21 songs in 21 minutes... I hope!

Well, I should have known better than trying to do one of those 25 day commitment things right now. Life is nuts again... I'm trying to push through. Today is a day to get things finished, like...

• the laundry
• one of my book ideas
• my resume
• and of course, this music thinger (I haven't forgotten you!)

day 5- a song that is often stuck in my head- Wallace and Gromit Theme Song

 This is pretty much my happy song... if I'm in a good mood, I kinda march around humming it, lol.

day 6- a song that reminds you of your best friend- Keep Fishing, Weezer cover by Julia Nunes

Thanks Tara for the exposure to life, lol.

day 7- a song that reminds you of the past summer *edit* a song that reminds me of the best summer ever- Suds in the Bucket, Sara Evans

WHAT WHAT! Dr. Who!!!

day 8- a song that reminds you of your first "love"- Crazy for this Girl, Evan and Jaron

Holy crap, I'm old. (I used to sing crazy for this boy, with my friend Lori... turned out we were both singing about the same guy. He dated both of us... ahhhh, junior high, lol.)

day 9- a song that makes you hopeful- Dog Days are Over, Florence + the Machine

day 10- a song by your favorite band- Don't Stop Me Now, Queen

day 11- a song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie- Hedwig's Theme, John Williams

day 12- the last song you heard- Pizza, Julia Nunes

day 13- a song that reminds you of a former friend

 

day 14- a song that reminds you of your husband-  Pumped Up Kicks, Foster the People

Justin loves this song right now.

day 15- a song you love singing along to- Ain't No Sunshine, Bill Withers

day 16- a song that has made you cry- Someone Like You, Adele

The first time I heard this I was driving and started sobbing, lol.

day 17- a song that makes you dance- Say Hey, Michael Franti

just try not to dance, it's impossible not to dance along... also one of the cutest music videos ever!

day 18- a song you love but rarely listen to- Sunburnt Hand, Julia Nunes and Danny Tieger

day 19- first song alphabetically in your Ipod- Aberdeen, Cage the Elephant

day 20- last song alphabetically in your Ipod- 8 Days a Week, The Beatles

day 21- your favorite song- I don't have just one... all of these are my favorites. Sorry, I know this seems like a cop-out, but does anyone really have just one favorite song or one favorite movie? There are too many wonderful things in this world to pick one favorite, I'm lucky most times to narrow it down to five :)

day 22- a song that someone has sung to you- You are my Sunshine, Johnny Cash

Justin sings this to me in the shower, lol.

day 23- a song that you cannot stand to listen to- Hey Soul Sister, or whatever it's called by the nasty chest stubbly guy... (untrimmed chest... means he usually does, but didn't this time... so instead of chest hair, he has chest stubble... and that is gross.) I can't listen to the whole song because the imagery is not romantic at all.

day 24- a song you have danced you with your bestfriend

day 25- a song you could listen to all day without getting tired of- If You're Lookin' for Some Lovin', Pomplamoose

So... it's the next day already, lol... BUT... I did get this done, I did get some laundry done, and I finished my resume. I started working on my book idea, but did not get finished. I'm going to need a second opinion.

25 Days, 25 Songs- day 4- song that calms you down

let's call this day 4

day 4- song that calms you down

Well this one is tricky. I'm a bit neurotic, and there are several ways I need to be calmed down.

soooo....

day 4, part 1- song that calms me down when I'm angry, Little Things, Good Charolette

day 4, part 2- song that calms me down when I'm stressed, Hot Chelle Rae, Tonight Tonight

day 4, part 3- song that calms me down when I'm sad, His Eye is on the Sparrow, Lauryn Hill and Tanya Blount

day 4, part 4- song that calms me down when I'm feeling lost, Please Don't Let me be Misunderstood, The Animals

day 4, part 5- song that calms me down when I feel like a big fat sinner, Lions, Lost and Found

day 4, part 6- song that calms me down on bad days, Bad Day, Daniel Powter

day 4, part 7- song that calms me down when I still miss you, If You go Away, Dusty Springfield

 

day4, part 8- song that calms me down when I'm sick, Soft Kitty, Penny and Sheldon (JK!)

 

I could go on, but I think you are developing a pretty clear picture of just how neurotic I really am, lol. Seriously though, when I'm feeling down, I turn on my radio and rock out til I feel better. Doesn't everyone?

10 Pins Tuesday- Inspirational

Sometimes pinterest can be so inspiring. I picked ten pins that really make me want to do or be or grow or sit and contemplate my existence.

