Oct 29, 2020
Have you ever met someone with magnetic energy? That's Lisa Robertson! She picked a great song about starting new a new adventure away from home to become her own person and write her own story!
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**Full Transcript
Intro I have a question. What is your favorite song, and how do you connect with it? Is it when you fell in love, or through something really difficult? I'm your host Tiffany Mason. now join me as I interview others, and we take a walk down memory lane with them. Let's get lost in why that music matters to them. Turn up your radio and let's explore memories with a beat.
Tiffany
Hello podcast land, thank you for joining me for another episode.
Today I have with me, Lisa Robertson. And I know Lisa from a
networking group that I'm in. And she just has an amazing
personality always bubbly. The minute she starts talking, you are
drawn in. You want to know what she's talking about because of all
her energy and excitement, which makes it very fun when she does
share about her business. And then I was on Facebook, and she was
playing the piano and singing and I was like, "Hello, this would be
an obvious person to interview!" So I'm so excited to have you
today, Lisa. Can you share a little bit about yourself with the
audience?
Lisa
Yes, absolutely. Hey Tiffany, so glad to be on. So my name is Lisa
and I originally grew up in Indiana. And loved it there. And then
things happened later on in life and I moved to Missouri. So, I am
here in Missouri with my husband of 13 years and we have two
beautiful kids, Abby she's fixin to be nine and then Jack is seven.
And they are so fun and they are in so many sports we just stay so
busy, but we love it.
Tiffany
Well, two things... did you guys get snow the other day?
Lisa
Thankfully we did not. But girl, we have gotten so much rain and
it's so cold. But we needed the rain so that has been
wonderful.
Tiffany
So rain not wintry mix?
Lisa
No wintry mix, thank goodness!
Tiffany
Beautiful
Lisa
But I think it stayed west of us.
Tiffany
Yeah, I would either like rain or snow. But I hate when they were
like "Okay we're calling for a wintry mix." You know, because I'm
originally from Minnesota. Well, I'm really originally from Iowa. I
feel like I've got to pay homage but a lot of my adult life I've
spent in Minnesota. So, and then my second thing for you is your
children are involved in a whole bunch of activities and sports. I
mean, my older boys who are 20 and 16 did not do very many
activities and Hanna does quite a few. And I was talking to
somebody the other day I'm like, "She's so busy. I mean, I never
had a kid do this many things." And then my friend sadly pointed
out she's like, "Well, you're older too." So that made me a little
bit sad. [Laughter] Okay, Lisa, will you please share with us what
song you chose for today?
Lisa
Absolutely. I chose the song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. It
is such a great catchy song. I love it. So that's why I chose
it.
Tiffany
I think it's funny because when I pulled it up for some reason I
thought her name was Betingfield with T's. So I was like, "Oh,
Bedingfield!" Okay.
Lisa
Learned something...
Tiffany
yes yes yes...okay and you shared it came out in 2004. And when you
said that you said, "And that plays a role in the story too," so
how do you connect with the song or what kind of memories are
sparked or, you know?
Lisa
Yeah! Yeah, absolutely! So, I told you that I grew up in the great
state of Indiana. And it...After high school, I graduated and just
went to cosmetology school. So, after cosmetology school... I was
the last kid at home. I have three older brothers and I was just
kind of like, "I need something new. I need a new adventure in
life." So I was reaching out to a couple of my friends and I used
to travel down to Georgia for the summer and thought maybe I'd go
live in Georgia for a while. And then, Missouri kind of just came
out. I had two older brothers that went to college out here so I
had that connection. So God just kind of opened those doors. My
parents were at peace about it. And in 2004, I moved down to
Missouri with one of my brothers. And so this song, I just I love
life. It just like is such a peppy song if you haven't heard like
it's phenomenal it's just something you want to sing at the top of
your lungs. And it's just so energetic. And I remember that I would
stand in my apartment bedroom. And I would just blare this song.
