I have now officially lived in Nashville for one month. Most days it still feels slightly unreal. I find myself driving downtown for a chiropractor appointment, or hear a "Nashville" ad on the radio and I am hit with the fact that I LIVE HERE. It's kinda crazy. I have worked so hard over the past year and kept hoping and dreaming that I would find my way here, and now here I am in a pretty easy routine of Nashville living. I only work part-time at the mall right now, but I keep sending out my resume and looking for opportunities that can get me closer to my dream. I talk about my future plans with anyone who asks (and even sometimes those who don't) because I am constantly finding that even those whom I wouldn't expect seem to have connections (no matter how small) with the music industry.
Just last weekend I was able to meet Christa Black a singer/songwriter/author/musician whom I have admired for quite awhile and we had a nice little chat about the music industry. She told me it was hard work (which I knew) but that if it was I am really passionate about, learning from the ground up is actually a smart move. She told me about a friend of hers who offered her services to any band who would take them and was recently hired at one of the biggest artist management groups in Nashville. So I am not going to give up!!
I also love, love, love the girls I am living with. I am actually the oldest amongst us all, so sometimes I feel like the 'mom' of the group, but we all get along so well and have developed such an easy friendship despite the fact that the majority of us only met in person the day we all moved in. It almost feels like being back in college at times, just without the classes. Outside of work, we all hang out watching TV/Movies and showing each other funny things on the internet. I couldn't ask for better 'partners in crime' for this crazy adventure we are on: chasing our dreams.
Of course I still look forward to the day when I really get to working with musicians and doing what I love, but for now I so content with what I am doing. I love the store I work at at the mall and although I have only worked there for a month, they are considering me for a sales lead position which would mean more hours & a pay raise! Life in Nashville is so grand.
