Band Girl

So it's no secret that my favorite band is the Goo Goo Dolls. I have every one of their albums that I can get my hands. I am part of their official fan club. I have a few t-shirts. I have signed memorabilia. I have been to several of their concerts and have even met them. In short, I'm fairly obsessed with them. 

Their music saved my life. It helped buoy my spirits from sinking so low that I could rise up again. Their lyrics remind me that I'm not alone in my feelings. Theirs songs can make me feel comforted or want to get up and dance. 

The first time I heard their song, "Name," I thought it was a great song but I was in my reject anything remotely popular. Their sound stayed in the back of my mind though. I felt much the same way when I heard "Iris." I more than took note and thought it was an amazing song but for whatever reason I stuck to my guns to not get stuck on popular music. Then I heard "Slide." I cried as I listened to that song for the first time ever. It very simply told me everything I had ever wanted to hear from anyone. I was going through a tough period in my life, so say the least. I had severe insomnia with panic attacks happening a couple of times a day. I bought that album, Dizzy Up the Girl, as soon as I could and it was likely the only thing that kept me sane. Between the Star Wars soundtrack and The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack, I was able to lay down with headphones over my ears to drown out the haunting voices in my head so that I may not have been able to sleep but I was able to rest just a little bit at a time. This band basically saved my life. 

I went to one of their concerts last weekend. I drove 2 hours to sit in the scorching, humid heat just to listen to them play live. I love their intermittent stories and they sounded amazing. I have never been to a bad show of theirs. 

They will always be my favorite band in the world. 

Time is more like a teenager

It's August already! We're in what I consider to be the last half of the year because it's only going to get more and more hectic as time goes on. It starts with the end of summer activities, Back to School shopping, the start of the new school year, Halloween, my anniversary, my daughter's birthday, my own birthday to Thanksgiving and Christmas and it all happens with no more than a week apart of each event, except for the month long celebration that is the end of the year celebration.

I have so much to do to prepare for each occasion and I have only just begun. I usually try to get a huge jump start for holiday shopping, even starting as soon as January one year, but this year can be considered a just-on-time start. We have a lot of people to shop for so it can get expensive all at once so I start early so I can spread out the shopping to take advantage of sales. I really need to get started on a list ASAP. Back to School shopping will be started today and hopefully will not be a long drawn out process if we can find what we need. I have almost no ideas for Halloween, anniversary or birthdays, so I definitely need to start thinking about things. I won't get started on the usual projects around the house that need or I just would like done. Of course, I work in the shipping department, which makes winter my busy season. 

This isn't any more different than any other year though, is it? To be honest, I love the craziness of it all. There's always something happening and I'm never bored. I will definitely admit I tend to overwork myself and I need to make sure I rest and make sure I just relax sometimes but I wouldn't change things for the most part.