Music is my Therapy

AND THAT'S A WRAP!! I SAW THE GOO GOO DOLLS LIVE !!! 🖤🤘🙌😍😭✨🔥🎸 I have now officially seen every single one of my top favorite artists LIVE in concert!! (*Go check out my *NEW* SHOWS tab for a complete list!*) I'M. SO. HAPPY!!! I feel complete. I'm still floating that after-concert HIGH!! What an INCREDIBLE, ROCKIN' NIGHT!!  🤘 🔥🎸   It was truly PERFECT. The PERFECT way to end the summer and start this new era of my life!! 🔥✨ My brother and I got to the venue an hour early which was so worth it! We were able to find great parking, got some food and drinks, chill for a bit and then went and ROCKED OUT with the opener, O.A.R. Let me just give these guys a quick shout-out: they were FANTASTIC! 🙌🤘✊  I had looked up some of their music at the beginning of the summer and really enjoyed it, but they are so much better LIVE!! They can really JAM!! 🎸  Incredibly talented!! My favorite was their keyboardist/percussionist/background vocals guy! He was so ...

Song: CHANGE Artist: NF Holy cow!! I can't believe this is my FINAL "30 on the 30th" post!! 😨😰😱😭 This means I will have "aged out" of HALF of the months in the year!! I'm so OLD . 👵 OK, I know I'm not old but...it's weird. I don't feel how old I am...if that makes sense. I have LOVED doing these monthly, musical song posts so much and wish I had started sooner! It's like a musical journal for my year!! I don't plan on stopping...I still have one more year where I can post on the "correct" date for most of the months (the months I'm "aged out of" I'll just revert back to being 30). Then after that... I'll continue on the 11th of each month to coincide with my birthday! I've shared this song before but I thought it was perfect for this month because it's where I'm at. I'm a "lost soul at a crossroad who has no hope...but I'm gonna CHANGE that!" If I could I would be ...

Wow. Today would have been Michael Jackson's 65th birthday if he were still here 😢 I wish I could have been in Las Vegas attending his "Blue Sapphire Birthday Celebration!" I have found I enjoy so much being a part of "fan communities." I love being around like minded people who have a shared and common passion and aren't afraid to express it. It's one reason I have loved going to concerts so much lately; all of these different people from all walks of life share the same love for the music that I love so deeply. One of these days I'm going to find the time, courage, finances and resources to attend a BIG MJ dedicated celebration and geek out with other die-hard fans and talk for hours about Michael and the great impact he had on the world!!  So, in honor of my favorite artist and the incredible legacy he left behind, on his day of birth,  what better way to celebrate then through his music!? 🎉𝅘𝅥𝅮💃 Here are some songs I have been loving as I...

I've been thinking a lot about my sweet puppy dog on what has become and always will be a very special day for me. 🌈🕊🖤🤍💔 I still miss him so much but it's getting a little easier with time.... and I don't know how I feel about that. 😔 I was able to go on a beautiful, sunny walk while listening to his playlist . I haven't said anything about this yet but...I have a new dog. It's the same type of dog as my old one but a completely different color and gender...a female. It's actually the dog I referred to in this post back in March . We officially brought her home April 3rd. She has been such a blessing in my life! It's so nice to have a friend again. In no way, shape or form has she replaced my original puppy dog...he will always be my #1 and no one will ever replace him. But, I have felt his approval over this new dog...I feel like he sent her to me honestly. He wants me to be happy and to enjoy the love and loyalty that a dog can bring. She is five, al...

I've been SO bad at blogging this summer! 🤦 I'm always bad at blogging during the "lazy days of summer."  I needed to give a little "musical update" on my life...it's really nothing that new if you've been following along on my musical ride since the beginning of this blogs creation or just since the beginning of this year! I still listen to a lot of NF (and am still experiencing major withdrawals from that EPIC concert!! ). I've also been listening to a lotta Michael Jackson this month in honor of his upcoming date of birth on August 29th ...but I've also been listening to a ton of Goo Goo Dolls in preparation for my upcoming CONCERT  in exactly ONE WEEK from TODAY!!  🙌😝🎸🤘👊 Remember this post from a little over a year ago? I recently just looked at it again and re-read something I wrote: "I love the Goo Goo Dolls! Johnny's voice is iconic and will forever be one of my favorite voices in rock history! I love having these l...

HAPPY NF｜HOPE CONCERT DAY!!! 🙌👊🎤𝆕 I am a mix of emotions as I eagerly await my first NF concert tonight!! I'm a little nervous and a whole lot excited! This is the BIGGEST concert I will have ever attended in reference to size of venue (it's a sold out ARENA! ), size of crowd and probably vOlUmE! 🔊😵 And I'm on the FLOOR!! Am I insane!? 😝 I'm bringing ear plugs*...haha, that makes me sound so old 👵🙈 It's not necessarily because of the volume of the music, it's more due to my paranoia about losing my hearing, haha 😅 For real tho.  Not only am I going to the concert of an artist who's music truly made me feel so heard, represented and understood, but it's exactly one month to the day until my 31st birthday. 🤯😭🙌 That can't be a coincidence. It's too serendipitous. Too perfect. ✨ When I listened to HOPE for the first time all those months ago , I knew that song had the potential to change my life. It sounded like the ULTIMATE ...