Music for Monday: Ingrid Michaelson

I just did a quick search through my blog only to discover that I have never posted an Ingrid Michaelson song! What!? I adore Ingrid Michaelson. In fact, as I was writing this post I shuffled all of Ingrid Michaelson's songs on Spotify and discovered that I love far too many to share them all. I will do my best to share some highlights today, but I recommend you just shuffle them all.

Music for Monday: Church

My family has been doing a lot of sorting and packing over the past couple of weeks. We are getting ready to move into the newer part of our house so work can be done on the older part of the house. Instead of calling this a 'move' I've been calling it a 'move over' because we really are just moving over. Even though we aren't moving far, we still have to empty out the original part of the house so we've been doing a lot of packing. We like to have good music on all of the time, but especially when we're packing. My Mom and the Bean introduced me to this song a couple of weeks ago and I love it!

Music for Monday: Get Here

Hello Monday! Today, I'm sharing a song that is almost 30 years old - what? I very rarely reach that far back into the archives when I'm sharing music on Mondays. Heck, I wasn't even alive when this song was released but I have been loving it recently. My Mom re-discovered this song a couple of weeks ago and played it for me as we were prepping dinner one evening. As soon as I heard the piano opening, I said "Wait, I know this song!" It felt so familiar but I just didn't know how. My Mom said it must feel familiar because she used to listen to it on repeat when I was young.

Isn't that strange? I hadn't heard this song in years, yet something about it still felt so familiar to me. Some part of this song was engraved in me. Well, now it's my turn to listen to this song on repeat. I cannot get enough. The other day, I was substitute teaching in a kindergarten class and as soon as the kids went out for recess, I put this song on. I just had to hear it. Kind of like a food craving but with music. Does that ever happen to you?

Music for Monday: More Dermot Kennedy!

I know I posted a Dermot Kennedy song just last week, but I couldn't wait to share more. I have pretty much only been listening to Dermot Kennedy this week. I just checked our Spotify stats and so far, Dermot Kennedy is our most played artist in 2019. I wouldn't be surprised if our stats stay that way until we ring in the new year - I listen to that much Dermot Kennedy. Last week, I talked about his song 'Lost' and I still love that one but I thought I would share a couple more that I have since discovered.

Music for Monday: A Safe Place to Land

Happy Easter Monday, sweet readers! I have been saving this post for a couple of weeks as an attempt to harness my love for Sara Bareilles' music. I have blogged about Sara Bareilles 10 times. Yes, on 10 separate occasions I have shared a Sara Bareilles song (or two!) and I'm talking about another one today!

I think I've mentioned before that one of my favorite qualities about music is its ability to soothe. I love listening to a song and feeling like you're being rocked. Some songs just give me all the happy feels and this is one of those songs. Grab a blanket and a warm mug of tea because this song will have you feeling all cozy!

Music for Monday: Who Do You Love?

Happy Monday, friends! This week is much lighter so I finally have time to get back in the kitchen. I'm trying a couple new recipes this week and I am so looking forward to sharing them! I have a fun pasta recipe to try and a chicken burger recipe which I am pretty darn excited about. Chicken burgers used to be a staple in our house but I haven't had one in forever! Stay tuned for some fun recipes to add to your meal plan rotation!

Music for Monday: Mi Persona Favorita

This week has me feeling all kinds of sad. It is my last week with my fifth graders and I am so not ready to say goodbye. This teaching internship has taught me things that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. There is something about this group of kids; they've totally captured my heart and I'm dreading saying goodbye. My last day is on Thursday and you better believe I'm going to be a hot mess that day. I'm already anticipating how hard this goodbye will be but I'm trying to remind myself that it's a 'see you soon' and not a permanent 'goodbye.'

In the spirit of trying to keep the impending goodbye on Thursday out of my mind, I'm talking music today!

Music for Monday: You Gotta Be

This is a song that I posted back in September 2016, but I just have to share it again today. I shuffled an old playlist of mine last week when I got home from teaching and this song came on. I have always loved this song but I was especially moved by it last week. Some of the messages in this song are especially pertinent in this season of my life and they are exactly what I have been needing to hear.

This teaching internship is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. It has challenged me in ways I never expected to be challenged. It has humbled me and helped me to look at our world with more tenderness and love. These kids have taught me more than I could ever teach them.

My school is considered a low income school. The kids in this school deal with more than I could imagine dealing with. And, because of the parts of life that these kids have been exposed to, they are a little tougher than I was as a 10 year old. Heck, they're tougher than me as a 22 year old. And, I spent my first couple of weeks with them thinking they were going to eat me alive. Still, some days I wonder how they haven't eaten me alive. But, the chorus of this song gave me my answer.

Music for Monday: Talk

I'm baaack! Last week kicked my hiney - for real. Last week left me exhausted, hence my absence from blog land. I know teachers talk about this all the time, but full moon weeks are hard in the classroom. I promise, if you ask any teacher you know they will tell you that something is off in their classroom right before a full moon. There was a full moon last Wednesday and it threw my kiddos off. My classroom was crazy town last weekend and I am so glad to be leaving that full moon behind us.

