I have a bad habit or repeating songs... A LOT... I lived with these two boys, Dayne and Sam, for a couple years, and they would get so sick of it. I would find a song I loved at the moment and it would be on repeat over and over and over again. They would call it the 'Ashlynn Song of the Week, since they were forced to hear it through the house all day. Because of this with every song I have in my music library I have a memory attached to it, sort of like its my own personal soundtrack to pieces of my life. The other day a few of us were going through my songs and laughing at each memory associated with it. I can't listen to the song, Genie in a Bottle, by Christina Aguilera, without remembering my seventh grade boyfriend, (of two weeks) Judd. When I hear the song, Forever, by Papa Roach, I reminisce about getting a tattoo (in Vegas) since that's what was playing when I got and feeling like I was so hardcore, the last word anyone would ever use to describe me. Without fail, Teenage Dream, by Katy Perry makes me remember Boston's 'dad, since he would sing that to me. My mom and I would always belt out, A Broken Wing, by Martina McBride, when we were driving around. And, You are my Sunshine, will always be mine and Boston's jam, since I have been singing it to her since I was pregnant with her.
Most of these memories are pretty good ones and they bring a smile to my face but occasionally I will have a song that when my music is on shuffle take me back to a hard time and a memory I wish I could escape from. Whenever any of my 'sad songs' pop up randomly it usually always puts a damper on whatever mood I was in and I am back there in that moment. Sometimes they aren't even that sad of songs, like Payphone, by Maroon 5, it isn't a heart wrenching song but it reminds me of a time in my life that was pretty difficult for me. I don't know if I am the only one like this but once I listen to one sad song I get in a mood that I have to listen to a lot of them; which is super un-healthy to say the least.
At the beginning of the week I went through the old music library and hid any song with a less than amazing memory attached to it and I can already tell it has helped a lot. I don't ever want to completely vanish these songs from my life, some of them I do want to hear on occasion, but I know that if I am randomly just running errands or on the treadmill they are songs I don't need to hear. If you ever feel like you need a mood booster and you feel like you are in a rut I really recommend this. According to this article that I really liked, Music affects our moods, it is scientifically proven that people can significantly lift their moods just by listing to up-beat music.
So far my No More Sad Songs diet has been going great! If you try it out let me know how it goes for you. Oh, and the title of this post is actually a really good song by Clay No More Sad Songs.
If you have any up-beat, mood boosting songs send them my way?! I would love to hear them.
XO:
Ashlynn&Boston
BRONSON
**If you were'nt able to tell I linked these songs so you can listen to them on Youtube if you want.
***Just in case you didn't know that part of the way I got Boston's name is from the song, Boston, by Augustana, which is m absolute favorite song in the world. I think its so pretty; it was able to transform from a song of the week to so much more.
