I was driving around in Alice, my WonderVan, this summer as I often do; Hello, alone time, while we were secretly going back and forth about the house. Inspections, meetings, banks etc … the whole ordeal and I finally knew all I needed to make a house a home was music.
I was missing music.
I remember calling Aaron and just saying – I don’t care any more. I need our crap out of storage and my speakers on the wall. I just need music.
Which felt like I was relieving the pressure for the first time. For a year living upstairs everything we did had an audience.
Exhale.
Privacy is a big deal to me, odd because so much of my life is online and available – which induces hiding and blah blah blah!
I want to be invisible. I want to escape.
Music makes me feel like I am, like I can. And apparently, makes a house a home too.
So, what are you listening to? What does music do for you?
I know exactly what you mean! I go crazy if I can’t have my tunes going…to the point that I bring portable speakers when I’m staying in a hotel.
I am loving Spotify lately. I just use the free version on my desktop and hook up our house speaker system. Since I have such weird taste in music, I can never find a radio station that I like – now I just create my own!
(Spotify doesn’t not sponsor me in any way and I’ve never done any work with them – I just love creating free playlists and feel the need to tell everyone about them!)
I love having the iPod playing in the house and the radio in the car. My kids love music too and are always up for a dance party when I hit “play.” Sometimes we listen to their tunes (Laurie Berkner, Frances England, praise songs, etc.) and sometimes we listen to mine (Adele, Ingrid Michaelson, Mat Kearney, Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Girlyman, Brett Dennen, current Pop hits, a bit of Country here and there; whatever we’re in the mood for)! It definitely feels great in GR lately with the windows open and the music turned up!
I love loud music with windows down but every time I come to a stop sign or traffic light I turn it WAY down. hahaha.
love the disclaimer š
I have been using turntable.fm a lot lately at work – gives me a chance to chat with friends a couple of times a day, and we share music with one-another.
Right now I’m listening to Acid Rain by the Liquid Tension Experiment.