Woman. The word itself stands alone. It is powerful. It is big and bold, encompassing every ounce of the spectrum. We feel. We know. And our days never lack in navigating when’s an appropriate time to 'feel' and when it's time to 'know'. During this pandemic, there were weeks I felt I was floating in... Continue Reading →
To begin.
Daily meditations, yoga stretches, long walks, a good book - I do these things to quiet my thoughts and center. But now, I'm being asked to hold a magnifying glass over my thoughts and memories every morning, and then re-center myself from where ever the chapter/exercise took me? And I'm doing this voluntarily? Correct.
I can do hard things.
Sat down to write a few days ago. But much like so many things in my life currently, I'm getting to it days after the fact... It is Saturday morning. The sun is shining brightly and I immediately feel drawn from my bed to be outdoors. I waste no time putting on yesterday's yoga pants,... Continue Reading →
Messy
One week ago. Sunday morning. I woke up in my own bed for the first time in 8 days. My bags that had been unloaded from my frozen over car the night before, awaiting me still by the kitchen door. After an 8 hour drive home in a snowstorm, hauling my belongs upstairs to unpack... Continue Reading →
The ‘hood’ that raised us
I'll start this post off with a simple "Thank you" to whoever is reading this. Whether it's been a random call or text to say Hi, a congratulations on my engagement, leaving a comment on a video I posted, or coming up to me after a show... I'm thankful (and still socially awkward with compliments)... Continue Reading →
The beauty and total weird-ness of “engaged”
So for those of you that are late to the party... I'm engaged. Yes, I know. Start praying to your God because the apocalypse is near. Ha. But really. Thirty-one days ago, I said "Yes" to a guy who kneeled down beside our bed with a big diamond ring. While I sat there, makeup-less and... Continue Reading →
“the music thing”
So, for the past few weeks, I've been trying to commit to "mental health mornings" to start my day. Aside from waking up at the ass-crack of dawn to work out, I've been trying my best to take advantage of these early morning rises to "check in" with myself too. So after our work-out, and... Continue Reading →
the hometown bubble.
I haven't been very good about writing lately. (I sound like a broken record.) Aside from some journaling here and there and starting a few song ideas, I've allowed my mind to be distracted by other things... travelling, packing/unpacking, being outside as much as humanly possible, Harry Potter books (I've decided to read the entire... Continue Reading →
the bright side of 2am leftovers on a pull-out couch.
It is legit 2am. I have a lot to say, but I'm not gonna lie... I'm tired...slightly buzzed...and extremely full on the Thai leftovers I had from yesterday's lunch. I'll say this though... Today was a good day. A really, really good day. I got to sing background vocals alongside 2 complete, MONSTER vocalists, whom... Continue Reading →
Blogs, bandwagons, and Beyonce
First and foremost, let me preface my first blog entry with the fact that I'm more than aware that a majority of you don't really give a shit about blogs. I mean, I don't blame you, I don't particularly care for many either. They are all about Paleo and pinning (seriously, still have no idea what Pinterest is... Continue Reading →
The Reinvention Of Raye 