Ok, so it's been quite a while since my last blog...Oops! But I'm here now so I thought I would see if I have anything worth blogging about.
Today was my baby's 9th birthday *sob sob*. I've been sitting here marvelling at how fast these past 9 years have flown past. I must have blinked! I'm a little afraid to blink now in case another 9 fly past me (Note to self: buy matchsticks to keep eyes permanently open).
She has had a great birthday though. We had a nice family party yesterday with lots of yummy food and presents - all the things kids look forward to the most as far as birthdays are concerned. Today she woke up feeling upset that she hadn't had much time to enjoy her new presents, so we decided she was 'sick' enough to stay home from school. So she had a nice day at home making 'music' on her new keyboard, talking to her Fijit Friend, and doing 'work' on her Barbie Laptop. Sounds like a pretty productive day to me! I must say, she is picking up keyboard skills pretty easily. She has learned how to play the chorus of Puff the Magic Dragon, which is great! (At least for the first 100 times it was played). I'm thinking a Mummy-Daughter family band? Me on guitar, her on keys? Hmmm.....
So, what else has been happening you ask? I finally finished my Uni degree (cue hallelujah's!). So now I am officially an unemployed bum hoping that some poor soul will give me a go and give me a job. Fingers crossed hey?!
My music is still going well, I'm still attending a weekly acoustic class with my friend (the other member of our musical duo, still to be named - Suggestions??). We're gradually getting better and learning something new all the time. I have uploaded a couple of new videos to YouTube, and hope to start working on some more soon.
I'm currently coming to you live from my new Acer laptop which I'm loving! It is a million times faster than my old laptop, so much so that I'm having trouble keeping up with it! It certainly makes my 'old' laptop (which is only 3 1/2 years old - although that's dinosauric in the computer world [yep I totally just made that up]).
I really want to get started in learning all about the world of Graphic Design, so this little beast will be my vessel for my experimentation! Oh what has it gotten itself into! *evil laugh*.
Ok, well this is all the info my brain is giving me for now. I hope this finds you all well (yes, you, my millions of loyal followers and fellow bloggers hehe).
Until next time (which I wont leave so long this time......Did I say that last time too?),
Peace,
Jay
xox
Monday, August 6, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Call Me Retro
Oh by the way, look what I bought this afternoon!
I got an email from the Kogan website telling me these were selling cheaply @ $15! Naturally, being a little inclined to be a bit (just a little bit) of a shopaholic and an impulse spender (confession time...), I bought one! Hoping to get either a purple or a green one. In my defence (I swear I'm not guilty Your Honour!), their main selling point, aside from the fabulous colours (ooh pretty!), is that they aim to reduce the radiation emissions when talking on your mobile phone. Or apparently from your ipad/tablet as well! (Seriously, who walks around with an ipad or tablet on their ear??). I think they are a great idea, and whilst the jury is still out on how much radiation emits from your phone (or apparently your ipad), I would rather avoid the risk, and as a bonus, look completely 'retro cool' while using it. Although, there is a possibly I won't use it in public for fear of looking like a 'retro tool'.....
Check them out here: Retro Phones https://www.kogan.com.au/shop/retro-phone-handset-iphone-and-mobile-phones/
But hey! If The Hoff uses one then I can only hope I will look as cool as him! I will post a pic of me using it and hopefully looking very retro too....ahem...cool!
Tuesday Bluesday
As my post heading suggests, today was a bit of a bluesy day. At least it started off that way. Woke up with a killer headache that I just couldn't shake, made worse by the fact that it was a gloomy-looking day outside, and made even worse by the fact I have an assignment due date looming (coupled with zero motivation to do it). To combat my sour mood, I decided to take a couple of nurofen and turn to my dear friend who never fails to boost my mood, 'Mini' (aka my Taylor GS Mini guitar). She and I both wanted to have a go at producing a cover of one of our most loved songs "Skinny Love" by the wonderfilled band, Bon Iver.
