I Ain't Made of Much

I have a confession…

I'm a nerd…

A lyric nerd.

Yes, it's a REAL condition, this nerdliness.  And yes, "nerdliness" is a word! (…maybe…)

     I have a few friends in particular who can witness just how much I like to talk about songwriting.  We could discuss nothing else, and I would be a happy little clam.  Oh, yes, I would be.  Mmhm!  So make me a happy little clam while I bore you with music talk! :)

     I'm not much of a melody girl.  I mean I have to be in order to write songs, but I stand for good lyrics above all else.
     I want my listeners to feel like they've left with a piece of me when they come to my shows.  I pour myself into my songs, and – although sharing them can be one of the scariest, most vulnerable experiences – I think it’s about time I got a little more vulnerable.  

     I’ve been going through a lot in my heart lately, and it’s hard to piece all of that together and string it into one coherent thought.  It really is! 
    Over the past weeks I’ve been quite frustrated with myself.  I’m slowly but surely working on the last song for my upcoming EP.  The problem with this last song is that I don’t actually have ONE song…I have FOUR half songs!  Ugh!  I make it through half of one, hate it, and then I scrap it.  I’m starting to think that I’m losing my mojo here, people!  I might have to resort to desperate measures!  Somebody call for backup! *sigh*

    So send all your warm fuzzy thoughts and prayers to me.  I need to finish this song!  Well…ONE song! 

XOXO

Kimmy

All the Small Things

"All the smalls things..." - Blink 182

     Okay - so I'm not REALLY that into Blink, but it went along with my thoughts today.
I've been trying to get some video footage uploaded onto YouTube so that my small (but growing) fanbase could at least HEAR my music.  When I finally got my hands on some video footage from one of my shows I immediately  began tearing it apart...mentally, of course. 
     Granted, it was filmed on a Blackberry.
     Yes, I'm not sure what I was expecting.
     You're right!  I'm ABSOLUTELY insane.
     But, that's what brings us to my blog to confess that I'm learning to be happy with the small beginnings.

It's so important that we learn to be thankful for the little baby steps.

So, instead of worrying, I'm going to post my lovely video!  I hope you enjoy!  There's more to come and hopefully as I grow in my music career I'll have fancier video footage to post for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgFssXOQ4HQ

XOXO

Kimmy