Officially on the Road

Here we are!!!! I ended up back in my hometown a lot sooner than expected, but after a week of Thanksgiving festivities, decorating for Christmas, and helping my family with some things, I'm officially on the road and heading south!

Today I'm in Maryland, visiting with some friends and family and working on some vlogs and new music. Friday I'll be down in Winchester, Virginia for a super fun Christmas gig. Then onward south until it's time for the Midwest clinic in Chicago and back to my hometown for Christmas.

I'm starting to understand what my life will look like these weeks. It's cold, but I'm trying to get away from that as soon as possible!!

Updates to come! I'm thinking I'll have much more time for all of that these days.

First Nights

I officially spent my first few nights in my new mobile home! I drove down to NYC for a recording session with some musician/creator friends of mine in the morning, and then to go to one of their shows that evening. The next day I headed to Philadelphia to visit with a friend from college and eat some delicious food.

I managed to test just about everything out- the internet, the workspace, the recording workspace, the sleeping arrangement, as well as having a passenger a couple times. So far the only thing I haven't done is cook on my stove. Perhaps today!

I'll be editing my next vlog about all of this as soon as I find a place to anchor down. Until then!

CB

First Up… A Bed and a Desk

Okay! We (my father, mostly) have been hard at work designing and building a bedframe to level out the bed and create more storage underneath, as well as a desk/table element for the back seat so I can live/work even if the weather is not cooperating.

It’s looking GREAT so far, although the bed takes up slightly more room than I would have liked, I’ll have to be very creative with my storage for all of my equipment, instruments, cooking equipment, and clothes.

Tomorrow I’ll be going to see some friends perform (shout-out Lawrence and Stacey Ryan!) in NYC, so I’ll be spending my first night in the car with the full bed setup.

When I get back I’ll finalize my design for my storage and kitchenette, build that, and by the following weekend I’ll hopefully be on the road! (to someplace WARM.)

Keep an eye out for a video this weekend where I show the build process of the bedframe and desk! After over a year of planning, it’s starting to feel real and unless we hit some speed bumps, it actually is!

CB

The Home Has Arrived

It doesn’t exactly feel real yet, but this week I took a bus down to NYC from upstate New York, saw some friends perform, stayed on a friend’s couch, and then hitched a ride up to where I could pick up my new car/home! I’ve only been driving it for two days, but it’s really fantastic so far. Still getting used to charging it instead of filling it with gas, but it’s definitely a welcome change to be able to plug in at my convenience and have it charge overnight.

Next up! I’ll be taking a few little trips and spending a few nights in the car to start to figure out what I need to build to make my life as convenient as possible. I’ll be doing a little clinic at NYU, so the first one will be this weekend. The first big trip with everything will be in two weeks, and then we’re off to the races!!

CB