After a few (hundred...) takes, we finallly came up with a cover that we were reasonably happy with, and to my amazement I was also headache free! Could be that the nurofen was actually doing its job for once, but I'm putting it down to the healing hands of music.
If you'd like to check it out, you can check it out HERE :) .
So with my improved mood, I then headed to the school to pick up my darling girl, Indi. She was quite chipper; a good sign of a happy day at school. Given that it is a public holiday here tomorrow for Anzac Day, I decided to head to the video shop (do people still call it that? Or am I just old-fashioned?) to see if we can get some movies to get us through the day tomorrow with as little boredom as possible (more rain predicted). So we got some movies and then found ourselves being drawn to the hot chip shop (funny how that happens!). With our hot chippies and movies and knowing I managed to cover a song I really like, I caught Indi's mood and started to feel quite chip-per myself (I refuse to pardon myself for that pun!).
Now we are both sitting on the couch, bellies full of chips and salt, and watching The Grinch (well I'm blogging and watching...women are great multi-taskers!).
I'm going to sign off for now with the hope that you have had a nice Tuesday, however you have spent it.
If you do happen to check out my cover, thank you for watching! Feel free to leave me a comment or subscribe to my channel, or even give it a thumbs up (or down) :)
Until next time,
I wish you peace and music :)
Jay
xx
After a few (hundred...) takes, we finallly came up with a cover that we were reasonably happy with, and to my amazement I was also headache free! Could be that the nurofen was actually doing its job for once, but I'm putting it down to the healing hands of music.
If you'd like to check it out, you can check it out HERE :) .
So with my improved mood, I then headed to the school to pick up my darling girl, Indi. She was quite chipper; a good sign of a happy day at school. Given that it is a public holiday here tomorrow for Anzac Day, I decided to head to the video shop (do people still call it that? Or am I just old-fashioned?) to see if we can get some movies to get us through the day tomorrow with as little boredom as possible (more rain predicted). So we got some movies and then found ourselves being drawn to the hot chip shop (funny how that happens!). With our hot chippies and movies and knowing I managed to cover a song I really like, I caught Indi's mood and started to feel quite chip-per myself (I refuse to pardon myself for that pun!).
Now we are both sitting on the couch, bellies full of chips and salt, and watching The Grinch (well I'm blogging and watching...women are great multi-taskers!).
I'm going to sign off for now with the hope that you have had a nice Tuesday, however you have spent it.
If you do happen to check out my cover, thank you for watching! Feel free to leave me a comment or subscribe to my channel, or even give it a thumbs up (or down) :)
Until next time,
I wish you peace and music :)
Jay
xx
Sunday, April 22, 2012
What I'm Watching
Just wanted to add a little note....I have added a couple of sections to this page. Up the top there will be a link to my YouTube videos, and down the bottom of the page (after the blog posts) there will be links to some of the amazing artists I'm following on YouTube. Please check them out, you won't be disappointed :~).
Peace,
Jay
Peace,
Jay
Technical hitch...
Turns out, I couldn't finish off the end of my blog as there was a bit of a technical hitch where I was no longer able to type in the text box anymore! Could be because I am using a tablet at the moment rather than my usual laptop. But nevermind, here I am again :~)
I'm going to leave you now with a link to my YouTube page if anyone wants to check it out. But please remember I am only an amateur and still have a lot to learn. As much as we all would love to be 'rock stars', I don't have any delusions that my music will take me in that direction, but it is something I'm very passionate about nonetheless, and I will continue to record and upload songs as I go along :~)
Here's the link to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jaybird8206?feature=mhee
Feel free to give me a thumbs up (or down) for any of my songs, and feel free to make a comment as well. If you feel like subscribing as well, that would make my day :~)
I hear my guitar calling my name right now so I hope you all enjoy the rest of your Sunday and I will be back to blog again soon enough.
