Tiana Star's Blog: Archive

Feb 21st

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Jan 3rd

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Money, Money, MONEY!!!!

(Before I get started I’ve started a new blog page at tianastarmusic.wordpress.com if you also want to follow that! Thanks!) It does seem like it’s all about money sometimes (or all the time). I KNOW that money can’t buy you love (as The Beatles so aptly sang), and that money is no replacement for anything that really matters and fills our hearts. However, we do need money for necessities...

Jun 16th

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To Give or not to Give...Up

To Give, or Not To Give… Up Sometimes I feel like giving up, on so many things. On my friends that never call me first, I always have to call them first and hope they’ll call me back or write me. I feel like giving up on always trying to lose weight. Am I not good enough the way I am? When will it be good enough? Don’t I need to love myself. I mean it’s one thing to eat healthy and exercise...

Jun 7th

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Extreme Couponing and Amazing homemade Iced Coffee...

Ok, so I had such an exciting thing just happen that I had to get on here and write about it immediately. You may be wondering… what is so important to me that I have to write about… COFFEE!!!! And not just any coffee- Homemade Delicious Iced Coffee! If anyone else is like me, I’ve been on the search for how to make the perfect iced or ice-blended coffee. You’d think it...

Jun 2nd

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Video Release Party with ECPAT- INSPIRING!

So, I wanted to write about my Video Release Party before I forget too much. Today was one of those days where you are just in awe that you got to be a part of something so so special. (After The Show with LtoR: Jasmine (Director of Video), Helen (Producer of Video), Carol Smolenski (Director of ECPATUSA), Eeefy (TV Host), Tiana Star) The room was filled with people who not only love me...

May 8th

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Mar 21st

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Fresno and Kings Canyon Tour Diary 03/11

I wrote this tour diary while on tour last week! I hope you enjoy. It’s definitely longer than usual. But sometimes so much happens in a short amount of time. We just had such a fun trip and side trek to the beautiful and relaxing Kings Canyon high in the mountains ********* Tour Diary March 2011******* Fresno, CA and Kings Canyon, CA*********** Fresno and Kings Canyon Tour Blog Wow! What a...

Mar 21st

Mar 4th

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Mommy Life and the continual "Artist Struggle"

I’m sitting here on a Wednesday morning in my pj’s, on the couch, sipping a warm cup of coffee, with my 2 year old son watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and playing with his IKEA train set. And of course- on my laptop writing this blog and ceremoniously checking emails and trying to “Get ahead”, brainstorm, and create/record music. Life is such an interesting journey. My...

Mar 2nd

Sundance Film Festival and me 2011

Well, the last two weeks have been a roller coast ride! I got to go to Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT from Jan 20-24th. It was AMAZING!!!!!! I got to go with one of my dearest friends and we just had a blast. I actually have a really funny story from our first night in, Jan 20th! We landed safely and drove out to the condo we were staying in! In no time at all, it was already time for...

Feb 7th

Happy New Year!!!! 2011! WhAT!

Wow, another year! How amazing to be alive in 2011! I was laying in bed with my family asleep and awake hearing all the sounds going off and saw that it was 12:01. Like the night, and all of life, time goes by so fast. Now, I’m not one for New Years Resolutions. I am under the impression, if you want to change something, you should do it right away- and for the better! With that said, here...

Jan 1st

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Happy Birthday to me!!! :)

So, in one hour and 20 min I’ll be 29 years young! WOW! I don’t know where time goes, and quite frankly it freaks me out. I was lying down trying to get my adorable 2 yr old son to sleep and was thinking about my 20’s, since this will now be my last year in it! ha ha. And WOW so much has happened. I feel like doing a timeline, for myself, and just to share. I was just thinking...

Dec 14th

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Ok, So I’ve been learning the Accordion that...

Nov 18th

Nov 7th

Watch

Weston REALLY wanted the camera and it turned out the typical power struggle but hilarious and adorable to me!

Sep 27th

Tour!!!! Lack of Internet and Updates!

Ok, so unfortunately we’ve had very bad luck with internet at hotels on the tour, so I was unable to keep my promise and write every day! But..I’m about to go backwards and share with you what has happened since last Wednesday until today (Saturday). Wednesday Sept 22nd, We all got up around 6 a.m. and had a quick breakfast and stuffed the stuff back into the car in pouring rain!...

Sep 26th

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Tour Diary Day One Sept. 21st, 2010

Ok, So as promised I’m writing my day one of my tour diary. Mainly today was a lot of driving. We got up around 5 a.m. and kissed my hubby goodbye and then got my mom and son up to finish packing the car. And when I say packing, boy do I mean PACKING. Because that’s the only way everything was going to fit! So, we did it and there was one brief second when we were packed in my car...