Like I love just the part where it's "Staring at the blank page
before you." I'm like yes like this is a new season in life for me.
I was, you know, away from my parents. A new adventure out in
Missouri where I really didn't know a whole lot of people besides
my brother, and maybe some mutual friends that you know I met
through them.
Tiffany
Yep
Lisa
But it was just a new thing. So I just loved that like it's a blank
page. Like, here Lisa Robertson is in Missouri. And I, you know,
the sky's the limit. So it's just it was just a good song for that,
you know, story that was being written at that time.
Tiffany
So you did cosmetology, you didn't go to school out there though,
that's just kind of your next step?
Lisa
Yeah, exactly. I just never felt really like led to go or to study
a specific thing. And Cosmetology just had always been on my heart.
So I did that. And what's so funny is, I thought I would totally be
doing that when I moved up to Missouri. But to get my license over
like you just have to take an open book test. It was the same hours
from what Indiana was. But for some reason when I moved out here,
my license took forever to transfer. So it was like a couple of
months I'm like, "I can't just live out here with no job."
Tiffany
Right?
Lisa
So I ended up pursuing that and I would call like Jefferson City
and Indianapolis like "Hey what's going on with my license?" And
they had no answer. So I ended up... Yeah, I ended up getting a job
at a bank in the meantime. And then, one day, I believe this is
totally God, like it just about put on my mind to call Indianapolis
and say "Hey, what is the address that you're sending my license
to?" And that was it. They were just writing the incorrect zip
code. So it was never getting to Jefferson City. Isn't that crazy?
I mean I think that all had to play out just for you know God to
work what he needed to do.
Tiffany
So that's so funny that is Jefferson City. I have a girlfriend.
Okay, even further back. I was in show choir. Okay, I was in
Urbandale, Iowa show choir. And we would always come down to
Jefferson City for this huge competition. And we would always get I
think like top three. But Jefferson City was like our number one
competition. And we look forward to that competition, every school
year! Funny...that it's just a small world.
Lisa
Right.
Tiffany
Yeah. Uh huh. So are you in Jefferson City now?
LIsa
No, so I actually live around the Springfield area.
Tiffany
Okay
Lisa
Yeah. So, anyhow.
Tiffany
So you ever see yellow people walking around?
Lisa
Ha, ha, No [Laughter]
Tiffany
Is that the Simpsons? Is it Springfield, Missouri or Springfield,
Illinois?
Lisa
[Still Laughing] Missouri. That's so funny.
Tiffany
So, I was looking at the lyrics too and just kind of going over
what stood out to me or whatever. First of all, Natasha Bedingfield
is BEA-U-TIFUL!
Lisa
Isn't she though? Yea...Woo!
Tiffany
Wow! I did not realize. I guess I never paid attention when the
song was popular or whatever.
Lisa
Right!
Tiffany
But I liked "Today is where your book begins." Because it kind of
made me feel like, you know, God's mercies are new every
morning.
Lisa
Yeah.
Tiffany
And so it was like okay this is the beginning. You know, a fresh
start fresh slate. What does the world have for me? What does the
world want for me? You know, what do I want from the world? Just
kind of a cool thing... just imagery... I guess of that blank paper
and it's time to start that book.
Lisa
Right. Yes, I love it and like the chorus is just awesome just
that
[Singing} "Feel no rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for
you, only you can let it in, no one else, no one else will speak so
words on your lips." I just like, I just want to like shout it!
Like it's so good! Just like feeling good! Like no one else can
feel that for you. You feel you know we just get emotions about
different things and everyone gets affected in different ways and
I'm just... I just love it!! It's great!!
Tiffany
Yes! I'm so thankful you sang it because you know the stupid laws,
make it so I can't play the music on these episodes and it drives
me insane.
Lisa
Sure sure...
Tiffany
I started trying to...
Lisa
I didn't know all those stipulations but yes yes, awful.
