2019 - The year of Checking In.
Hi Friends! Happy New Year (Two months in ;) )
One of my resolutions this year is to check in more. Firstly, to be better at checking in on myself and my needs (living that enneagram two life leaves me with a low battery more often than I’d like to admit.) Secondly, to more frequently check in with others and to share pieces of my journey, in hopes of finding community in the joys and struggles that we all share. I hope this is a year filled with rich adventure and growth, and definitely more trips to Steeplechase dressed as a unicorn (no one was staring at all guys don’t worry.)
To my fellow twos who are two-ning in, *ba-dum-ch* - there are two major ways that I’ve been checking in with myself this year that have made a world of difference.
1. If you haven’t heard of Headspace - run, don’t walk, your finger over to your device and use that touch ID (that still freaks me out because how can our phone know our fingerprint) and download it IMMEDIATELY. This is not a drill. Meditation has helped me is so many ways. It’s helped me to reframe the way that I interact with anxiety, to recognize it and to acknowledge it and to be able to keep it at a distance before it becomes all consuming like the taco bell I shouldn’t have eaten at 10pm but who can resist those nacho fries.
2. Guys. Take. A. Bath. Use those bath bomb things and light a Joanna Gaines candle. JUST DO IT. Listen to the Avett Brothers and feel the feelings that you don’t feel entitled to. I can’t even begin to explain the calm and joy that’s returned to my life by doing this regularly. I can’t believe I never knew how important it was to sit still in some hot water every now and then.
Now that you’ve read about my self-care, I want to tell you about what’s going on with music (!!)
It’s been almost a year since I released Without Letting Go, and I’m still overwhelmed by all of the love the record continues to receive. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for continuing to listen, and for accepting me as I continue to post weird videos on Instagram.
This year, I’ll be putting out more music of my own, but I’m also really excited to share that I’ll be putting out collaborative music with my husband, Jameson (who is also weird but not quite as weird as me, he says.) Here are a couple photos to show that we are professionals and that we mean business:
^Casual niece photo bomb.
This year is going to be a good one, friends. Thanks for reading and continuing to follow along as I figure out this music/life balance. It’s always an interesting ride, and never without a lot of laughter.
Till next time (which will be very soon and I mean it y'all),
Hanna Rae