Another year has gone by…

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…and while I´m still standing tall, my Christmas tree is already letting itself go. But that´s ok I guess! Acceptance is the new black!

With the year coming to an end soon, I can´t help but look back at the ups and downs of the past 365 days. I had started the year off under a new motto, which was: “Follow your heart”!

Little did I know my heart was gonna be heavy a lot! But I did follow it as best as I could! I did make choices that seemed “stupid” to some people…but they felt and still feel right to me!

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I have started a new (part-time) job, which I like a lot and which does not exhaust me as much as prior jobs have done. Working from 9 till noon in an office environment each day, leaves me energized and pumped enough to work on creative projects in the afternoon, (which contrary to popular belief can be quite exhausting at times)!

I am happy to be evolving as an artist! To be brave enough to be an artist! Because that´s who I am!

I have challenged myself by going on stage and overcoming the fear of rejection and I have decided that this will be my motto for 2019! “Overcoming fear and daring to explore new territories”. I have lived in fear most of my life…on a personal note, I have faced stress from an early age and on a daily basis, but I have also cultivated that fearful habit in my job life, and it even had an impact on my artist life! I am letting go of it in 2019! And like a pioneer I will not shy away from things unknown that will help me grow, evolve and rejoice!

So these are the accomplishments I´m proud of in 2018:

  • Follwing a sugar free diet (with only one cheat day a week) the entire year
  • Cutting down on coffee (which had caused plenty of anxiety)
  • My two stage performances in Mai and November
  • The 30 something new songs that I wrote and finished this year
  • Finishing my audio engineering formation
  • Finally taking on drum lessons (which has been a childhood dream of mine)
  • Spending more time with loved ones
  • and of course my “lyric only” nomination at the German Songwriting Awards

And now here are some of the things to do in 2019:

  • Go on stage more often
  • Travel to foreign places to participate in songwriting workshops
  • Teach myself to REALLY play the piano
  • Not spending any money on fashion or other unnecessary consumer goods for two months during lent this year
  • Launch a teaching career in music
  • Write more songs in Spanish
  • Pitch my songs to international publishers
  • Improve my singing
  • Take on a positive attitude
  • Embrace change
  • Fall in love with each and every day – no matter what!

 

With that being said, I am ready for 2019! Bring it on already and let´s celebrate!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Cheers and Love as always,

Katie