Peace,
Jay
xx
I'm going to leave you now with a link to my YouTube page if anyone wants to check it out. But please remember I am only an amateur and still have a lot to learn. As much as we all would love to be 'rock stars', I don't have any delusions that my music will take me in that direction, but it is something I'm very passionate about nonetheless, and I will continue to record and upload songs as I go along :~)
Here's the link to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jaybird8206?feature=mhee
Feel free to give me a thumbs up (or down) for any of my songs, and feel free to make a comment as well. If you feel like subscribing as well, that would make my day :~)
I hear my guitar calling my name right now so I hope you all enjoy the rest of your Sunday and I will be back to blog again soon enough.
Peace,
Jay
xx
Yes, I'm still here!
Hi all,
I'm not sure if anyone actually follows my blog anymore, which would make sense given that I have been very slack with updating it! I thought I would amend that today and say hi and give you a bit of an update.
Feeling inspired after reading my sister's blog, I think I'm going to shift the focus of my blog to focus a bit more heavily on my music. Although I am only an amateur in the field, it is something I am very passionate about and that I love talking about. So much of my posts now will centre on my music projects, artists that I love and want to show support too, and updates on any new song-writing projects. I'll also include a little update about what has been happening in my life, if anything there is anything interesting enough to share :~).
So, what have I been up to since my 'New Years' blog post???....I have been trying to get through my last Semester of Uni (yay, there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all!). I have two subjects this Sem. and then I will have finished my degree! Where it will take me when I graduate, I have no clue, but I am excited to see what the future holds for me.
Another big life event crept up on me last month...I turned 30! Yes, the big 3-0! I headed into it feeling very anxious (why I dont know), but I survived it thanks to my wonderful family, and my fabulous sister who threw me a kick-ass "Almost Got Talent" themed party! I also headed into my 30's feeling disappointed that I hadn'tb achieved the things that I had set out ot achieve, but I came out the other side realising that I have achieved more than I realised. I am an independent, strong, woman, who has been raising a daughter on my own, I have put myself through University and am about to graduate, and I have overcome aspects of my shyness to do things I never thought I would or could. I have shared my music openly with people and let them see a side of me that I always kept hidden. I have been rediscovering my passion for song-writing and have been writing original songs and recording them (albeit in an amateur fashion) and have even uploaded some to YouTube. Just under a year ago I also rediscovered my passion for playing guitar, and picked that up again and have been self-teaching myself to play again. I also lashed out and bought myself a new guitar which I am very much i love with (who needs a man haha). I have been recording (on my iPhone lol) myself covering songs I love, and have even uploaded some of those to YouTube as well. My dear friend and I (she also shares my passion for guitars and music), have even been brave enough to attend some music lessons with the Stars & Idols music company here in our local town. So, when I look back, I realise that whilst I may not have achieved the things I had planned to achieve, life had other plans for me and set me on a different path where I was able to achieve other goals I never thought I would have the chance to achieve. So this is why my blog will now focus more on my musical pursuits :~).
What else has happened so far? I have achieved some progress towards my weightloss goal, though it is a very bumpy road at times and sometimes it is hard to stay on track. But I know I will get there slowly.
My beloved daughter Indi is now in Year 3 at school and is doing extremely well so far! Because she is now in Yr3 she will also have to face the dreaded NAPLAN testing; a cause of much undue stress and anxiety for the kids and parents alike. So we'll see how that goes and I will update you on that Im sure.
Well, I think that is about it for the updates for now. I'm in the process of editing this page so watch this space and hopefully I can turn this blog into something that is visually and intellectually stimulating, and failing that just plain entertaining.
I'm not sure if anyone actually follows my blog anymore, which would make sense given that I have been very slack with updating it! I thought I would amend that today and say hi and give you a bit of an update.
Feeling inspired after reading my sister's blog, I think I'm going to shift the focus of my blog to focus a bit more heavily on my music. Although I am only an amateur in the field, it is something I am very passionate about and that I love talking about. So much of my posts now will centre on my music projects, artists that I love and want to show support too, and updates on any new song-writing projects. I'll also include a little update about what has been happening in my life, if anything there is anything interesting enough to share :~).
