25 days, $1080, And a Bucket of Stories - Day 0

 25 days, $1080, And a Bucket of Stories - Day Zero - Planning

Goal: Play in the Subway 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 25 days making at least 1080.00, which will cover all my bills for January.


Need 1080

Below Goal:
Above Goal:

For Today - Day Off
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Temp: High 17, Low -1 - Feels like -5
Good thing its a day off :)


Its January 6th - this whole scha-bang starts tomorrow - and I'm beginning to remember how much I love this, and how terrified I am to begin. Last time I was ignorant to what I was actually going to do. And this time - I know exactly what rabbit hole I'm going down.

I can't explain fully why I've decided to do this again. Its insane. Its crazy.

Its like how I explain why Chicago Summers are the best out there.
"Because people who live in Chicago go through the Winter. They do it together - they put on their 7 coats, trudge through the snow and wind, hate it with the whole of their souls, TOGETHER. And then Summer hits - and the town explodes and says, WE MADE IT! THIS IS THE BEST!" They have the best summer on the planet, because if you made it through our winter, you would too. :)

I know how hard this is going to be - and how incredible it will be once I've completed it.

I think back on last February and I believe it was one of the most rewarding 30 day periods I've had in my life. How hard I worked, how much I loved, how open to the world I was - It was a beautiful, difficult, perfect for all of its ups and downs, time.

Motivation is a huge problem for me. I make a huge deal about how incredible it is to be my own boss, but I'm actually terrible at it. The hardest part about busking isn't playing, dealing with people in the subway or the weather. Its Leaving. Leaving to go to work when I don't have someone to hold me accountable - is near impossible.

That's where yall come in. The only way to actually make this happen, is to blog about it. Because if I commit to that - the Blog is my boss. And I am accountable to it, and to everyone who reads it. That was one of the biggest lessons I learned last year. That, and that drinking water, when you're playing at -4 degrees, if paramount.  If I don't write, I'm not going to play - that's all there is too it. So here it is. The beginning.

If you're new to this blog, welcome. Check out some of last February. If you're an old-timer like my parents, welcome back. :)

The whirlwind begins tomorrow on what is predicted to be the coldest day of the year so far....