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In light of Senator Walsh’s recent “nurses playing cards” statement, it occurred to me how much we ALL hold misconceptions about other careers. So let’s clear the air and shed some light on our careers!!! Here’s mine: As a working musician, I have experienced a few misconceptions... 1. I’m not a jukebox. I don’t know every song ever written and prefer steering clear of current and popular tunes. 2. I don’t party. I’ve never done any illegal drug either. When I finish performing, I can’t wait to go straight home to my family and hang out in my jammies. I’m actually a homebody. I’ve been that way since I was a teen working in theater. 3. In my job, I spend more time practicing, preparing, and BOOKING, than I actually do performing. Booking is the bane of my existence since I’m a natural introvert and have to “sell myself” in the face of low self confidence at times. 4. Not all of us want to be famous. We just enjoy providing music and entertainment for you! 5. You can actually make a living at music though it may not be the glamorous idea we all have with “making it”. I make enough money to live on, pay my bills, and exist. My home life is very normal. And lastly... 6. My job is not always easy and it IS a real job—though overall it is a fun job. The energies most people spend on their feet, on the phone, at a desk in a regular job for the typical 8 hours, I pour out the same amount but in 2-4 hours. I have to lug my own equipment around (sometimes I get help from my teenage boys when they’re free to come with me), but equipment is heavy, traveling can be lonely (as a solo artist), and reading an audience can sometimes be difficult. Sometimes audience responses and reviews are discouraging and it’s trying to press on with a smile on your face and continue giving them 100%... but I HAVE TO dust myself off and keep going. It sucks. And then there is a business side to it all which is absolutely NO FUN at all to the “creatives” like myself... so I usually pass that side of it off onto management. But I love what I do! What are some misconceptions with YOUR job? #misconceptions #career #musicianslife #musiciansofinstagram

Let’s play ball! Go, Liam! Go, Cubs! #tballmom #boymom #momlife #baseball

A simple forewarning...(as I contemplate deactivating some of my social media in the coming two weeks until studhubs and I are both home to watch it together.) #EndGame #Avengers #Marvel #musicianproblems #travelingproblems #musicianslife #musiciansofinstagram #spoilers #nospoilers

Our garbage disposal is finally working again after over a week of broken misery! Turns out it was a faulty switch.... you’ll never believe who “diagnosed” the problem and completely fixed it 100% on his own! I’ll never underestimate him again! 😳 Ethan was a terrific assistant to Aidan, too! #itsgreattobequeen #boymom #itpaystobeanerd

This Saturday I’m making my Timberloft Restaurant debut! 6-9pm! #livemusic #gordonsville #tennessee #blueeyedsoul

The fortune cookie has spoken! #fortunecookie #musiciansofinstagram #singer #blueeyedsoul #jazz #musician

After posting earlier about not getting any photos and giving up, Matt pointed out that this would be the last time we’ll do Easter at these ages. We’ll all be older next year and we won’t even get the older two next year. And in four years, Aidan will be out of the house.... etc. So I woke from my nap as the sun was going down, they all got dressed again for an Easter photo in the backyard. 😂 These are my handsome men whom my world centers around. Now, I have photos AND a silly story. ❤️ #easter #family #resurrectionsunday #boymom #love

Face is still swollen/puffy and I would really enjoy a steak right now... or even chips. #oralsurgery #teethextraction #gocubs #resurrectionsunday #easter #sundaynaptime

Resurrection Sunday as a family of six... two of the boys opted for whatever they could find in their closets and the five year old looked cute in his “signature” dinosaur bow tie, all three to strip themselves out of their outfits immediately after church. I forgot to buy a dress and was spat up upon during service. The studhubs always dresses nice... but this guy was super cute and had no choice but to stay dressed in his outfit till I got a picture of him and changed him. That is our life. 😂 #fivemonthsold #easter #ressurectionsunday #outfit #bowtie #baby #boymom #familyofsix

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