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Friday Fave: Music for Me
I was on the elliptical machine at the gym listening to Pandora a couple of weeks ago when this song popped up (on the Rihanna channel of all places!). The title was "What Can I Do? (But Love You)" and I was shocked to realize that the singer was Joy Williams from The...
Week 28
Hellooooo, 3rd trimester! I can't believe this pregnancy is 2/3 over, and I'll have a newborn baby in my arms in 12 weeks or less. June seems so far away with all this snow on the ground, but in reality, it's just around the corner. I had my 28-week doctor's...
Rock, Rock, Rockin’ Around
What do fish, turtles, ducks, and pigs have in common? The answer: they all have starring roles in my latest song, Animal Rock. I've already written about my new favorite instruments and how they inspired me to write this tune, but there are lots of other objectives...
Week 27
At 27 weeks, I am enjoying the LAST few days of my 2nd trimester and getting ready for the final stretch! Finally! These last couple of weeks have been relaxing (or at least as relaxing as my life gets), and I am savoring every last second because that's going to end...
Playroom Planning
This was dubbed the "circus room" when we moved in, for obvious reasons. Originally there was a multi-colored wallpaper border which we removed and toned down just a little with a blue stripe...but it didn't take away from the "circusness" of the room. At one point, I...
The Evolution of a Nursery
One of the reasons I fell in love with our house was the room right off the front hallway with the big, pretty windows. For two years, it served me well as a home office and studio. Eventually my studio outgrew the room, so we converted the two back bedrooms into a...
Music Therapy on TED.com
Tim Ringgold is a music therapist in California with an amazing story to tell. But if you watched the video above, you know that already. I met Tim a few years back at an AMTA national conference, and we've kept in touch ever since via social media, email, and seeing...
The Nesting Begins!
This is what our basement storage room has looked like since the great flood of 2010. Almost three years later, after living in denial that this room even existed, the nesting urge kicked in hard and I decided it was time to tackle it. Zach wasn't quite as excited as...
Week 26
Week 26 has been a good one. I am feeling better than ever lately, and life is going just swimmingly. Work has been fantastic between my students, my online business, and my new class, and I'm excited about working on some new projects. I'm also getting really pumped...