Music is my Therapy

Song: Family Artist: Zach Gill & Jack Johnson I'm grateful for my family. 💗  I know I've been a downer these past couple of days and have allowed my jealous insecurities to rule my life, but at the end of the day, I'm so grateful for my big, loud, crazy, beautiful family! I still struggle with the fact that so much has and is and always will continue to change. I still miss the "old days" and how things were all of the time. But I'm grateful that I get to still spend time with my siblings and parents and that we all love and accept each other. I'm grateful that I'm so close to my family. It makes me sad to think of the future when everyone will really be "grown up" with families of their own and being together won't be as much of a priority as it is now (I see this with my own parents and their siblings). I fear I'm going to be old and single and won't want to be an inconvenience to my siblings and their families so I'l...

I had to share my "Apple Music Replay" because it's too funny/fitting for the year I had 😂  You listened to 30,284 minutes of music. Top Artists  1,023 total artists 1. NF (4,723 minutes) 2. Michael Jackson (1,382) 3. Pentatonix (1,267) 4. Josh Groban (1,200) 5. Hanson (1,015) 6. Jack Johnson (990) 7. Taylor Swift (956) 8. The Goo Goo Dolls (931) 9. Ed Sheeran (684) 10. Mat & Savanna Shaw (638) 11. The Jacksons (610) 12. Matt Maher (322) 13. Jackson 5 (317) 14. Matthew Morrison (255) 15. Sidewalk Prophets (245) Top Songs  3,263 total songs 1. HOPE - NF (81 plays) 2. HAPPY - NF (65 plays) 3. Face It - NF  (53 plays) 4. Wake Up - NF (45 plays) 5. MISTAKE - NF (44 plays) 6. WHY - NF (44 plays) 7. PANDEMONIUM - NF (43 plays) 8. Life Goes On - Ed Sheeran (41 plays) 9. I'll Keep On (feat. Jeremiah Carlson) - NF (38 plays) 10. CLOUDS - NF (36 plays) 11. No Excuses - NF (33 plays) 12. Human Nature - MJ, the Musical (33 plays) 13. You Can't Win - MJ, the Musical (...

Song: New Axe Artist: Jack Johnson Random song, but it's actually so good! It came up on my shuffle today and I really liked it and decided I should share it as my daily song. The chorus means more to me this year...😔💔 Also, is anyone else panicking and freaking out that Christmas is in less than two weeks!? I don't have any of my shopping done and I feel like I haven't been able to do anything to enjoy the holiday!! I've spent so much time being lazy and selfish and in hiding because I feel so miserable and depressed. It's been hard for me to get into the Christmas spirit this year and it sucks. I feel like every year is getting worse since 2021...the first Christmas I spent without my dog. And then last year I lost two grandparents and was jealous of my sister spending Christmas with a boyfriend while I was alone, again . I just can't seem to feel happy or feel the magic of Christmas anymore and it makes me so sad. I feel like I'm getting too old and m...

I think I've only ever given this silly little holiday one shout-out in the almost TEN YEARS of my blogs existence, so here we go again! H A P P Y S T . P A T R I C K ' S D A Y ! !  🍀🌈 Check out my St. Patrick's Day inspired playlist that I came up with on the spot this morning while getting myself ready for the day of GREEN 💚😏 It's all very on brand for me...I hope you enjoy!🍀 Green Lights - NF Fitting, since he's all I've been listening to lately! 🚦 Green, Green Grass - George Ezra Lots of GREEN happening here 😉 I LOVE THIS SONG! 💚 Greener Pastures - Hanson Anyone noticing a theme yet?? It's all about that GREEN! 💚 Talk of the Town - Jack Johnson "Make the grass grow  GREEN  beneath my toes..."  I DO IT AGAIN ! 😂 A Song To Sing - Hanson Can YOU figure out why I included this emotional ballad?? 💚🍀 Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran "She played the fiddle in an IRSIH band!" It's perfect! 🍀 The Lucky Ones - Pentatonix W...

Song: From the Clouds Artist: Jack Johnson Back with Jack! I actually DO remember this song and have always enjoyed it! The verses are so sweet 🥰 It's super fun and catchy. Simple and perfect. That's Jack Johnson for ya! Oh, you're such a pretty thing, I'll take you and I'll make you all mine I will steal you from this patient world let it chase us, it could never take you back We could watch it from the clouds We can't stop it anyhow, it's not ours We could watch it from the clouds We can't stop it anyhow, it's not ours It's not ours And I know you know me well enough to know I'm lucky to have you But all this just the little things, the words that I should tell you all the time You're so sweet to me when you beat me in doubles solitaire You're so sweet to me in a world that's not always fair We could watch it from the clouds We can't stop it anyhow, it's not ours We could watch it from the clouds We can't stop it ...

Song: What You Thought You Need  Artist: Jack Johnson To be perfectly honest...I can't remember how this song goes 😅 I had it saved on a list of love songs to share so I must have really liked it at one point...I think I thought it was cute because it's a love song about enjoying doing the simple things with the person you love. You don't always have to show your love for someone through extravagant, over the top gestures. It can be in simply wanting to go for a drive or sit and talk. I can't wait to be reminded why I loved this song hahaha I can't give you everything you want But I could give you what you thought you need A map to keep beneath your seat , you've been to me in time I'll get you there I fold it up so we don't find our way back soon, nobody knows we're here We can park the van and walk to town Find the cheapest bottle of wine that we could find And talk about the road behind how getting lost is not a waste of time The water moor will ...

