Good things happen when you show up...

I've had a really busy schedule over the past few weeks between playing shows (I had three in one day on June 13!), hitting open mic nights, planning my summer tour, and soliciting local radio stations for airplay (four stations are playing "Montreal" and "Time" by the way!). During my sleep deprived but free moments today, I've had a chance to reflect on all of the good things that have been going on lately.

Let me to fill you in on some highlights from the past weeks:

**Sunday, June 7 - My parents went to see Lucinda Williams perform in Green Bay (how great are they!) and passed along one of my CDs to her merch manager to see if she would pass my music on to Lucinda....how sweet are my mom and dad?!

**Saturday, June 13 - I played three shows, sold all of the CDs I had in the car, and played for hundreds of people at the Monroe Strawberry Festival!

**Sunday, June 14 - I played at a Connecticut Songwriters Association Showcase, which was a great networking opportunity.

**Tuesday, June 16 - Four local radio stations (WWUH, WESU, WPKN, and WVOF) now possess my CD and have all played "Montreal" or "Time" once in the past week...I'll pass along their request line info next week so that you can tell them to play my songs!

**ALSO on Tuesday, June 16 - I was named ev3studios artist of the year for 2009!!

**Thursday, Jun 25 - Two different local papers (The Day in New London and The Observer in Southington) have agreed to help me out by writing something about my CD and upcoming shows in the area.

**Saturday, June 20 - Played at a house concert in Clinton, CT with my new friends Glenn Roth and Patti DeRosa.

**Tuesday, June 23 - Debuted my new song, "Heartbreaker" at The Acoustic Cafe Open Mic, and didn't screw it up! (Woohoo - looks like the writer's block has ended...)

**Wednesday, June 24 - Competed in the NEMegastar Preliminary Competition. Didn't move on, BUT did get invited onto a local television show (I'll let you know when that's happening) AND the competition's organizer was annoyed that I didn't move on to the next round so suggested I submit a video of myself singing (did I mention that he's the one who judges the videos???) which would send me straight through to the final round AND give me a showcase performance opportunity.

So, to find a moral in my own story, I'm going to keep showing up and keep playing anywhere I can. Good things keep happening when I do!