Happy New Year! I hope you had a great holiday season. We sure did at the Duncan-Cary house. We recently finished an addition on our very small home. The new space is wonderful! I have my own bathroom off my bedroom. I even have a door on my bedroom now! Woo Hoo! The girls have their own rooms also which is a big change for them. They've been sharing a room for almost 6 years now. 9 out of 10 nights when I check on them before I go to bed, they're sleeping together. Funny thing that is.
Lots of family and friends over the holidays. Lots of laughs, lots of food and lots of booze. Today, not only am I on the wagon, I'm also on the treadmill. Always the same every January. Every magazine on the check out stand has diet secrets and quick ways to lose that last 10 pounds. Seems every time I make an attempt to lose those last 10 pounds that's all I can think about. I start a diet in the morning and I'm surprised and disappointed when I haven't trimmed down by noon. What's up with that? I'm going to trick myself this year by not going on a diet to lose those last 10 extra pounds. I'll secretly step up the pace on my treadmill and maybe balance a bit more on the wagon, and enjoy carrots rather than cookies for a snack, at least for today. One of these tomorrow's I'll be rid of those 10 extra pounds.
Music wise, I have three main focuses this winter:
1. Get things ready for the release of my book in April. Yes, I'm publishing a book. I'm having my song, "Linger", illustrated into storybook form by a great artist, Megan Mansbridge. We are hoping for a release just prior to Mother's Day. If you're not familiar with the song already, check out the lyrics and have a listen under the music section of my website. The song has been going over extremely well at my live shows and I wanted to put the story into book form. I'll keep you posted on the release and where it will be available for purchase.
2. Write, write, write, and get ready for my sophomore album.
3. Broaden my audience.
So, it's busy here in Girl Singer Land. Onward and upward.
I hope your 2006 is off to a good start. Take care and I'd love to hear from you.
Marny
