Evolution of a Song-Week Eighteen

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No that is not the title of my new song (although you never know-it might just be the next one). It is what happened this week. "Shit Got Real". I was at home for Thanksgiving and was having a rough week emotionally to be quite honest and I don't have a new song for you this week. I didn't do what I've been saying to do, which is "just write". I didn't have it in me. I felt myself procrastinating and I couldn't resist it anymore. I gave in.

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Evolution of a Song-Week Seventeen

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Remember how last week I said I wanted to write a country song? Well I think this week I accomplished that. Now, it's not an intricate, elaborate country song but it is one none the less. I started taking guitar lessons and told my teacher that I wanted to write a country song so he showed me the basic strumming for one. That night this song was born. I think it's pretty hilarious truth be told. " I love you but not as much as you love me". It's sad when you think about it, but it came out of my mouth and I was laughing hysterically.

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Evolution of a Song-Week Sixteen

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Sweeeeet Sixteen. What a nice number. Today I played all 15 songs on my guitar (there's one on the piano) and it was interesting to see how much I remembered and also how much I didn't remember. A few of the songs, I had to go back and listen to because I forgot how to play them. I almost didn't remember writing them! But it was a fun exercise and I'm going to do it more often. Imagine when I have 52...that will be a loooong practice;)

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