentist for a routine 6 month checkup and cleaning. I say “routine” because that is what it is supposed to be, and that was my second one this year…how long does it take to…

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Am I Successful?

I have been at this music thing for a while now. Kind of.

It certainly hasn't been my full time pursuit, but over the last 8 years I have invested a great deal of time, energy, and money into the…

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Introducing....SCAMPY!!!

If you are on my e-mail list you already heard my big news, though I think some (or perhaps many) of you thought I was kidding…and I definitely wasn't! 

If you aren't on the list (why the heck aren't you?!)…

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Spring Update!

Every time I write a blog post I think “wow, how has so much time passed since my last blog?” and this time is no exception! Suddenly it is the beginning of May and I am looking ahead to the…

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November 25 (A travel story)

Today's date…November 25th. Not a super creative blog title, but a significant one.

My brain obsesses over dates (the calendar ones, I mean…haha). When a specific date is mentioned in a book or movie, without even meaning to, my mind…

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September Thoughts

I tried to write on the day that contract teachers were back to work after the summer. I tried to write on the official first day of school. I thought I might write on my birthday, but none of those…

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A New Season...

I don’t even know how to begin.

In some ways, this feels like any other year. It is in the first few days of the summer break from school. There is an exhaustion that settles into your bones in the…

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2 Weeks until Leg #1 of Summer Tour!

Wow.  July 1st already.  I can't believe summer is here!!! 

And the first little leg of my Summer Tour is just two weeks away!  I'm heading to Red Deer on Saturday, July 15th where I will be playing at Sweet…

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LIVE MUSIC Announcement!

I am so excited to start spreading the word about my next live music event!  This one has been a long time coming.  

For the last few years I have been a huge fan of the Songwriter Circle, or Writer…

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Mini Tour THIS WEEK!!!

Hello friends!  

I can't believe it is already August.  Anyone else feel like July was gone in a blink?  

I am feeling excited, jittery, unsure, nervous, proud, and a whole lot of other things.  This week I hit the road…

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