Is Anybody There?

You ever just want, no NEED a break? Well that's what's been going on lately. Cocoa is tired. The "grind" is starting to take it's toll on me. I'm not the zany 20 something that I used to be, a sista got bills. But, even with all of that, I wouldn't change it for the world because 2 years ago I was unemployed and focused on getting a job in the field that I'm in and last year, I was with that company that I'm convinced tried to drive me loca. Even through my dark moments, I still feel happy with the choices that I've made.

With that said, lets play catch up shall we? I took a brief hiatus from The Home Girl Next Door so that I can get my mind right. I love the mic and that will always be home, but I needed to redirect my energies to something else so that when I come back, I'll be bigger, badder (in a good way) and stronger. They always say that if you love what you do, it will never feel like work. But even the most joyful of jobs can get tedious if there's no forward movement. Doing The Home Girl Next Door was a different experience for me because it was prerecorded. I was so used to doing a live show. Recording might seem easy because you get to do multiple takes, but honestly radio shouldn't sound like a prerecord. It should sound live and in the moment. As time progressed I realized that I was becoming, dare I say it, bored. At that moment, I knew that I needed to take a break. I started thinking about that question of the universe, "if a tree falls in a forest and no one's there to hear it, does it really make a sound?" I knew that I had a small following and Skyy is one of my biggest cheerleaders but even that wasn't enough. I didn't get into this business because I needed daily affirmations, I got into it because I wanted to share my love of music and eventually found that I had a voice and connecting with my listener was what moved me.

So here is where I am today. Making moves and living life so that I can have something to talk about. My days are filled with work and on occasion some "boolovin" (another blog, another time)...I'm also building the brand slowly but surely, contemplating a name change (conflicted because of the branding) and learning about my craft among other things.

Stay tuned for more to come. 2012 is around the corner let's make it happen.

As always, thank you for your continued support. Besos.