1. This video makes me want to sing in a choir again. I miss those days! Seriously, just take the 8 minutes and watch it all. It's really well done.

2. This drawing makes me want to crochet. (a lot!) I've been crocheting again. I'm really pushing myself to get my spring/summer afghan done.

3. This pillow makes me want to embroider... but I'm too busy crocheting right now, lol.

 

 4.  This stencil makes me want to finish and paint my bathroom.

5. This makes me want to transform that ganky pallet in our garage into a herb garden.

6. This makes me want to pimp out an adult space in our back or front yard. Seriously, couldn't you just read and drink wine there for hours???

7. This makes me want to paint our coffee table bright yellow. (I'm kinda a chicken though... I sneak in my color in little bits. BUT I love this colorful coffee table)

8. This makes me want to be that artist I always wanted to be. I need some wealthy patrons to pay me to go walk in circles in the snow and make art. This is so cool... I die!

9. This makes me want to stand by the sea and soak in how small I am and how big God is.

10. This makes me want to paint. (I've tried a copy with water colors, but they were not the correct medium. I need to use acrylics the next time I try it.)

So there ya go! Be Inspired! Go, do, make, be, sit and contemplate!

25 songs, 25 days- days 2-3

day 2- a song that reminds you of your most recent ex-boyfriend Maroon 5 This Love

The last boy I dated before Justin was a total loser, and this was our song. It's actually strangely prophetic, "kept playing love like it was just a game pretending to feel the same." We were together almost a year, and I loved him. At the end of our relationship, when I broke up with him for cheating on me with his best-friend's little sister (she was like 15, the sicko) he told me he never loved me, or even liked me for that matter. He was only with me because he had nothing better to do. Cute, right? Yeah it sucked. BUT then I met Justin, and he loved me and still loves me more than anyone has ever loved me. Justin loves me so much it eclipses all the hurt and ugliness the total losers of my past inflicted. I'm not bitter about it anymore because it honestly doesn't matter. I don't ever think about him or what he did. Why would I? I'm happily married and settled :) Then I do a fun 25 days of songs thing, and it pops up. I was going to be snarky and put up Alkaline Trio's Stupid Kid, but this is the only song that truly makes me think of him. Don't try to avoid or outrun your past, learn from it and put it behind you.

day 3- a song that reminds you of one/both of your parents Barenaked Ladies- Big Bang Theme

It's very rare that I can find something my parents, who've been divorced for as long as I can remember, agree on. BUT, they are both in love with that great unifier of mankind, our mutual love of Big Bang. Seriously, who among you didn't shed a tear when Sheldon hugged Penny? And who among you doesn't sing soft kitty to yourself every now and then? BAZINGA! You are part of the cult, embrace it! I can talk to both of my parents about Big Bang. Plus it's a three-fer because my step-mom loves it too. (My dad and step-mom have homemade pizza and Big Bang rerun dates once a week. How cute right?)

25 Songs, 25 Days- day 1

Look what I just found!

Who's with me? I'm going to go on and start.

 day 1-There's an Alligator in the Elevator by Rick Charette

There used to be a radio station called Planet Fun, which was replaced by Radio Disney forever ago, but when I was a kid Planet Fun was always on. My sister and I used to record our own cassette tape (yeah, old school) radio programs. We'd pretend to be DJ's and introduce songs, then put two radios side by side and record the songs. Mom came in and ruined our productions a few times telling us to turn the radio down, and we'd say, "MMMMOOOOOMMMM! We're recording, shhhhh!" You can still here it on some of the tapes. Good times. This was one of the songs I loved from Planet Fun because seriously, what's not to love? "There's an alligator in the elevator, I can't believe what I see! There's and alligator in the elevator and he's makin' eyes at me...."

10 Pins Tuesday

Good Morning!

I'm gonna try something new. I'm part of the masses that are addicted to Pinterest, and I wanted to show you what I've been pinning lately. So without further ado, here's the first addition of 10 Pins Tuesday.

 

1. The Avett Brothers, just play it while you check out the rest :)

2.  Giant cross-stitch art!

3. This crochet and drift wood piece is awesome! I kinda want to make it for my classroom.

4. Speaking of things to make for my class... this is awesome!

5. I want to make this for my niece :)

6. I want to make this for me :)

7. And this!

8. And these! Blend the following: 1 can pineapple w/ juice, 1 banana, 1 can coconut milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla. Freeze in pops 117 calories per pop.

9. These are magical.

10. Good-bye... from the cutest little ami ever!