Good Mood? Yes.

I'm not the kind of person who wears her heart on her sleeve. I like to keep my emotions to myself. It isn't necessarily that I'm trying to hide the way I feel, it's just that I don't really feel that I need to share it, but I guess that doesn't make too much sense. I have nothing against people who are more open with their emotions, and sometimes I wish I was that way. Anyway, even though I don't always leave much out there emotionally, there is one good way to tell how I'm feeling-look at my iPod.

What kind of music I'm listening to at any given moment tells a lot about how I'm feeling. I have certain songs and playlists for certain moods. I think that music has the power to heighten emotions, like, if you're happy, a song can make you happier, and sometimes, a happy song even makes me feel better when I'm angry or sad. Music is a powerful thing, for sure. So I guess I'm going to spend a little time over the course of the next few posts talking about songs that fit whichever mood I'm in. I'll share some of my happy songs, sad songs, angry, and so on.

So today, I'm going to start off with happy songs. I'm in a pretty good mood, so why not share the songs that reflect that?

I heard this first song for the first time when I went with a friend to work on some of her ceramics projects a few years ago. Some of her classmates had hijacked the radio, and were playing their music. I didn't know who it was at the time but I remember seriously liking the song and being put in a good mood. It took me a long time to track down who sings the song, but now I listen to it fairly often. On another note, this guy sings really high. Kinda impressive.

This next song is an old favorite. I used to hear it every day when I would walk through Cedar Point (where I worked) before the park opened. It was one of the few good songs on the soundtrack there. It's in the movie You've Got Mail, as a side-note.

The next song plays at work sometimes. I know someone who refers to it as "the happy song." It definitely seems to fit.

The next song doesn't make a lot of sense, but it makes me happy. Something about the music, I guess.

I don't really even need to introduce the next one. It needs no words, in my mind.

With a band name like The Wombats, they have no choice but to be great.

And finally...



There are a bunch of others that put me in a good mood, and I'll add them at a later date. However, this should be a good sample of what's to come. Happy listening!