Sep 22nd

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Upcoming Tour and Workouts

So, I’m preparing for a week long tour starting next week. I’m excited to go, but kind of in the stressful preparation stage. I feel a lot better now that I’ve booked all my hotels and got my deposits from my gigs- so phew! :) My mom is coming with me to nanny for Weston during my performances. As a thank you to her for coming, we’re going a little out of the way to...

Sep 16th

Up Late, Movies, Orphans and Memories

So, I just got done watching this very moving film. I’ve been watching some foreign films recently and I find them very touching and much more real than our American films. On top of that, it reminds me of the 5 months I lived in Ukraine. And most of their lives are lived on a lot less stuff and money. With my sister just moving to Africa, and my constant reminiscing of my old Ukrainian...

Aug 7th

Facebook Invite to my Showcase this Thursday! ;) →

Aug 3rd

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Showcase and all my eggs in one basket!!!!!

So, besides my sister leaving for AFRICA today (for 2 years to teach art and help orphans)…yeah, so besides THAT…I’m focusing almost all my energy (ok, my remaining energy while raising a 20 month old)…on my SHOWCASE THIS THURSDAY! I’m SO excited to go and play my heart out this Thursday. The past several months since finishing my EP and working with my manager,...

Aug 3rd

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Jun 23rd

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Mother's Day Funny Stories...

Ok, so I promised my sister I’d write this story down so we’d always remember it. Might as well share it with the world while putting it in a place I won’t forget- the internet! :) So, yesterday was Mother’s Day and the day was off to a great start. My hubby brought me breakfast in bed and had gone out and bought me my favorite cup of coffee from Starbucks as well as a...

May 11th

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Hitmakers Audition!!!!

So, I uploaded a video I made (with my photographer/videographer Chad Blockley) for this huge audition for a new show on Bravo called “Hitmakers”. A couple hours after I posted the video, I got a call that they loved me and the video and would like to invite me to the “VIP Line” at the audition. Meaning, I got to choose my time I could come in and not have to stand in the...

Apr 23rd

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Split Personalities and Carpedium!

So lately I’ve been thinking about how I walk around during the day with my son in my “mommy” clothes. Normally no make-up with my hair pulled back and clothes I can move in-especially with a 16 month old son running around. It is sure a blast. Especially with his little car I push him around in. We have our little routine of walking(him driving :) up to the Coffee Bean and then...

Mar 31st

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CSULB, Poetry, Goldfish, and Messy House

So, I’m writing this at 12:35 a.m. March 26th. I played a last minute show tonight at Cal State Long Beach’s Poet’s Lounge. It’s always such an interesting crowd and experience. The music (me and my cellist Irina tonight) start the show with a few songs and then they have featured poets as well as open mic poets. I find most of the poems to be extremely innapropriate- but...

Mar 26th

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MONEY, Sandra Bullock and St. Patty's Day

I sit here on this hot, wednesday afternoon on St. Patrick’s Day stressed about Money. What is new! Well, I really try not to stress about it, but control and do what I can do, and pray about the rest. I’m constantly having to read the verse in Matthew 6 “Don’t worry about tomorrow..”but somedays when you get slammed with bills and just don’t know how...

Mar 17th

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Tuesday,the Baltic Sea, and Prague

It seems I write every Tuesday without even realizing it. Today I saw that The Baltic Sea was at the top of the searches for a ship that wrecked 12 centuries ago there. Interesting. I’ve never been to the Baltic Sea, though I’d love to go. I’d love to go lots of places including Paris, France with my mother. We’ve never been and it’s her life long dream to go. I pray...

Mar 9th

Tuesday,the Baltic Sea, and Prague

It seems I write every Tuesday without even realizing it. Today I saw that The Baltic Sea was at the top of the searches for a ship that wrecked 12 centuries ago there. Interesting. I’ve never been to the Baltic Sea, though I’d love to go. I’d love to go lots of places including Paris, France with my mother. We’ve never been and it’s her life long dream to go. I pray...

Mar 9th

Mar 2nd

Olympics Ending but beginning of MY life!!!

So, the Olympics are over- and unlike a lot of people I’m not at all sad about it. Actually, I’m kind of happy. Yes, I think these athletes are amazing and there’s a lot to learn from them, but I want to watch a chick flick instead! Believe me, my husband has been going on and onnnnn about how amazing the cross country skiers are, and keeps talking about moving to where it snows...

Mar 2nd

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Feb 23rd