I'd Rather Go Blind Cover

So probably NOT the best week for me to take on an Etta James song, but I had to - it was on my chalkboard list!

I am still suffering from a sore throat/persistent cough so please excuse the pitchiness...it's a result of me trying to prevent my voice from completely breaking.

I might re-do this song once I'm all better, but for now, I dedicate this to my lovely friend Brooklyn Young 'cuz what happens in Naw' 'lens stays in Naw' 'lens! :)

Thanks for all of the support!

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For Walter

This little song is dedicated to my love, Walter Ahmet Marr. His mommy and I used to fall asleep to this song at night, sung by the strong Herzegovinian vocals of our grandmother and the slightly tone-deaf vocals of our lovely mother. Love it. Translation below:

Sve ptičice iz gore	All the Birds from the Forest	What we thought it meant
Sve ptičice iz gore x3 Spustile se na more	All of the birds from the forest Have come down to the sea	All of the birds are on fire (Ahh! ...what the heck??!) Came down to the sea (Phew…ok, they’ll be fine. Water will save them)
Samo jedna ostala x3 Koja nam je pjevala	Only one remained She sung to us	Only one remained (guess not) She sung to us (I want to cry now)
Koja nam je pjevala x3 O nesretnoj ljubavi	She sung to us Of unrequited love	She sung to us (I can’t believe you’re making her sing. Hasn’t she been through enough??) Of unrequited love (well duh, she probably lost her one true love to the fire…poor birdie)
Zbogom ostaj moja ti Moramo se rastati Moramo se rastati Moja prva ljubavi Nosit ću te u srcu Moja mala ljubavi	Farewell my darling We must part We must part My first love I will carry you in my heart My little love	Farewell my darling We must part (What! You’re leaving her too now?) We must part My first love (you're a monster) I will carry you in my heart (so sleepy) My little lo….(zzzz)

Writing on Walls

Anybody else have a noisy head? I do! Talking talking talking...aaaaall the time. Sometimes this talking makes it hard for me to remember all of the things I need/want to get done in a day, a week, a month, etc. So after one of my typical noisy-brain-induced, therefore panic induced, emotional breakdowns, a very good (and probably severely annoyed...but in the most loving way, of course) friend suggested I write all the things in my head down on a post-it and stick it up somewhere where I’d see it every day. I liked her suggestion so much that I decided to take it up a notch. 

Massive chalkboard wall (pictured below).  

And let me tell you, it was no easy task to get over the anxiety of turning an entire wall black after an upbringing of purely beige wall decor....but I figured it was time to “go hard or go home” (thanks Emi!...good motto). For the last month, I have been having fun drawing and writing and musing so I thought I’d share with all of you in case you’d like to try a chalkboard wall – I highly recommend it.

My "in-progress" shot did not come out well. This is the finished product.
Two coats are definitely required.

The fun begins!

My fancy crown...fussed over and re-done three times and then finally left alone.

Going forward and still in pursuit of my musical goal, I have decided that I’m kicking this blog into high gear and this very attractive wall is going to help me keep organized amongst the very busy daily grind.

 I will be posting another video in a few days so stay tuned. As always, thank you all for the support! 

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