So, what have I been up to since my 'New Years' blog post???....I have been trying to get through my last Semester of Uni (yay, there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all!). I have two subjects this Sem. and then I will have finished my degree! Where it will take me when I graduate, I have no clue, but I am excited to see what the future holds for me.
Another big life event crept up on me last month...I turned 30! Yes, the big 3-0! I headed into it feeling very anxious (why I dont know), but I survived it thanks to my wonderful family, and my fabulous sister who threw me a kick-ass "Almost Got Talent" themed party! I also headed into my 30's feeling disappointed that I hadn'tb achieved the things that I had set out ot achieve, but I came out the other side realising that I have achieved more than I realised. I am an independent, strong, woman, who has been raising a daughter on my own, I have put myself through University and am about to graduate, and I have overcome aspects of my shyness to do things I never thought I would or could. I have shared my music openly with people and let them see a side of me that I always kept hidden. I have been rediscovering my passion for song-writing and have been writing original songs and recording them (albeit in an amateur fashion) and have even uploaded some to YouTube. Just under a year ago I also rediscovered my passion for playing guitar, and picked that up again and have been self-teaching myself to play again. I also lashed out and bought myself a new guitar which I am very much i love with (who needs a man haha). I have been recording (on my iPhone lol) myself covering songs I love, and have even uploaded some of those to YouTube as well. My dear friend and I (she also shares my passion for guitars and music), have even been brave enough to attend some music lessons with the Stars & Idols music company here in our local town. So, when I look back, I realise that whilst I may not have achieved the things I had planned to achieve, life had other plans for me and set me on a different path where I was able to achieve other goals I never thought I would have the chance to achieve. So this is why my blog will now focus more on my musical pursuits :~).
What else has happened so far? I have achieved some progress towards my weightloss goal, though it is a very bumpy road at times and sometimes it is hard to stay on track. But I know I will get there slowly.
My beloved daughter Indi is now in Year 3 at school and is doing extremely well so far! Because she is now in Yr3 she will also have to face the dreaded NAPLAN testing; a cause of much undue stress and anxiety for the kids and parents alike. So we'll see how that goes and I will update you on that Im sure.
Well, I think that is about it for the updates for now. I'm in the process of editing this page so watch this space and hopefully I can turn this blog into something that is visually and intellectually stimulating, and failing that just plain entertaining.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy New Year! Hello 2012 :)
Happy New Year everyone!!
I know I haven't blogged in a long time but I aim to change that this year. I've decided to blog once a week, on Sunday about the things that happen during the week, and any other random ramblings. I have big plans for this new year which are:
*Be a good Mum to Indi and do more things with her
*Turning 30!!!
*Graduate from Uni
*Find work
*Lose 10kg
*Save money
*Write more music
*Improve my guitar playing and singing
*Eat better, exercise more (which will help with the -10kg)
*Be more social and less of a hermit
*Hopefully find love
Totally do-able right?? By blogging once a week I'm hoping I will be able to look back at the end of 2012 and see all the things Indi and I achieved. Lots of big changes will be happening this year and I'm excited :)
My challenge will be overcoming my shyness (to a degree as its a permanently etched trait Im afraid) and putting myself out into the world more. I have been studying for the past 5 years and was a FT stay-at-home Mum before that, so getting back into the work force will be my biggest challenge but one I'm also looking forward to. I'm looking forward to saving some money and getting back into a place of our own again and hopefully saving for a new car as my current car is in its Golden Years and I'm not sure how much longer she will hold out.
