It's been TWO YEARS since I updated this blog.  Where did I go?  The short answer is: absolutely nowhere.  I've been chugging along, teaching, minimal singing, maximum mommying, barely any time for daydreaming.  (which is my favorite pastime) 

Abou...

There will always be dishes to do, toys to put away, meals to think up, lunches to make, laundry to switch, beds to make, lessons to teach (and I teach A LOT of them), news to watch, friends to get back to, and mail to go through.  Conditions will probably never be jus...

It's here. Thank god. I was getting a bit teary yesterday thinking that there is a great chance that we will wake up tomorrow with the first female president of the United States of America.  As I may have mentioned before, I am the product of Catholic school, with hig...

Above: with Kyler England

Today, I want to crawl

into my cave and be an artist. I hit this point every semester - halfway through, I've given all

I have, and today i daydream about being on stage at the Lizard Lounge, all ears (well, MOST ears) on me, listening. Listening...

Amanda Fucking Palmer. (Her camp's term of endearment!)   Singer, songwriter, artist, author, crowd-sourcer, social media aficionado, wife and MOMMY. In August, she and drummer, the amazing Brian Viglione, reunited for a few Dresden Dolls shows, and they called my dear...

I have an ongoing list of people that I want to interview over time for this blog.  Laura Driscoll was on that list even before she reached out to me one day in a heart-felt Facebook comment of mommy-support.  I wanted to hear Laura’s expertise on low back pain, and po...

Here I am at Dulles Airport, wicked early for my flight back to Boston, after attending a seminar at the CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) Vocal Pedagogy Institute at Shenandoah University.  (More on that in a minute.)  

Since the moment Neil was born, I realiz...

There are about 5 female artists in my world that I refer to by first name.  Sarah (McLachlan), Shawn (Colvin), Patty (Griffin), Jonatha (Brooke) and PAULA.  My very first interview of all time just happens to be with one of my favorite artists of all time.  This wasn’...

I can’t wait to bring you interviews with some of my favorite singer-mommies, health care professionals and bodywork specialists! Stay tuned…