In case you haven't heard, I'm moving . . . AGAIN. It seems like most of my life has been a long series of wanderlust (or as I like to call her, wanderslut). This time around, it really is for…
Read moreMay 29, 2019
The Value of Piano Lessons
THE VALUE OF PIANO LESSONS
Sometimes it’s hard to believe the number of years I’ve actually been playing the piano, which is well over twenty because I started when I was just four and a half years old. While…
Read moreJul 2, 2018
A Day of Reflection
Yesterday, was my grandmother’s wake and today is her funeral. She was my last living grandparent - I never knew her husband, my Grandpa Rex, because he passed away before I was born. My grandmother, Margaret Mausser, died in 1989…
Read moreJul 1, 2018
Turn This Year Around Blog Series
TURN THIS YEAR AROUND
I just returned home from a show and decided I really need to write since it is July 1 (it’s now 12:19 a.m.) and, as my husband Richard and I discussed yesterday afternoon, this represents…
Read moreMar 14, 2016
The most frustrating Hotel experience in a while
Hotels.com would not let me put this entire review on their website, but I thought it was so clever that I needed to share… A few nights ago I was in a hotel room with construction going on below me…
Read moreFeb 24, 2016
The Dreaded Hotel Breakfast
Last summer while I was on the road I found myself writing several journal entries based on my experiences at the free continental breakfasts some hotels so gloriously pride themselves upon. Just this morning, I was having a conversation with…Read more
Jan 22, 2016
Why I Still "Write" In a Journal
It's true that I've been accused of being a dinosaur for my love of notebooks, pens, paper, pencils and all things "Staple's Office Supplies." I do realize that in the Twenty-First Century these things are kind of obsolete. Who needs…Read more
Jan 11, 2016
Melanie Devaney's 8 Tips For Getting a Good Night's Sleep
As a singer songwriter I endure a lot of late nights, but as a human I like to go to bed early. On nights I don't have shows, I am usually in bed by 10 p.m. and up at 5:15…
Read moreJan 2, 2016
Pros and Cons of Living In a Small Town
If you grew up in a small town, then you may, like me, have experienced a love-hate relationship with the little hamlet where you were born. Even though I have lived all over the country - Florida, Arizona, California, Tennessee…
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May 1, 2015
Hug Your Mum
Mother's day is right around the corner (May 10) and it's a good reminder that we often take our mums for granted. I decide to sit down today and write mine a little love note to tell her how much…
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