an old love restored

I forgot how much I like music. Yep. After several years of rap, hip hop, reggaeton, etc, I got tired of it. Although the beat makes for a good dance party, I just realized how awful the lyrics to most of these songs really are. --So, sadly, I stopped listening to music altogether.

But, I'm glad to say, I have rediscovered my love for music. I've spent a lot of time listening to music at work lately and I remember why I used to love it so much! It can be so uplifting when you listen to the right kind of music. And, it just makes my day so much better!

Some of my new (and old) favorite artists, in no particular order:

Norah Jones

Teddy Geiger

Matt Nathanson

KT Tunstall

Jack Johnson

Matt White

Dido

Deep Blue Something

Edwin McCain

Jason Mraz

Journey

Regina Spektor

Ingrid Michaelson

Alanis Morissette

I told you I've been listening to a lot of music lately. :)

[just because every post needs a picture]

my newest secret addiction

Good thing I bought a $20 gift certificate for only $10 from CityDeals! :)

 

2011 goodreads challenge

or New Years Resolution #2:

Read 50 books in 2011

I semi-recently discovered Goodreads and I love it! I spend way too much time browsing through all the books on there and seeing what other people are reading. So if you like to read, you should definitely get an account and become my friend! :)

So far, I'm doing pretty well with the goal. 50 books means reading about a book a week. I'm currently about 2 chapters into my 5th book and its only the third week of January!

Of all the books I've read so far this year, my favorite was probably The Book Thief. It is set in Germany during WWII, but it isn't your typical historical fiction book. It is told from the perspective of death and tells the story of a young girl who doesn't really understand the whole situation. Although it is sad, I love the unique descriptions and perspective of this book. I highly recommend it!

new year's resolution #1

write on here more often.

Also, we finally bought a dining room table yesterday. I couldn't find a picture of the one we got online, but it looks kind of like this:

I can't wait to go pick it up tomorrow! :)