I’M SO EXCITED…AGAIN

YOU GUYS. I’m excited again. Or still? Probably still. A few months ago, I wrote a post about the things I I was obsessing over at the moment, and welp. I have new things. Things I want to talk about. Share. KANYE CAPSLOCK ABOUT.

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My hope is always that when I discover something new – a song, a book, a person (I know that sounds creepy, but just go with it) – and I tell my friends or Mister Jess about it, they’ll be sucked in with me and then we can talk about it ad nauseam. Sometimes they are. Sometimes they just stare at me. But that doesn’t stop me then, and it won’t stop me now. At the very least, people, you’ll know what I’m texting about with a slightly deranged smile on my face. At the very MOST, you will walk away from this post with some new things to like.

So? Let’s do this.

1. Montevallo. This album, by Sam Hunt, is one I’ve been obsessively listening to since it came out a few months ago. Now, about me: I love music. Like, any kind of music basically. If it speaks to me, I’m all in regardless of genre. I’m typically not super into contemporary country artists, but there’s something about this album and his voice and his lyrics that made me immediately obsessed.

Plus, this dude is like 6’4″. That’s tall. He looks like a hipster but he’s not. He sings songs about pick-up trucks and something called “summer feet.” It intrigues me.

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2. Beyoncé. She’s on the list forever. Her new music – “7/11”, “Flawless Remix”, “Feeling Myself” (she is featured on this Nicki Minaj track) – and her style and her fierceness and just her everything. Let’s hang out, B.

She's just laughing at a joke I told, nbd.

She’s just laughing at a joke I told, nbd.

3. Bar Method. My friend dragged me to a class the other day and I fully expected to hate it, because I’ve heard all about it and, to be honest, it sounded like my own personal hell. But while it was SUPER hard, and while I let out audible noises when the instructor would call out “20 more reps!” (are you KIDDING me, lady?), and while my body had the consistency of an overcooked noodle when class was over, I felt surprisingly awesome afterward. Really, really awesome. And then I went and had a kale salad because WHO AM I? I’m the girl who’s going to another class today, that’s who.

4. This quote: “And I said to my body. Softly. ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’” – Nayyirah Waheed

5. And this one:

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Things are hard sometimes. And when they’re hard, that means they’re teaching you something. The older I get, the more I prefer to look at challenges this way; it makes getting through it a helluva lot easier.

6. Life’s random delights. The other day I was standing on the corner of Market Street, waiting to cross. I looked over and saw this:

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For those of you who don’t know, these are lyrics to “Ignition (Remix)”, aka one of my favorite songs ever and a song that Mister Jess and I dance around the house to often. It was so random and unexpected and just…great. It put a smile on my face for no reason, except that I love that song and clearly someone else out there does too, enough that they pasted the lyrics to it on a light pole on Market Street.

7. My kid. Granted, I’ve always been obsessed with him, but he’s turning into such a human being and it’s getting even more fun to watch him grow up. It gets better every day, I’m telling you. I gobble up morsels of information about him as he reveals himself to me: that he loves Taylor Swift songs and when Daddy makes weird animal noises while he eats. That if a kid falls on the playground, he is the first person there to make sure he or she is okay. He is so sweet and full of goodness that my heart aches with it. Aches, I tell you.

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8. Humans of New York. This website represents the best, the most mundane, the hidden and most intimate of humanity. Brandon Stanton, who runs HONY, helps us remember that at the end of the day, we’re all just trying to make our way through the world, and that we all have baggage we’re carrying while we do it. And he’s doing some really incredible things right now. Really incredible.

So there you have it. My current obsessions. And while I am silly about my ardent love tendency to geek out, I also think being emphatic (to the point of evangelical) about things is important. It reminds us that even when the world feels kind of shitty and terrible, there are small joys to find every day.

What are you currently obsessed with or loving? Anything on my list? Anything NOT on my list? Let’s talk about it in the comments! 

 

11 thoughts on “I’M SO EXCITED…AGAIN

  1. I’m SO EXCITED for your next trip to France, and for Kyle being cleared to run again, and for my new “Galaxy” Toms that arrived in my mail yesterday! Thank you for the music recs! Fyi, your adorable kid excites me, too.

    • Ooh, Galaxy Toms! I love Toms, but I had to cut myself off from buying any for a while (since I have, oh, six pair). Oops.

  2. I am SO EXCITED that Bug likes Taylor Swift. And also that he goes over to check on people to make sure they are okay. That is the cutest thing and shows empathy and I love got that trait; obviously you and Mister Jess are pretty amazing parents.

    Let’s see, what am I excited about? I am excited that you confused the words France and New Jersey and you’re actually coming to visit me. (What, a girl can dream, can’t she?)

    I’m excited that Elder is going to be ten in a couple of weeks. And a little sad because I can’t believe that I’m going to have a ten year old. Like, how is this possible? I’m so young! 😉

    Getting back to the animal shelter excites me. I don’t like being fearful and I feel like I was for awhile and now I’m getting back to good again.

    And finally, I’m excited for CBS Sunday morning. Which I’m watching on Thursday morning because it’s taken me this long to get a moment. But I have one now.

    • I cannot BELIEVE he is going to be 10. How did that happen? Where does this time go?

      I’m super glad you got back to the shelter, too. And I bet everyone – especially the pups – was so excited to have you there. You are a brave woman!

  3. I am currently obsessed with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show! I listen on the replay channel on the iHeart Radio app, and live in the morning- I’m addicted.

    • It’s always nice to find things to get you through the morning, right? It’s coffee in my case, although this show sounds a little longer lasting. 😉

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