I’m so excited for my upcoming trip to Chicago! At first I wanted to organize a trunk show or do some sort of fashion related something but then I realized, NO!!! Just get away and have fun!! So, I’m counting down the days until the adventure!

Mean while, I’m busy getting all the work done that I need to get done, done.

I spent close to an hour deleting 3500 spams that were caught on my blog BEFORE i installed Akisment. Let’s hope no more spam enters the land of b.shigley because that was super annoying.

This one’s a shorty.

our show last night at Artopia was so much fun!! i realize the more shows we play, the more comfortable i am being on stage and the more i really have fun.  somebody came up to me after the show and said that i was, “fearless.”  i don’t know what it is about performing, but i feel alive and free when we’re performing.

one of my best friends jonny d told me, every practice is a performance.  and when you look at it like that, you realize that you don’t have to be perfect and you can let the performance be what it is. this is often what makes the performance even that much better, because it’s real. i don’t have these high expectations which makes me enjoy the show.

b.sous goals:

-PUT OUT AN ALBUM
-MERCH!!!

photos by sarah bee

b.sous at Artopia

dancing outside the barrier

all that i can think about today is setting up my home music studio and making more music.  i’m so inspired by denver music producers and dj’s, Jonny D., Josh Powers, Justin Gitlin, Bobby Collins, Soto, & Zen!! thank you for inspiring me, sharing your music skills and talent, and helping me with my musical endeavors!!

before i can even think about more music, i need to get my task list done today.. oy ve!

i won the first Westword Mastermind award in which they pick 5 people from Denver that are changing the culutral landscape and i won for fashion / and business.  tonight, the new class of Mastermind’s will be awarded.  that award and $4000 grant changed my path and lead me on to much greater things.

here is an article written from 2008, 3 years after i won.

since this article, b.sous has had a successful 2 years of playing out with the hopes of much more in store, i opened up the showroom and have a much more foccussed perspective of where i am and where i’m going.

excited for tonight! fun outfit, music, fashion, and art.  bring it on 

I can’t believe that freakin’ March is in a week! This month really just flew by.  I’m enjoying the snowy chilliness but honestly, I could use an ocean, a beach, the sun, and some sand right about now.

I actually completed every single task on my to do list and even stayed late! i arrived at Fashion Denver at 10 and have been working ever since.  A fantastically productive PR meeting with the fabulous band The Lovely and Talented took up most of my day, but other than that, I FINALLY got my SLJ’s done (S*&tty Little Jobs).  Next job! Filing and organizing!!  But baby steps.

It’s interesting how music can take you back to another time and place. Listening to my DJ Krush station on Pandora draws me to San Diego and Baja and I time where in a way, I was fancy and care free! Not so committed to a “career” but still being creative. I’ve grown up A LOT since then but sometimes miss the care free-ness.  Fortunately, I can create that freedom, but just with more responsibility.

Fat Boy Slim just informed me that “The Weekend Starts Here” so I best get my weekend on! I have a big performance tomorrow night with B.Sous at Westword’s Artopia party.  After the show, I’m so excited to get my music studio dialed in at home again. I also want to clear off my laptop so I can make music on it

And just to put it out there, I want to produce and direct short films and videos.  NEW GOAL!!!

Happy Weekend!

It’s been a whole 10 years since I started my first business.  I’ve really been reflecting a lot lately on where I’ve been, what I’ve learned, what I’m continuing to learn, and where I want to be.  I’ve been so busy with life that I haven’t had a chance to capture it on paper or on the screen except in little snippits in a tiny notebook or in 1 run on sentence on twitter / facebook.

The past few month have been another whirlwind of media, interviews, fun photoshoots, a news appearance for BLINGO at Sputnik, and even a commercial spot where I’m on roller skates with my keytar airing in about a month.  Simultaneously, I’m getting the new Fashion Denver space settled, getting my assistants settled and really beginning to focus on what needs to be done.

Lately, I’ve been realizing what my role is with Fashion Denver.  I think I’m a conductor of sorts, a director, a facilitator, and a motivator.  I’ve opened up my office to get the energy flowing and I try to be dilligent about being at my computer, but I realize that my role is often times NOT at the computer but with the people creating ideas and getting the ball rolling.

I’m finding my balance.

I just bought Kurt Kobain Journals at Twist and Shout yesterday when I was searching for a copy of the Asian Avenue Magazine.  I’m so inspired to see his thoughts, lyrics, drawings and letters. It inspires me with my trunk full of journals that I’ll be sifting through as I write my book.

