Sunday Song

I didn't do much music listening during my commutes this week, but I did spend about an hour and a half making file folder activities and singing to my favorites playlist on Spotify on Friday afternoon. I listened to many different songs in that time, but none of them really stuck with me. As a result, it is difficult to find a song for today's Sunday Song.

I am glad that I am listening to more music these days. There is something lonely when I do not spend much time listening and making music for myself. Since I left my church job a year ago, I have not been singing in worship or with others at all, and I miss it a bit. I don't miss the church community - I still have the great big knife in my back that they shoved in there - but I do miss singing with people. Music listening is a good way to get back into musicking for myself. 

It is amazing how quickly I get into a feeling like I need to have no music around me. Music is my job, but it is also what got me to music therapy as a profession. It is something that holds great meaning for me, but I need to spend time in the quiet quite often.

It is time to switch out my CDs for commuting again. I have plenty of CDs to choose from, and I can also spend time ripping CDs to my computer to remind me of past favorites. I thought I had brought the next two cases downstairs to get that process started, but they do not appear to be here, so it is time to get that going again. I will be going to a movie this afternoon, but sorting CD covers and alphabetizing things might be a good way to spend the late afternoon and early evening. I also need to organize some of the materials that I have brought home over the past several weeks. I completely forgot to bring something home this weekend, so that fact indicates to me that it is time to organize what is already here. I have to take books to my home library and then there will be a bit of space for materials to be organized.

As always, I have a picture about what I want my space to look like and how it feels, but I feel like I always come up short. My perfectionism is something that frustrates me, but it is also one of my downfalls. I want things to look a specific way, but I am too stingy to pay someone to make the things that I want to achieve that look. Anyway, I am going to dive into more music this week while still enjoying my favorites from yesteryear.

Happy Sunday - I am going to see Toy Story this afternoon - lots of nostalgia movies out lately that I am excited to see again on the big screen. It is time to start the chores that I have to do upstairs before I leave. I have laundry, bedding, dishes to wash as well as a shower to take before I start making food for the week. It is time to get going.

See you tomorrow.

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