Song:  Costume Party Artist: Jack Johnson OK, so this may be a bit of a stretch but I think it's super clever, if I do say so myself! 😏😆 Tis the season for costume parties, am I right? Besides, who doesn't like dressing up in a ridiculously clever, cool, creepy, sexy, whatever-floats-your-boat costume for H a l l o w e e n ? ? It's the one day a year adults get to play dress up and make-believe and embrace their personalities and quirks. I for one, am a big fan! Plus, I heard Jack say that the idea for this song came when he was at a costume party and was noticing how by the end of the get together, people had taken their masks off, their make up started to drip a little, etc. Obviously the message of the song is a little more serious, but that's where the metaphor came from. I rest my case! 😉 This is one of my favorite tracks from Jack's latest album ! I was obsessed with it all summer long! And I was lucky enough to hear him play it LIVE last month!! It was ...

Yesterday was a night I will NEVER forget!! I GOT TO SEE HANSON!!   LIVE!!   ON THEIR EPIC R G B WORLD TOUR!! It was everything I hoped it would be and MORE!!   ❤️💚💙 They BROUGHT THE HOUSE DOWWWWWN!!  🙌🔥 It was PERFECTION from the second they stepped onto the stage to the final curtain call!!   The venue: perfect; small and intimate.  The setlist: perfect; *chef's kiss.* 😘 Details below. The people I was with: perfect! My best friends! No fear of judgment with them, I was totally free to express myself and fangirl to my hearts content. And you better believe I did! I cheered and danced and JUMPED and sang NON-STOP!  (so much so I've practically lost my voice today!). Near the end of the show, one of my brothers held his phone up above my head where he'd written "It's her birthday!" AND ZAC FREAKING HANSON MOUTHED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME !!!! * I turned and SCREAMED to my group!! 😂 AND MY SISTER GOT IT ON CAMERA!!! I LOVE YOU ZAC!!...

BEST. DAY. EVERRRRR!!!!! I saw JACK JOHNSON tonight and HE. WAS. PERFECT!!  EVERYTHING ABOUT TONIGHT was PERFECT in every way! Perfect weather, perfect company, perfect view, perfect set list, perfect voice, perfect, perfect, PERFECT!!!  🤩 THIS IS HOW YOU KICK OFF YOUR 30TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!!! 🥳🎂🎈 Jack did NOT disappoint! His setlist was incredible! He sang ALL of my favorites and then some! It was the perfect mix of fan favorites, his newest songs and covers. He even did some medleys of songs that worked so well together they sounded like they could be one song! IT WAS EVERYTHING I HOPED IT WOULD BE AND THEN SOME!!!! I have to shout out Jack's band, especially Zach Gill his bandmate! That man is so talented! He played multiple instruments including the piano/keys, accordion and a  Melodihorn  (click to see what that is! Yes, I googled "piano that you blow air into" to figure out the name 😅) and on top of that he could SANG!  That boy had  ...

Song: 3 AM Radio Artist: Jack Johnson I'm giving some context behind this month's song. July has been a doozy. Not only did I face my dog's first birthday since he's been gone but we unexpectedly lost my grandpa . And now, we are just two short days away from the absolute worst day of my life , the one year mark since my sweet puppy's been gone. One year ago from today, I had to make the hardest decision of my life which was to decide, with the help of my family, to let my truest and best friend in the world, the source of all my joy and happiness and the reason for my life, be put to rest. It took everything I had to just nod my head and acknowledge that it was, as hard as it was to say it, time. The day I had been dreading for the past two years. I still can't get over the fact that it's been an entire year . It doesn't feel possible. It feels like it was just yesterday. I think about him every single day and miss him every single moment of every si...

Song: Any Wonder  Artist: Jack Johnson Is it any wonder? Or can I believe in Another morning That I can't keep I sing all alone now The birds are still sleeping A passing storm off in the distance Looks so peaceful Morning comes and goes I can't hold on to now It's so hard to let go Maybe I don't know how My shadow gets so long And I get lost somehow If you can hear me now And is it any wonder? And is it really so hard to believe That the light might come and go And the love might never leave One by one now I hear the birds waking Another morning song that I can't take with me Morning comes and goes I can't hold on to now It's so hard to let go And baby, I don't know how My shadow gets so long And I get lost somehow It's so hard to let go If you can hear me now Shadows come and go We can't hold on to now It's so hard to let go Baby, I don't know how Light will come and go We get so lost somehow You can always come back home If you can he...

Today's the day!!  Jack Johnson's highly anticipated new album Meet the Moonlight has dropped and I'm having a LIVE first reaction listening party!! LET'S GOOO! Open Mind - This song is so "Jack Johnson" and I love it! 🤍 Nice and mellow and laid back with a hard hitting message that I can't help but think it feels relevant about another thing that went down today ...A couple lines that stuck out to me: "Some nights I can fall for hope, but some I can't sleep." Some days I feel hopeful and ready to take on the world and some days...I'm so depressed I can't get out of bed until noon. Last night I went to bed feeling so sad. I think tonight I'll be inspired enough to "fall for hope!"   after listening to this album all day! 😊  "An open mind stuck between hope and doubt. Don't try to make sense of it, it don't work out."   His lyrics are so poetic! What a beautiful start to what I can already tell is g...