I’ve been keeping my eye lately on a certain blog of someone we all have an interest in, wondering where the lady has seemingly disappeared to. In case you don’t know who I’m referring to, it’s Molly McGinn, senior writer at Kindermusik International.
I always enjoy seeing the snippets of information that she shares on her blog. Molly has communication down to a very fine art. She can say more with one glance and a single sentence than I can say with an encyclopedia. Over the past 10 months or so, we’ve exchanged emails and blog comments, and I think I can safely say that Molly has been a tremendous influence in encouraging me “finding” my voice on my blog. (Btw, thanks for that, Molly!)
I usually check her blog two or three times a week, and I remember thinking somewhere around September 8th that it had been over a week since her last post. Now, this time of year has been extremely hectic for me as a Kindermusik educator and the other hats that I juggle – mom, studio teacher, choir teacher, musician, etc., etc., etc. So, I knew within reason that Molly was probably experiencing her own hurricane season of “things to do” as well, and I hesitated about adding to it by emailing and asking, “Hey, are you okay?”
But when I began getting emails from other Kindermusik educators, asking me if I knew where she was and why she hadn’t been posting, I just decided to take action and sent her the following question this afternoon:
Hellllooooooooooooooooooo? Are you out there?
Dear, dear Molly,
Your long timeframe of no blog postings has the cyberworld worried. We are very concerned about you and want to make sure that you’re just swamped with *STUFF* at KI and not suffering from some malaise such as mal de mer, or something like that. (I’ve always wanted to throw that in – “mal de mer”.)
AAAnnnnnyway – where are you, dear lady? I’ve been concerned and not wanted to bug you, but now I’m getting emails from folks, asking me if I know if you’ve dropped off the face of the earth. Inquiring minds want to know!
Surprisingly enough, two hours later, I received a response:
Awww, I really need to do a post about that.
I’ve truly been so busy immersing myself in ABC Music & Me, and my own little music projects are really taking off, too. If I’m not working, I’m rehearsing, performing, writing, or running.
That leaves no to little time for blogging!
But, it’s great to know I’m missed…………. Thank you, though. It’s good to be missed.
So, take heart, Molly fans, she’s basically *SWAMPED* with everything she’s got going on. Price to pay for gifted creativity. 
If you’d like a taste of her own music projects, check out her MySpace page for samples of her songs. I have my own personal favorites there.
And you can even purchase single songs or her entire album. Check it out - it will give you a glimpse into another side of Molly McGinn that you don’t get to see or hear in her work at KI. Here’s some comments left on her “Recommendations” page on AmieStreet.com:
Molly McGinn is fond of children. She writes music for children, teaches music to children, and writes for Kindermusik International. But don’t expect to hear many nursery rhymes on Girl with Slingshot ($7.40), much of the record focuses on McGinn’s experiences as an adult. Several tracks, however, can easily be enjoyed by both children and adults.
*****
“Imagine Ani DiFranco bopping to the Bo Diddley beat. No, better yet, put this song on the top of your i-Pod playlist and live the dream. This is GOOD STUFF”
*****
So, the mystery of Molly is resolved. The lady’s just plain busy, like all the rest of us.
