So, our lives have taken a major turn over the last few months. We have moved, (twice), Ted has started school, we have gone from a career track to college, from settled (somewhat) to transitioning.
In a week, my oldest child will begin middle school. I guess I am going to have to get used to the idea of being a mother to a teenager. My third child will be starting Kindergarten. It's going to be strange having only one at home during the day again.
I look forward to change. I wish it didn't come in the form of a layoff, and move back to a town I never thought I'd be back to, but I feel as though we are no longer just along for a roller coaster ride. I feel like we are actually behind the wheel for once.
It's a nice feeling.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Where Do I Turn During a Crap Storm
I know it sounds ridiculous. But I turn to music. Right now I am reliving some of my heydays as a pop music fan. I may be alone in my age/demographic group but I GET Lady GaGa. Weirdness always has a place in this world; and even though she's not all that original as some say (Hello, ever heard of Madonna?) I LOVE her voice, her music, and dig that she's a chic writer. Not a whole heckuva lot of successful ones in the pop music industry.
And Country. Right now I am listening to a little bit of Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert (Shelton, congrats to her!), and of course Lady Antebellum. The older I get the more I appreciate the wholesome family, God and country themes of this type of music. Check out Miranda's "The House That Built Me" for some good old sappy reminicense about where YOU grew up.
And of course, I am digging my boy band du jour NKOTB. Their new single (with creepy younger boy band Backstreet Boys; never been a fan, sorry) Don't Turn Out the Lights is racous dance number that has me dancing in my driver's seat every time.
The biggest thing I can say about music is this: If you are only listening to one genre you are missing out on a lot. There is a time and place for everything. There is a time for Neil Diamond and a time for the Raconteurs. There is a time for Led Zeppelin and a time for Martina McBride. A time for Duran Duran and a time for Beethoven's 5th. There is even a time for showtunes.
I would not have said that 10 years ago. As I get older, though, I realize how each different type of music is like a different color of the rainbow. It complements and enhances different moods, seasons of life, and events. I could not live without the different flavors of music in my life that enhance it so much.
What are YOU going to listen to today that you might have written off before?
And Country. Right now I am listening to a little bit of Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert (Shelton, congrats to her!), and of course Lady Antebellum. The older I get the more I appreciate the wholesome family, God and country themes of this type of music. Check out Miranda's "The House That Built Me" for some good old sappy reminicense about where YOU grew up.
And of course, I am digging my boy band du jour NKOTB. Their new single (with creepy younger boy band Backstreet Boys; never been a fan, sorry) Don't Turn Out the Lights is racous dance number that has me dancing in my driver's seat every time.
The biggest thing I can say about music is this: If you are only listening to one genre you are missing out on a lot. There is a time and place for everything. There is a time for Neil Diamond and a time for the Raconteurs. There is a time for Led Zeppelin and a time for Martina McBride. A time for Duran Duran and a time for Beethoven's 5th. There is even a time for showtunes.
I would not have said that 10 years ago. As I get older, though, I realize how each different type of music is like a different color of the rainbow. It complements and enhances different moods, seasons of life, and events. I could not live without the different flavors of music in my life that enhance it so much.
What are YOU going to listen to today that you might have written off before?
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