tuesday tune: pink - just give me a reason

It's the night before we leave on our trip to England, and here I am, unpacked, writing a blog post. Where has the time gone?!?! So much to do! But the night is young, it's only 8 pm...lots of time to finish packing, do our taxes, pay the bills, etc. At least our house is clean, or it was, before I decided to cook spaghetti sauce from scratch for dinner because I needed to use up all our tomatoes and veggies before we vacate. I'm supposed to be a grown up and responsible now. I have a baby for crying out loud. And I use the term "for crying out loud". I'm old, yet time and again I have not learned this lesson, and here I go procrastinating further. (luckily we leave tomorrow evening, so I can procrastinate a little more...I have allll day tomorrow).

So, here you go. This is what I'm listening to. It's Pink feat Nate Reuss from FUN and the song is "Just Give Me a Reason". I have no idea if it's been out forever and I just heard it yesterday, or if it's new. I could do my research, but I'm running out of time. Although the 33 million views is hinting that it's not brand new....Anyways it's one of those songs that I want to sing really loud to while I'm driving, or cleaning, or packing for that matter. What do you think?? (if the video doesn't work click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQFFLBMEPI)

I'm thinking I will have a chance to post again from England, so hopefully "talk" soon! Wish us luck tomorrow, 9 hours on a plane with an almost-8-month-old is a terrifying prospect....but it will be so worth it when we get there!

XO

a trip to brighton and tuesday's tune

Who watched Walking Dead this week?? Wasn't the song at the end perfect? It fit the show so well. I looked it up and it's by Fink. It's a good chill out song, just what I am in the mood for today...

Apparently he is based out of Brighton, UK, which just so happens to be where we are headed next week to visit my family. Westley gets to meet his Grandpa for the first time and see his Auntie, as well as all of my extended family over there. I can't wait!! If you've never been to Brighton it is one of my favourite places. We spent every summer there growing up - swimming on the rocky beaches, playing on the pier, shopping in the lanes (it is hands down my favourite city to shop in), stuffing our faces with banoffee pie, and getting into trouble with our cousins. Such good memories there!

Here's a few pics from past trips:

tuesday tune: katie herzig - wish you well

Happy Tuesday! I have been housebound for the last couple of days with a sick baby (yes, again!) and no car. Going a little stir crazy. Probably not a terrible thing to be stuck at home though, so many unfinished projects, so much laundry. Sometimes I feel like I'm in a hamster wheel, every time I get something done, cleaned, etc...it has to be done all over again! All I really want to do is play with Westley, why do grown up responsibilities have to get in the way?

Anyways, I've had this song on repeat, it's not a new song, but it doesn't seem to matter how many times I listen to it...I love it:

tuesday tune: "before my time" & the oscars

Happy snowy Tuesday! Did you watch the Oscars? Did you fall in love with Jennifer Lawrence like I did when she fell up the stairs? I love that she doesn't take herself so seriously (if you ask me - which you didn't - Anne Hathway needs to take note...). And what was with Kristen Stewart? Man did she ever look rough. Ugh. Anyways there is so much more to discuss, but since it's already been two days you are probably over it so I won't bore you. 

I did however love the clip of the song "Before My Time" from the documentary Chasing Ice that was up for best original song, sung by Scarlett Johansson in her deep sultry voice. Such a pretty/sad song with music and lyrics by J. Ralph. 

And now after the beautiful depressing song something to cheer you up, in case you haven't seen it Jennifer Lawrence's press conference post-Oscars:

And getting hit on by Jack Nicholson: 

tuesday tune: tegan and sara - goodbye, goodbye

So, the posting has died off a bit...I finally have a baby who sleeps through the night (and naps!! knock wood that this delightful turn of events continues), but I just have not found the energy to write. As it is right now it's 8:30 and I'm seriously considering closing the computer, turning off the light and passing out. I'm also realizing as I write this that sleep has been mentioned in almost every post that I have written, ever. I apologize. I'm a little obsessed, and I promise to stop writing about it. What. A. Bore. 

Not a bore though is the new album Heartthrob by Tegan and Sara. Yay! They're back! I have been listening to these homegrown twins forever and ever (this is album #7) and once again they don't disappoint. This feels a little 80's, it's super catchy and I am a fan. Perfect music to stick on while you're madly cleaning/cooking/dancing around the house...(which is what I spent my day doing, prepping for my brother's b-day dinner - Happy Birthday brother!).

You can listen to the whole album on their website, but here's my favourite - Goodbye, Goodbye:

If the vid isn't working (there's issues for some reason...go here)

tuesday tune - dillon, thirteen thirtyfive

Happy Tuesday!

I'm up earlllllly at 6 am (I know, all you people who work everyday probably feel really sorry for me right about now, right?). Trying to savour an hour of quiet before Wes wakes up. We are in the middle of sleep training, and I'm actually starting to get sleep. I feel like I could run a marathon this morning, or write a novel, or something. Actually that's not true at all, I'm just as tired as I usually am, which doesn't seem fair considering I was only woken up by a crying baby once last night and he put himself back to sleep (success!!). Then again, it probably takes more than a couple nights of decent sleep to recover from 6 months of night-time torture. Anyways, I'm babbling. All I really wanted to do was post a song. It's kind of a sad song, which doesn't at all relate to how I'm feeling this morning, but she has a great voice. There's also a crazy debate in the comments about what the song is about. I love youtube debates, people are so feisty. 

tuesday tune and happy fit

Over the last week I have started thinking about getting back in shape and repairing the damage that cute little Westley has done to my body. Pregnancy itself had a few perks (for example my hair was extra thick and shiny, people were (usually) nicer to me, I got to eat a lot of ice cream without a lot of guilt) ...but in the end the baby vacated and left a path of destruction in his wake. Anyone who's been through it before can attest, it's a damn good thing they're cute. First, your body is taken over for 9 months and then they arrive and continue to demand more of you (they are sweet and defenceless babies so we will forgive them). As West is now 6 months I'm beginning to feel like I have the energy and motivation to fight back and take control of my body - make it mine once again.

To do this I have enlisted the help of my friend, personal trainer Lisa from Happy Fit (pic below, how cute and happy and fit is she?). She has promised to kick my post-natal behind into shape over the next 12 weeks, which is great because I need the motivation. Burpees and squats won't get rid of my stretch marks, or help my hair to grow back in (hair loss was an awesome postnatal side effect by the way), but at least I will be fit!

This is what I have been listening to on repeat while I've been workout out - Forever, by Haim - I am loving the 80's vibe (their other songs from the EP are catchy too):

Happy Tuesday, XO

youngblood hawke: a tune for your tuesday

Happy Tuesday! Here's a song to get your morning going. I don't know about you, but I need some help in that department this morning.

Youngblood Hawke - Stars (Hold on).

If you haven't already heard their single We Come Running add it to your playlist too. Actually so far every song I've heard by them on their EP is uplifting and catchy. I'm loving it! You can listen to the EP here.