Fall 2013 Playlist...

It's that time again...time for a new playlist (actually, a few weeks past time, but it's been so crazy, I haven't had time till now).  Here's what I came up with:

1. Cups - Anna Kendrick
2. You're Not Alone - Marie Miller
3. Same Love - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Mary Lambert)
4. Let Her Go - Passenger
5. She Ain't You - New Hollow
6. True Love - Pink (feat. Lily Allen)
7. Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men
8. Leave the Pieces - The Wreckers
9. Lover of the Light - Mumford & Sons
10. Why Am I the One - Fun.
11. Wheels - Cake
12. Little Black Dress - Sara Bareilles
13. Skyscraper - Demi Lovato
14. Crazy Beautiful - Andy Grammer
15. Odds Are - Barenaked Ladies
16. Best I Ever Had - Gavin DeGraw

Enjoy...more craftiness soon :)

Summer 2013 Playlist...

'Tis the season for a new playlist!  I know I haven't posted much lately...my life has been a little bit crazy lately.  I switched jobs, and have been out of state training for a few weeks, and I just can't seem to get back on track with my blog when I'm not in my normal routine of things.  Hopefully after this week, I can get back to craftiness, since I'll be back in Des Moines (woot!).  In the meantime, since I'm spending 2-3 hours a day commuting for training at various stores, I decided it was time for the summer CD.  Here's what I came up with if anyone is interested:

1) Cruise - Florida Georgia Line
2) Bruises - Train (feat. Ashley Monroe)
3) Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips
4) Brave - Sara Bareilles
5) Should've Gone to Bed - Plain White T's
6) Beautiful and Blind - Junior Doctor
7) This Is the New Year - A Great Big World
8) True Colors (COVER) - Michelle Chamuel (The Voice Performance)
9) Next To Me - Emeli Sande
10) People Like Us - Kelly Clarkson
11) Rebel Beat - The Goo Goo Dolls
12) The Giving Tree - Plain White T's
13) Bones - Ginny Blackmore
14) 365 Days - ZZ Ward
15) Uh Oh - Junior Doctor
16) Red Hands - Walk Off the Earth

Hope you enjoy it :)  And that's all for tonight...next week...catching up!  (Hopefully!)

It's Playlist Time...

Ah yes, the season has changed, and it's time for a new driving playlist...here's the rundown!

1) Madness - Muse
2) We Come Running - Youngblood Hawke
3) Six Degrees of Separation - The Script
4) Lego House - Ed Sheeran
5) Just Give Me a Reason - Pink (feat. Nate Ruess)
6) Daylight - Maroon 5
7) Restless Heart - Matt Hires
8) Grace Kelly - MIKA
9) She Got the Honey - Mat Kearney
10) Best Day of Your Life - Katie Herzig
11) Change - Churchill
12) When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
13) Just a Fool - Christina Aguilera & Blake Shelton
14) Devil's Been Talkin' - NEEDTOBREATHE
15) Lessons in Love - Neon Trees (feat. Kaskade)

Enjoy :)

Mixtape Mayhem...

Yes, I still call them mixtapes even though they're CDs and/or playlists.  So sue me.  It's nostalgic, dammit!  :)  Reminds me of when I used to sit by the radio for half the night trying to tape my favorite song while it was on and being irritated when it got cut off by the next song or the obnoxious announcer talking over it.  But alas, those days are gone.  *sigh*  Onward with the days of ever-so-convenient music at the click of your mouse!  Oh iTunes, the time you could've saved me had you existed in my youth!  Anyway, now that I'm done ranting about the reason I was unable to bring the title of this post into the current decade (Possibly even century?  When did we get rid of cassette tapes again??), let's get to the reason for this post. 

As I'm sure I've mentioned in some previous post, I'm a teensy bit addicted to music.  I swear if my satellite radio were to stop working at this point, I would probably have a meltdown on my way to work.  That said, I do still enjoy putting all my current favorites together and listening to them obsessively until there's new music on the radio again (It's amazing how long current hits stay current, isn't it?  There's still one running constantly at number two on the weekly countdown that I had on a mix I made 6 months ago, for pete's sake!  Where's the new stuff?!?).  Anyway, so when I get tired of what's playing (or when the songs I'm obsessed with aren't playing enough for my liking), it's off to iTunes to put togther a mix.  While initially irritated at Apple presuming to know what I like, I'm finally willing to admit that I love the Genius feature that tells me all the other songs I might like based on the songs I'm currently addicted to...I've found some really good stuff that way.  So for the last couple of years, I've been making a mix once a season or so, plus a very special Christmas mix every year (I get tired of the same old Christmas tunes...there's a lot of random other stuff out there to be found!). 

Anyway, so tonight I had a full-on music marathon and downloaded everything for my newest driving mix as well as everything for this year's Christmas CD (I'm sorry...I work retail...Christmas comes early for my kind).  I'll spare you the details of the Christmas Mix (for now), but I'm terribly excited about my new driving mix and thought I would share.  Feel free to despise every song on it...I won't be offended or even remotely swayed by your opinion :)  lol.  Here goes:

Fall 2012 Driving Mix

1. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink
2. Kiss You Inside Out - Hedley
3. One More Night - Maroon 5
4. Soldier - Gavin DeGraw
5. Too Close - Alex Clare
6. It's Time - Imagine Dragons
7. Some Nights - Fun.
8. Whistle - Flo Rida
9. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
10. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
11. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
12. Home - Phillip Phillips
13. Daughter - Loudon Wainwright III
14. Distance (feat. Jason Mraz) - Christina Perri
15. Stay Awhile - Ryan Star
16. Hall of Fame - The Script

Enjoy :)  Oh, and if have your own "genius feature" and think of some awesome song you think I should know about, by all means, leave me a comment!