On top of the crazy brought about by the full moon, I also had a 13 hour work day on Thursday. I got to hang with my fifth graders all day, then I stuck around to meet with all of their parents until 9pm. I totally understand how important this is but it makes for a super long day! So, last week left me tired, but I am hoping to post more this week! I have a couple posts prepped that I just need to sit down and write! I'm hoping to get it all together this week! We'll see...

Sometimes, I'm stumped on what song to post. So, I ask the Bean and she always has a recommendation for me. Always. She is quite the music aficionado. And, this is the song she asked me to share with all of you today!

Music for Monday: Fire

I'm beginning to think I should just dedicate all my Monday posts to Sara Bareilles. It's no secret that I'm a big Sara Bareilles fan. I love so many of her songs and I have posted about her numerous times on my blog. I was trying to slow down on my Sara Bareilles posts then this song came out and it's to good not to post! This song has been stuck in my head for weeks. I sing it in my head all day long and as soon as I leave the classroom this is the first song I listen to - I can't get enough!

Music for Monday: Ariana Grande

I don't always love Mondays - I know it's cliché to say but I really just love weekends, and Monday means the weekend is over. That being said, I am SO beyond excited for today! I can hardly wait to share my favorite songs from Ariana Grande's new album and this is my last week of school! This week, I have the very last classes of my Bachelor's degree! If you're looking for me this week, you can find me happy dancing to Ariana's new album.

Ok! Let's talk about the thank u, next album (because it's all I've been talking about since Friday)! I know I've shared a lot of Ariana Grande songs on my blog. I just did a search through my posts and was surprised by how many of my posts have been about her music. What can I say? I love a good Ariana Grande song! Today, I'm sharing my 3 favorites from her most recent album.

Music for Monday: Bobby Bazini

Happy Monday! I'm excited to be coming to you with another Christmas song today! I'm talking Bobby Bazini today! Bobby Bazini has a couple 'everyday songs' that I love but this song is my all time favorite of his.

Music for Monday: Christmas in the Sand

I love Colbie Callait all year long, but I love her Christmas music most of all! And, what's better than combining Christmas and the beach? In my opinion, nothing! I love that Colbie Callait put such a creative twist on this Christmas tune and brought Santa to the beach!

Music for Mondays: Santa's Coming for Us

I almost changed the title of this post a couple of times - It's kind of creepy, right? My favorite Christmas song of Sia's is 'Santa's Coming for Us' and I promise, the song isn't creepy at all! It is so much fun! I'm always impressed when an artist can release an original Christmas song that fits right in with the classics. For some reason, I think it must be harder to write an original Christmas song than an everyday song. Not that I have any song writing experience, but I think original Christmas tracks are tricky!

Music for Monday: Armor

Monday could not come soon enough this week, because I have the best song to share with all of you! You might have caught on to the fact that I love Sara Bareilles - we really love Sara Bareilles in my house. I love everything she does but this song has to be my favorite!

Music for Monday: Dance with Me Tonight

I was going to start this post by saying Do you wanna hear my new favorite song? because that's what we say in my house whenever someone has a new favorite song to share. BUT while this song is new to me (I heard it for the first time last week), it isn't actually new, new. It came out it 2011. So definitely not brand new but I have been loving this 'new to me' song!

A couple weeks ago, I shared some music that I was panning to use for my skating kiddo's show at the end of the year. I thought I had all of my music picked out until I heard this song! This song is so much fun. It's pop-y, light and I just know my littles on the ice would pull off the cutest routine to this song! I'm still undecided as to whether or not I will pull the plug on my initial plans, but it might be back to the drawing board for me and I wouldn't mind one bit because I could listen to this song all day long!

Music for Monday: Disco Fever?

Every year, my skating students have a show in March. The choreography and costuming usually happens much closer to show time, but I like to get a head start on whatever I can. In this case, I get ahead on the music. Even though the show is about 6 months away and I haven't even met my students for the season yet, I already have a rough idea of what they'll be skating to at the year end show. This way, there's no last minute song choosing or music cutting and when it's time to choreograph, I'm ready to go!

I likely have four groups to choreograph for this year, so I've been keeping a running list of music/themed ideas in my phone. So far, I have been most inspired by disco! Ha! I haven't listened to much disco in my life, but I've gotten my fill in the last couple of weeks! I'm thinking a disco remix would be so darn cute! Here is what I've been loving...

Music for Monday: Ariana Grande (again!)

I realize I posted about Ariana Grande barely 5 months. But since then, her whole album has come out, and I cannot stop listening! If you see me with my earphones in, chances are, I'm listening to one of these three songs...

Music for Monday: One Day

I have a big smile on my face as this Monday swings around for two reasons - it feels like Fall in Montreal and this song!! The onset of Fall always makes my heart happy but this song is adding a little extra happy to my heart! I love Ryan Tedder! I love his band, One Republic. But most of all, I love the songs that he writes! He's written for Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift and so many more! I googled 'songs written by Ryan Tedder' the other day and was blown away! He has an incredible repertoire!

Music for Monday: Jann Arden

Hello September! As soon as September hits, I'm ready for Fall. Bring me all the pumpkins & cardigans because I am ready for some Fall weather! Today I'm talking Jann Arden (another Canadian artist that I love). There are a couple Jann Arden songs that I love, but ultimately I decided to share just one. I was listening to this song as I was writing my favorites post last week and I was so moved by a couple of the lyrics...