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I wrote a post called One Year to Live a few months ago, and I just thought I'd give an update on how this exercise has changed my life so far, as well as use this opportunity to explain my absence on Fuzz over the last month.
The big news thus far is that we are preparing to move to Kentucky from Seattle at the beginning of September. This is really a huge deal and a major undertaking, as you might imagine. We spent a few days last week traveling around Kentucky and Tennessee visiting family and looking at houses before finally deciding to move into my grandmother's old house in Mayfield, the town where I was born 37 years ago.
I left KY about 12 years ago and moved to Seattle, and my wife is a Seattle area native, so this is a big change for both of us, although in the end I think it will be a great change of pace for us. We've lived in a tiny little house for the past 10 years, doing OK but never getting ahead due to the high cost of living here. Now that I make decent money and have a boss that is willing to let me telecommute full-time, we should be able to live really well in KY, where the cost of living is a fraction of what it is here.
Most of my family lives within easy driving distance, and my oldest son is currently in Nashville, so it will be good to reconnect with the people that matter most to me. It hit me pretty hard when my grandmother passed in November of 2006 because I hadn't seen her in probably 8 years. I don't want to live that regret again by continuing to live so far out of reach of my loved ones.
The other cool aspect of this move is the proximity to Nashville. While Seattle does have a decent music scene, I really think Nashville is going to give me the greatest opportunities as an artist, given my country roots.
All and all, I am excited about the future and the ability to kind of reset and refocus my life on the things that really matter. That's really what the "one year to live" exercise is about.
I've also slowly been working on Clif.tv, which is still very much a work in progress. I've been writing a bit and recently finished a song called How Beautiful She Is that I am happy with. Since I will lose the daily commute and gain about 2 hours a day after the move, I hope to use that time to get a lot more writing and recording done once we've settled in.
That's about it. I'll give another update once we're planted in the Bluegrass State. Thanks for listening. :)
The big news thus far is that we are preparing to move to Kentucky from Seattle at the beginning of September. This is really a huge deal and a major undertaking, as you might imagine. We spent a few days last week traveling around Kentucky and Tennessee visiting family and looking at houses before finally deciding to move into my grandmother's old house in Mayfield, the town where I was born 37 years ago.
I left KY about 12 years ago and moved to Seattle, and my wife is a Seattle area native, so this is a big change for both of us, although in the end I think it will be a great change of pace for us. We've lived in a tiny little house for the past 10 years, doing OK but never getting ahead due to the high cost of living here. Now that I make decent money and have a boss that is willing to let me telecommute full-time, we should be able to live really well in KY, where the cost of living is a fraction of what it is here.
Most of my family lives within easy driving distance, and my oldest son is currently in Nashville, so it will be good to reconnect with the people that matter most to me. It hit me pretty hard when my grandmother passed in November of 2006 because I hadn't seen her in probably 8 years. I don't want to live that regret again by continuing to live so far out of reach of my loved ones.
The other cool aspect of this move is the proximity to Nashville. While Seattle does have a decent music scene, I really think Nashville is going to give me the greatest opportunities as an artist, given my country roots.
All and all, I am excited about the future and the ability to kind of reset and refocus my life on the things that really matter. That's really what the "one year to live" exercise is about.
I've also slowly been working on Clif.tv, which is still very much a work in progress. I've been writing a bit and recently finished a song called How Beautiful She Is that I am happy with. Since I will lose the daily commute and gain about 2 hours a day after the move, I hope to use that time to get a lot more writing and recording done once we've settled in.
That's about it. I'll give another update once we're planted in the Bluegrass State. Thanks for listening. :)
I'd like to take a moment to thank all my friends and listeners here at Fuzz who have inspired me and made me feel at home. It's awesome and humbling to see Echo Root in the number one slot on my favorite music site. Thanks for listening, downloading and purchasing my music over the last few months - it really means a lot.
Take care,
Clif
Take care,
Clif
Episode 3 of Clif.tv is live featuring my song “Carry On.” This is the test run of my new Flip! Video Ultra cam.
I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to leave comments!
I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to leave comments!
Episode 2 of Clif.tv is now live, featuring "The Love You Leave Behind."
It's been a busy week for me between work and getting the Clif.tv site up and running. The most recent addition to the site is the Songs tab where you will find loads of information on each of my songs, including histories, insights and lyrics.
I've got one new gig pending for the fall over on Bainbridge Island, and I'll get details posted on the events page (and on Fuzz) once everything is firm. I'm planning on swinging into full gear here soon with the bookings, so stay tuned for more dates.
By the way, I wanted to mention that all of my songs are available for free download on my Clifton Lee Johnston profile on Fuzz, or through the ReverbNation player on my site (to the left under the video).
Take care and thanks for listening. See you next week!
Clif
It's been a busy week for me between work and getting the Clif.tv site up and running. The most recent addition to the site is the Songs tab where you will find loads of information on each of my songs, including histories, insights and lyrics.
I've got one new gig pending for the fall over on Bainbridge Island, and I'll get details posted on the events page (and on Fuzz) once everything is firm. I'm planning on swinging into full gear here soon with the bookings, so stay tuned for more dates.
By the way, I wanted to mention that all of my songs are available for free download on my Clifton Lee Johnston profile on Fuzz, or through the ReverbNation player on my site (to the left under the video).
Take care and thanks for listening. See you next week!
Clif