Over the past two years I've managed to lose 13kg (although I recently put about 4 back on...eek!) so I am hoping I can lose this final 10kg and finally be at my goal weight. Thanks to an idea from a good friend, I'm going to give myself the whole year to lose it as its usually a slow process, but in saying that, I do find that slow and steady does win the race with weight loss and being able to keep it off. I'm hoping I can lose it in 6months but wont be putting any pressure on myself. I can't wait to be able to look at myself in the mirror and like what I see. Over the past 2years I've also started to learn to love myself for who I am I be happy with the body I was given. So I call it my work-in-progress and I'm half way there and I look forward to the end result and to feel even more fit and healthy, and in the process set a good example for Indi.
So the next challenge will be turning 30! I dont know why that seems like such a scary thing but it does scare me! I think maybe because there was so much I wanted to have achieved by 30 that I haven't that it makes me feel unprepared. I wanted to be in a relationship, with maybe another kid or two, have a good job, be paying off a house, have a nice car etc etc.....But unfortunately life had other plans for me. My brother-in-law told me that despite where I wanted my life to be at 30, that where I am now is where I am meant to be. I tend to agree I think. My life seems to have played out in the reverse tradition compared to others. I was in a long-term relationship at a very young age (17-24) and then had a baby at the tender age of 21. My life didnt play out in the traditional sense whereby I would finish school, go to Uni, graduate, get a good job, then find love, get married, buy a house, have kids.......But I do appreciate the experiences my life has given me so far, even if it was a little in the reverse order. Besides, I think I'm too much of a free spirit to be one to do things in a 'traditional' sense anyway :) So hopefully my 30s will be the years that I will do all the things I had planned to do in my 20s, I just have to make sure I let myself be open to the new experiences and not shy away from them like I would normally do.
This year I also aim to focus a lot more on my music as well. Even though it is just my hobby on the side and I dont have any delusions of grandeur as to where it will take me. I'm not convinced that I'm even that good, but its something that I love to do with all my heart and it makes me feel happy and true to myself, so that is reason enough for me to keep going with it. I'm hoping that the experiences that 2012 brings me will also give me inspiration for my songwriting and the confidence to keep making videos to put on YouTube. My sister actually made a joke when we were having lunch at a popular Pub/Resturant here when she saw an ad on the TV at the bar for 'Open Mic' nights that we should have a go. We laughed it off but that would actually be something that would be really fun to do! Although a lot of alcohol may be required to gain the courage to do so! So maybe I will put that on my bucket list as well and maybe performing at my 30th bday party first would be a great place to start :)
Ok, I think I've rambled enough for now, have you fallen asleep yet?? This blog will probably mostly be filled with my own ramblings and boring updates on what we got up to during the week, but I do think it would also be something that will be great to look back on at the end of this year, and I hope at the end of 2012 I will be able to say that I can tick off every item on that list.
If you manged to get through all this reading, thank you! (and you deserve a medal or something). So now I will go and enjoy this first day of 2012 and see which one of my resolutions I can work on today.
I wish you all a very healthy, safe, prosperous, exciting, new year filled with love and happiness. I hope all your wish for comes true and don't forget to follow your heart and your dreams.
'Til next Sunday, peace out
Jay
xoxo
P.s. For those who find themselves slightly intrigued about the videos I put on YouTube, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jaybird8206 . I try to post videos fairly regularly so feel free to subscribe, 'like/dislike', comment etc...It may give just you something to laugh at, scoff at, cringe at, or you may actually enjoy my amateur attempt at expressing my creativity (or lack thereof) :)
I know I haven't blogged in a long time but I aim to change that this year. I've decided to blog once a week, on Sunday about the things that happen during the week, and any other random ramblings. I have big plans for this new year which are:
*Be a good Mum to Indi and do more things with her
*Turning 30!!!
*Graduate from Uni
*Find work
*Lose 10kg
*Save money
*Write more music
*Improve my guitar playing and singing
*Eat better, exercise more (which will help with the -10kg)
*Be more social and less of a hermit
*Hopefully find love
Totally do-able right?? By blogging once a week I'm hoping I will be able to look back at the end of 2012 and see all the things Indi and I achieved. Lots of big changes will be happening this year and I'm excited :)
My challenge will be overcoming my shyness (to a degree as its a permanently etched trait Im afraid) and putting myself out into the world more. I have been studying for the past 5 years and was a FT stay-at-home Mum before that, so getting back into the work force will be my biggest challenge but one I'm also looking forward to. I'm looking forward to saving some money and getting back into a place of our own again and hopefully saving for a new car as my current car is in its Golden Years and I'm not sure how much longer she will hold out.