Tiffany
It drives me crazy and my girlfriend was asking me "Why don't you
play the songs you talk about/" I'm like, "Because I legally
can't."
Lisa
Right, you have a permit permission from Natasha Bedingfield or her
like people...
Tiffany
Right, you have to get the you have to buy the license or have
licensing permission. Which I asked and for like, you know, real
famous songs, it's very expensive. And it's only like that song. So
I'm like okay that stinks. And then I tried to think, "Okay, could
I pull cover songs from YouTube? And then insert them?" And they
said that even the lyrics are copyrighted. So, I'm like, "Oh my
gosh this stinks so bad." I mean podcasts really could be that much
more engaging I guess?
Lisa
Right
Tiffany
You know there's plenty of podcasts about songs. It'd be great to
throw them in there. And I guess people used to do it like
illegally and just, you know, hope to fly under the radar. But
there must be new software, because in the last like quarter, more
people have gotten their shows pulled down, and they haven't like
the whole... Well, maybe not the whole history but in a decent
chunk of history of podcasting in general. So there must be new
technology where they're able to like you know run so many podcasts
through, and be able to catch you know someone's using licensed
music, so...
Lisa
Sure, I wouldn't be surprised. Yeah.
Tiffany
Yeah, that's really a big fat bummer because the songs, they do
they evoke emotion. And I want people to feel those emotions you
know and I just, I feel like my audience gets jipped a little
bit.
Lisa
So So anyhow, so that song has just been just phenomenal. Like when
you were asking me to pick a song, I was like, "I love so many" And
you know at different times, you know they change like you're
just...
Tiffany
Yes
Lisa
...effected... is like "Oh do I do something like right now?" But
then this one just kept on popping back in my head. I thought this
is it! Like and then I was reminded of when it came out. I was
like, "Oh yeah, that's when it came up that's when life was just
like a whole new chapter is beginning." And that's why it's just
like so real and effective of song, of a song and lyrics to my life
so that's just perfect.
Tiffany
So you wrote the chapter of moving to Jefferson City.
Lisa
MM Hmm
Tiffany
You wrote the chapter of getting married.
Lisa
MM Hmm
Tiffany
You wrote the chapter of having a daughter.
Lisa
Yeah
Tiffany
Wrote the chapter having your son.
Lisa
MM Hmm
Tiffany
What is next in this book of Lisa Robertson?
Lisa
Seriously I don't know. I mean you know this year has brought a lot
of changes for a lot of different people. But I don't want to talk
negative because I tried to be positive. But this year has brought
actually some wonderful changes for our family. So I was working
outside of the home. Now I stay home right now and work my, my
business, my own hours. I get to spend more time with the kids and
not feel rushed or just like, "I want to go home I want to sit at
home because I've been, you know, working all day outside talking
to people you know that gets tiring."
Tiffany
Yes, that's what I said to Hanna when I came on today I said "Mommy
is so tired." I said "I'm not tired like I need to go to sleep." I
said "I'm tired like I just need to sit."
Lisa
Yes. Yeah, exactly! And then my husband decided to switch careers
during COVID. And so we're just really relying on God to provide
and so anyhow so I'm not working. I'm at home, which is amazing and
like I said, the kids are in so many sports, and I enjoy it. I
don't feel like okay I just worked now we got to go to practices
you know or games. I get to enjoy the day. And then I get to hang
out with the kids afterwards. I'm not... I just get to do the mom
stuff and the wife stuff which is phenomenal. So I am going to
enjoy this chapter in my life as long as God gives it to me. But
yeah so that's kind of what we're doing. I'm just reflecting back
and just slowing down, as I know a lot of people will probably say
during all this life is just slowing down. Priorities are
definitely being shifted through all this but it's, it's great. So
we're just enjoying life as a family together. Less anxiety, which
is awesome, right?
Tiffany
Yes.
Lisa
And honestly just enjoying my husband. I have a lot more time with
him so we get to enjoy that now so that's kinda...
