Wednesday afternoon…it’s amazing how half the day can be spent doing a little of this and a little of that. Replying to emails, grabbing some dishwasher soap, taking the recycling out, folding laundry, replying to more emails, reviewing my schedule, phone calls, etc etc etc. walking the dogs..bills etc.

The good news is that I have spent some productive time writing this week. I figure that if I have a whole bunch of concepts and melodies to take with me to Nashville, I should be good to go for the co-writing process and I am confident that this will help in the process of ending up with an authentic mix of ( mostly upbeat) songs for the next album!

I put soooo much effort into the last album and I really feel even more excited about this one.

I have been listening to the newest Sugarland album and am just about to crack open the new Lucinda Williams album..I’ll let you know what I think,..or if you have heard it, let me know what you think. I actually saw Lucinda perform while I was living in Austin Texas. It was during her big hit record Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Something about it was so gritty and cool! During that time, I was playing a lot of open mic shows and learning by watching other musicians talk about how they write. I felt like a little fly on the wall because most of the time, I was too nervous to get up and play music.

It was during that time that I also fell in love with Patty Griffin’s music. She is great especially when you are feeling a little blue and you want to just go with it.

I remember going for a long walk with my best friend in the rain and listening to Patty Griffin’s music and sharing headphones as we walked carefully so as not to rip the music out of each other’s ears.

On another note…

So about these pumpkin recipes. I am going to pick one and make it tomorrow! I am going to my Aunt’s birthday and having family stay at my house so it is a good time to be baking.

Speaking of baking, I made really good French Toast this morning. I just figured it was a French toast kind of day! I love cinnamon!

Also, I will be in Nashville during the American election so that will be interesting. We keep playing clips of behind the scenes footage of the Obama family and I keep bursting into tears because the love and respect they have for each other is really nice to see and is so real!

I used to think politics was boring and about a bunch of arguing people in dusty old suits who cleared their throats a lot. Now I see that when you are real it sure makes it easier to listen to and connect with!

xoxo Jessie