Over the past two years I've managed to lose 13kg (although I recently put about 4 back on...eek!) so I am hoping I can lose this final 10kg and finally be at my goal weight. Thanks to an idea from a good friend, I'm going to give myself the whole year to lose it as its usually a slow process, but in saying that, I do find that slow and steady does win the race with weight loss and being able to keep it off. I'm hoping I can lose it in 6months but wont be putting any pressure on myself. I can't wait to be able to look at myself in the mirror and like what I see. Over the past 2years I've also started to learn to love myself for who I am I be happy with the body I was given. So I call it my work-in-progress and I'm half way there and I look forward to the end result and to feel even more fit and healthy, and in the process set a good example for Indi.
So the next challenge will be turning 30! I dont know why that seems like such a scary thing but it does scare me! I think maybe because there was so much I wanted to have achieved by 30 that I haven't that it makes me feel unprepared. I wanted to be in a relationship, with maybe another kid or two, have a good job, be paying off a house, have a nice car etc etc.....But unfortunately life had other plans for me. My brother-in-law told me that despite where I wanted my life to be at 30, that where I am now is where I am meant to be. I tend to agree I think. My life seems to have played out in the reverse tradition compared to others. I was in a long-term relationship at a very young age (17-24) and then had a baby at the tender age of 21. My life didnt play out in the traditional sense whereby I would finish school, go to Uni, graduate, get a good job, then find love, get married, buy a house, have kids.......But I do appreciate the experiences my life has given me so far, even if it was a little in the reverse order. Besides, I think I'm too much of a free spirit to be one to do things in a 'traditional' sense anyway :) So hopefully my 30s will be the years that I will do all the things I had planned to do in my 20s, I just have to make sure I let myself be open to the new experiences and not shy away from them like I would normally do.
This year I also aim to focus a lot more on my music as well. Even though it is just my hobby on the side and I dont have any delusions of grandeur as to where it will take me. I'm not convinced that I'm even that good, but its something that I love to do with all my heart and it makes me feel happy and true to myself, so that is reason enough for me to keep going with it. I'm hoping that the experiences that 2012 brings me will also give me inspiration for my songwriting and the confidence to keep making videos to put on YouTube. My sister actually made a joke when we were having lunch at a popular Pub/Resturant here when she saw an ad on the TV at the bar for 'Open Mic' nights that we should have a go. We laughed it off but that would actually be something that would be really fun to do! Although a lot of alcohol may be required to gain the courage to do so! So maybe I will put that on my bucket list as well and maybe performing at my 30th bday party first would be a great place to start :)
Ok, I think I've rambled enough for now, have you fallen asleep yet?? This blog will probably mostly be filled with my own ramblings and boring updates on what we got up to during the week, but I do think it would also be something that will be great to look back on at the end of this year, and I hope at the end of 2012 I will be able to say that I can tick off every item on that list.
If you manged to get through all this reading, thank you! (and you deserve a medal or something). So now I will go and enjoy this first day of 2012 and see which one of my resolutions I can work on today.
I wish you all a very healthy, safe, prosperous, exciting, new year filled with love and happiness. I hope all your wish for comes true and don't forget to follow your heart and your dreams.
'Til next Sunday, peace out
Jay
xoxo
P.s. For those who find themselves slightly intrigued about the videos I put on YouTube, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jaybird8206 . I try to post videos fairly regularly so feel free to subscribe, 'like/dislike', comment etc...It may give just you something to laugh at, scoff at, cringe at, or you may actually enjoy my amateur attempt at expressing my creativity (or lack thereof) :)
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