Tiffany
That's awesome.
Lisa
Thank you
Tiffany
Yeah. Um, I was at a networking event today and I was talking to
this gentleman. And he said you know halfway through COVID I just
said to myself, "I hate my job." And he was like, I was talking to
my wife and she was building, like she built websites. And so she
was building that business. She just said "You know what, I'm at a
good spot. I can carry us. You know, go ahead and do what you want
to do, I'm here for this." And so he was able to do something
different. People know a little bit about my story and it's kind of
the same thing for myself. Where, at the beginning of COVID I was
kind of trying to work from home/online-ish. And then that has kind
of shifted since then where I'm doing podcasts, post production,
management, that kind of stuff. And, yeah, I think COVID has
been...
Oh my gosh, okay sorry I have a thought interrupting that... yeah
so I hear you saying how like oh slowing down and all that you
know? And it's it's funny because I never got that, you know? I'm
so jealous of everybody. And I know it's like, you know, the grass
is greener on the other side kind of idea, probably. But I hear all
these people talking about how they're still in quarantine or how
they still don't have, you know, all the opportunities that.. I
mean, down in Florida, we have a lot of opportunities the
restaurants are open. But, you know, hearing these other people
speaking about how they're still, you know, kind of locked
in...Like Jeepers, must be nice to like have all day to have your
clear thoughts and completely think through. And I think that the
issue with what I have going on is that I'm trying to come up with
all these ideas. I'm trying to come up with all these programs and
concepts and you know marketing material and all that kind of
stuff. And I just, I have my, my other job, you know that I haven't
transitioned from yet. And I didn't get to slow down at all.
Lisa
Yeah
Tiffany
You know, and our kids are in school so they didn't get a very long
Spring Break though
Lisa
Yeah.
Tiffany
Spring break that just turned into the next school year. But, you
know, my husband too. We are essential so you know it's funny that
we all had a different experience kind of, like, you know with
music you know? I had a different case of circumstances so I always
feel so jealous. I almost feel like jipped, you know? Like
everybody else got the time to be a family and everybody else got
the time to think about their businesses and, you know, poor
me.
Lisa
Sure. Yeah. And I'll tell you when I share. We got to slow down and
joy... like there's a part of me that feels bad because of those
who are essential. Like I am so thankful for those that were
essential and out there. And I do, I feel sad for y'all that didn't
get to experience that slow down. Because when we got into that,
that was when we were able to reflect and really like what are our
priorities in life, you know? Someone had even posted something
about "You know we're not all, we want these material things, we're
all desiring, like relationships, seeing people like that is a top
priority on a lot of people's lists" and that used to not be. You
know? So you're like, I'm too busy with life. Like I just need my
family. And so I just have enjoyed seeing that shift change in
different lives around me. I still understand that there's those
that didn't continue to experience but i'd love to...my friends in
our life...those shift changes are amazing!
Tiffany
Yeah
Lisa
We all just need that every once and a while.
Tiffany
Yeah, I mean I don't want to say it because it's not popular
opinion but I think a little COVID situation, once every five
years, would be great. [Laughter]
Lisa
Maybe milder.
Tiffany
Yes, not not as severe or not as serious. Don't the European
countries do something like that? Like Summer, they just kind of
shut down?
Lisa
Right? I think so like a long little um, what do they call it over
there? Not a vacation.
Tiffany
Ha Ha USA? [Laughter]
Lisa
Holiday, their holiday.
Tiffany
Again, the grass is always greener on the other side. I think they
also have a different healthcare system. I think they also have a
different taxing structure, you know, so..
Lisa
Right Right
Tiffany
Who knows? Be happy with what you got, right?
Lisa
Amen, yes sister!
Tiffany
Well thank you so much for taking time out of your evening to speak
with me and to share that song with me.
Lisa
Yes, well thanks so much for having me Tiffany!
Outro
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