Hello again!
As some of you may already know my almost hubby, Dane, and I are moving out from our small town Cresco where we've lived the past 3 years to move back closer to family and friends in our hometown of Cedar Rapids. Today is our last day in Cresco, we're moving the last of our things out of our old home and moving them into our new home in Ely. It's a sad day, but also an exciting one as it starts new beginnings!
Dane and I plan to move the rest of our stuff to Ely and then continue unpacking and interviewing for other positions in Cedar Rapids. I'm interviewing for various HR/music/administrative positions and Dane plans to work through the schools as a substitute teacher. He's also considering a career change for a quick change of pace while I'll obtain my Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.
Part of starting anew is learning to adapt and respond to change. As a pair of musicians, this is an area of comfort for Dane and I. I'm in the process of revamping our social media and making selections for new programs that we want to use to continue navigating and learning in this world. In my opinion, social media is quickly becoming a necessary evil in this world, and as much as I want to be naturalistic and not attached to my phone all the time (as is very much Dane's natural inclination) I still see it as something that we need to use in order to survive in the world that we're all growing and caring for together. Plus, it's probably required for one of the honors programs I'm applying for at University of Iowa anyway... so that leaves a lot up to speculation!
I've decided to narrow down my social media choices down to just three programs: Blogger, Instagram and YouTube. Blogger is where I will write, Instagram is where I will shoot (pictures) and YouTube is where I hope to publish videos of various content. I'm thinking about maybe doing a Musical Monday video and maybe a video blog with Dane, but who knows where the future will lead us.
I'm currently working on a mashup of various songs for my birth mother. I hope to maybe post this for fun as a video of Dane and I performing. Do you, the reader, have any suggestions for Dane or I while we continue our adventure into social media and surviving in the public eye healthily? (oo, that's a hard subject, we'll have to touch on that one again at a later date)
I'll post a link to my YouTube at a later date when it's set up and ready to go! Here is my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/acosmosa/
Let us know! Leave us a note in the comments section or send me a personal email, I love all the feedback I can get!
-Gabe