I’m so happy that I have all of these journals to reflect on from the past 15 years or so.  Sometimes, I’m a little embarresed by my thoughts but am not ashamed or regretful of anything I’ve written. It’s funny how some things seem like such a big deal to you and then times goes by and you read it later and barely remember the moment.

I’m going to update the press page and then I’ve got to get ready for our location scouting today for a film project that I’m directing for a yoga client. Not just any yoga client, but with Kelly!! A friend from elementary school! It’s so much fun to work creatively in the adult life with good friends!!!

Happy day!!

today is a day of massive amounts of explosion of creativity and ideas and new people, to the point where i am just now able to sit down, get my focus, hone in on what was brought up today, organize it,  save for later, and get on with what i need to get on with.

wheeeew!!! i have my assistant katie in helping me get organized and down to business. i’m hidden in my office corner, quiet from the world jumping into projects.

coffee is coming my way and i’m happy i have no more meetings until this evening.

tonight, i am staying in, doing laundry, and quieting the mind with a good movie.

one of the mind explosions that i had today is to reunite the original band members to add multi layers to our next show at Artopia.

i’m just going to get to it.

bye for now.

I have to be honest, I’ve not been blogging on here because I get sooo much dang spam!      But, I may have eliminated the option to comment so maybe that will help.

Things have been super busy in my world.

-Moving to a new space for Fashion Denver

-Family holiday time

-Geesh… well.. I think that’s about all that I’ve been up to.

Sometimes I go in stages where I write all the time and other times, not so much.  I think I’m in that not so much stage.

Movies I’ve watched in the past few days:

-500 Days of Summer
- It’s a wonderful life
-The Fantastic Mr. Fox
-Zombie Land
-Where the Wild things Are
-Shawshank Redemption

It’s nice to get caught up on movies!

I received a wonderful card complete with sand from the sunny beaches of Belize. Thank you Crucial Bee!!

This is a short entry. I got lots to do and get prepared for the Fashion Denver move..

Happy holidays!

hello monday! ive jumped into the monday, dedicating today to planning, and planning is what i’ve done. i’ve listed every task to do with every project and feel organized and not overwhelmed! i’m always trying to figure out new ways to be organized!

for me, it’s about realizing that i don’t have to do everything all at once and if i can spread it out, and see what needs to be done, then i take off a whole bunch of stress.

tomorrow i’ll be out of the office being an “occupational specialist” for Westwood College, reviewing the curriculum to make sure the program for fashion merchandising, business admin in fashion merchandising, and retail management all look up to par. i was sent a huge packet of info that i’ll have to review tonight.  it should be an interesting time, i hope!

the week is pretty busy for me:

tuesday: my do what you love, love what you do workshop

wednesday: fittings for the Colorado Aids Project fashion show

thursday: boutique opening for designers

friday: b.sous show at Forest Room 5.

i really need to take advantage of my quiet night tonight to get caught up on apartment tasks (how in the world does my apartment get so messy! it’s just me living in there!!) looks like my next night of nothing is saturday!

i must find balance in the quiet pieces of the day

happy monday!

ps!! i got my clarinet recorked!! yahooo!!

This snowy night has me curled up on the couch diving into the world of Griffin and Sabine and now Isabella and Matthew. The books by Nick Bantock have me completely enthralled and I’ve become obsessed. It’s been a long time that I have really enjoyed reading and his books have kept me wanting more.  Tomorrow I MUST go to the library to get 2 more books in the series…

And to think that the book found at the thriftstore has lead me on such an adventure!!!

Oh how I love the library!!  It really is your one stop shop to anything you want to learn, explore, see….  and having a boyfriend who works at the Central Library is a dream come true.  Meeting for lunch and getting to eat high above our city looking down at Denver and seeing the beautiful view of the mountains sure adds a lot of inspiration to my day. I also love that the Central Library is 2 blocks from my office  / showroom.

It’s already 10:00 pm, and I haven’t left the coziness of Joe’s apartment. I was going to head out to a fashion show but the weather and the books and the warmness inside kept me inside and I’m happy that I didn’t leave out into the cold snowy roads.

I’m hoping that Saturday Night Live will be good tonight! I’m seldom in on a Saturday night and am thoroughly enjoying it!!

Bonne Nuit

i just got back from speaking on a panel to highschool career councelors. it was very interesting.  i didn’t sleep well last night, more interuptions from noisy neighbor, not enough sleep and feeling the need to take a people break.  often times i come in contact with so many people on a daily basis. it’s only 3:18pm and i’ve been in contact with at least 30 different people on a face to face basis.  i’ve got a few more meetings today too.

right now, i just want sleep and a vacation away from people.  i love people, but i sometimes get drained from being around so many people.  gotta get ready for another meeting.