Can't Wait Till I Can Focus On My Focus

Ahhhhh!  I'm going slightly crazy.  So much to do!  I'm in transition; waiting mode.  Preparing for the future.  I'm maintaining life as I've known it for the last 6 years, but I'm anxiously awaiting the life that lies ahead of me. Life on the open road with Nick and Honey and enless musical adventures.

 Just like when I have to perform, waiting is the worst part.  I don't mind when I'm on stage in front of the hot lights.  It's waiting for it and over thinking every little detail that could possibly happen that drives me crazy.

Right now I'm running For Paws Philly, packing up our house, selling all of our furniture,  and planning for the Utica Music and Arts Fest in September., which entails looking for sponsors, scheduling rehearsals, rehearsing, finalizing the show format, getting merchandise made, getting a new batch of Cd's made, getting the RV ready, so many other little things I can not even name!

So, I find that I'm pretty sensitive at the moment.  I've been tearing up at the littlest things lately.  Like baby shower cards and videos of Britain's Got Talent!  Really?  I definitely  need a break, but I just have to keep on pushing through till  mid September, when, I think, all of the insanity will quiet down, at least for a few weeks.  Then I can finally focus on my focus:  Music and The Dream It True Tour.

Next Step

Today I went to AAA to get whatever info I could from them. I was kind of surprised that they didn't have more to offer me, but they gave me a large map of the USA, which I requested, so that I can plot out the major places that we will stop. They gave me info on upgrading our AAA membership to cover an RV once we get one and info on the AAA auto buying program. I have no idea what the hell that is, but I'll find out. I got info on the auto buying program because in addition to the RV the plan is to have a little car that we can zip around in in cities that aren't necessarily RV friendly, plus once we plant ourselves in a campground for a week or for however long, then we'll save a ton on gas with the little car. This is the plan, anyway.


So I mounted the US map on a corkboard. I was going to just tape it to the wall in the living room, but then realized the pushpins illustrating our path will ruin the paint job that took me weeks to finish. And, I decided to move the map elsewhere. To a glorious place where much thinking is accomplished. Some of (hu)man's greatest thoughts were concieved in this place. The map has been mounted next to the toilet where it will get the attention it deserves. Plus, with all the time that Nick spends in there, he will be forced to daydream about something other than the Maxim and Playboy pin ups.

Ok, I have push pinned the cities of interest for me they are in no particular order:

Virginia Beach VA, Jacksonvile NC, Columbia SC, Charleston SC, Savannah GA, Atlanta GA, Nashville TN, Memphis TN, Miami FL, Naples FL, Tampa FL, Talahassee FL, Mobile AL, New Orleans LA, Houston TX, San Antonio TX, Dallas TX, Austin TX, Albequerque NM, Santa Fe NM, Tucson AZ, San Diego CA, Santa Ana CA, Pasadena CA, Santa Barbera CA, Los Angeles CA, The Grand Canyon (this would definitely be an inspiration stop), Denver CO, San Francisco CA, Portland OR, Seattle WA, and Chicago IL.

That's 32 cities. If we plan to keep this trip in a year, that is 11.5 days for each city and don't forget we still have to travel to and from each city. Maybe this trip will take 2 years! Clearly, we have a lot to figure out still. We might want to spend just a day or two in some cities, while other places may draw us in for a couple of weeks. Having a rudimentary schedule is going to be a lifesaver, but we don't want our existential journey to be dictated by time. That would defeat the point. I could lose 3 days of sleep trying to meet a deadline right here in Philadelphia. When opportunities present themselves we don't want to say, "oh we already have plans".

We want to be open and free as birds to meet new people and be inspired by whatever comes our way.