My "Get Happy" Playlist

This month I am making December a little more joyful with NaBloPoMo!

       Anyone that knows me at all knows that music makes my world go around.  I mean hells bells 99.9% of the time my face book status is that I have my tunes cranked and I am singing along.  Why, because that is what I do.  It makes me happy.  No matter what I am doing, my life has a definite soundtrack.  When contemplating my playlist I realized that it really depends on the day.  If I like a song, I add it to my favorite’s playlist on Spotify.  Have I said lately how much I adore Spotify?  I love Spotify, and I love my music.  So what really floats my boat and gets me in a great mood?

1.  Anything by Maroon 5, but especially “Maps” and “Animals” and the thought of Adam Levine naked thanks to that picture that circulated a while back on the internet just adds to the happiness factor. 

2. Anything and I mean anything by Nickelback because honestly I love their music and I think Chad Kroeger and Daniel Adair are hot. So yeah, it is a no brainer that they are on the playlist.

3.      Billy Currington’s song “We are the Night!” because I can NOT listen to this song without singing along, and then playing it over and over, and singing along again because that is the way I roll.   No, I don’t really think he is hot, I just LOVE the song.  I thought I better clarify that since this is starting to look more like a list of sexy men than great music on my playlist.

     

4. “Bottoms Up” by Brantley Gilbert…once again because I love singing along with the song not because I think he is hot.  He may be hot to someone, he just isn’t to me.

5.  “Classic” by MKTO.  It is just a feel good song and I love singing along, end of story.  I actually bop in my chair to this one because I can.

6.  “Steal my Girl” by One Direction.  Another feel good song!  It is a song I have to sing along with.  I am simply compelled.

7.   “Mmm Yeah” by Austin Mahore and Pitbull is another one I can’t stop bopping to and singing along.  Yeah, I know you are getting a mental picture and are shaking your head about now…but there you go!

8.  “Wiggle” by Jason Derulo and Snoop Dog just because it cracks me up and I can identify with it because I have a big fat butt in my humble opinion.  I am that girl that checks out everyone else’s ass when I am out and about then look at my own and look and then look at my daughter and she assures me “No mom, not even close.”  Besides it is awful fun to dance to and sing those crazy ass lyrics.

9.   “Word Up” by Korn.  I love singing along and bopping to this one.  I know you are getting a mental vision right about now.  Keep a straight face!  OK, admit it, you can’t!

10.  “Yeah” by Usher.  Another great song that gets me bopping in my seat and typing faster than I am otherwise incapable of.

11.    “Addicted” by Saving Abel because it rocks and it is one sexy feel good kind of song.  I like it!

12.   “I’m Sexy and I Know It” by LMFAO because the song is fun, the video is outrageous, and it just cracks me up.  Besides I can rank 5 stars on the “Just Dance” version of this song because I am just that awesome, and always beat my kids on at least song.  I got my wiggle on and I know how to flex.

       There’s an even dozen of the songs that make me do a happy dance.  I could have went on forever,  since writing this post I am on top of the world and firmly in my happy place.

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A Reason to Smile: BFF 220

     I have been bluer than a comfortable pair of blue jeans lately.  Today after getting over another migraine I decided I needed a reason to smile.  My first stop was You Tube.  Music really soothes the soul and LMFAO’s video “I’m Sexy and I Know it!” cracks me up.  Seriously, can you honestly watch that video, feel the beat, and see all those geeky guys wiggle, wiggle, wiggling their twig and giggle berries without laughing?  I certainly can’t.  It is also a song I can’t resist dancing to.   I crank the volume and the kids and I get our jam on.  My son loves to “wiggle”.  G0d help me, he has the makings of a male stripper.  When I am with my kids, I don’t even need an Alabama Slammer to get up and shake my groove thing when that song comes on. 

        I smile when my kids shower me with their love.  Seriously is there anything better than having your kid come up to you out of the clear blue sky, smile their precious smile, and say “I love you Mommy!!”  No, I didn’t think so either.  It gets me every time!!  Their hugs, kisses, and drawings are some of the best things life has to offer.  Knowing my husband is coming home makes me smile.  The cat purring contentedly and my dogs snuggling around me no matter where I am makes me happy.

        Tonight I took my kids to my son’s elementary school for the “Back to School Ice Cream Social”.  You can go tour the school, meet your kid’s teacher, and top if off with free ice cream.   I had to be the odd ball.  Both the kids had their ice cream smothered with chocolate.  Me? I had to have my ice cream smothered with strawberries!!  I am smiling just thinking about it.

        Smiles lead to laughter and since everyone in my house honed their funny bone on Eddie Murphy’s humor, an off the wall comment like “Remember that fart you once made” leaves me laughing so hard tears are streaming down my face, snot is blowing out of my nose, and I am choking on myself.  Why are farts so funny?  They just are!!  The funniest thing is I can remember some momentous farts from the past that still leave me laughing so hard I have to make a mad dash to the toilet so I don’t pee my pants!!  There was the time my Grandma farted in front of everyone and my sister proclaimed “Ewww, who $hit?” to my parents mortification.  To my knowledge my Grandma never farted as freely ever again.   There was also the time my Dad farted on the cat.  The cat let out a yowl, jumped about three feet high, and took off like a bat out of hell to get away from the smell.  You know, remembering moments like that make me smile!!

         There are a million reasons to smile, and even more reasons to laugh.  The world would be a better place if everyone would just lighten up, and smile or laugh out loud.  Who wants to be all pious and straight faced?  So smile, laugh out loud, and live a little.  It will make everyone wonder what the hell you have been up to until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.