Feeling blah? Pump it up!

The last few weeks have been pretty full on for me.

I haven’t had a break in like, forever, I’ve been working flat out an all kinds of things (including some stuff on my book, Mad Cow’s Guide to Bad Mothering which can now be purchased over at Amazon ), school holidays, but no holiday, and just LOTS on.

I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed and, as you may have guessed from some of my posts, a tad down.

I finished off a huge job today, emailed it off and chose to give myself some time off. Cold turkey from the computer a bit too much to ask, and it would mean I’d have to deal with kids who wuld rather play with/on their DSs and make me feel redundant. And bored.

I thought I’d catch up what some friends of mine have been up to and came across this  Totally Off Topic blog post over at Tall Poppy; Mtallica’s Nothing Else Matters played by the cello’s of Apolcolyptica.

It had me mesmerised. And had me immediately searching through the CD cupboard for my Metallica CDs (actually, I sat and listened to this and yelled at hubby! He alphabetised the CD cupboard!). Located!

He put one on, turned it up and I was amazed at just how quickly my mood not just lifted, but soared! I feel like i haven’t smiled in days, and now I feel relaxed and happy.

Was even more impressed to find the 17 month old dancing away in front of the speakers! I will corrupt him yet!!!

Pretty much I’d forgotten how music can affect our mood. I know that when I’m particularly stressed, some sort of heavy metal (thrash metal for when I’m seriously overwhelmed) just … helps! I hadn’t listened to anything really for a while. It appears I missed it quite a lot.

And now I’m happy.

I’m not suggesting its the Music to Help Your Mood, but it is the music to help my  mood.

It’s also not the music for everything, and I do like to listen to lots of different styles (both country and western! Um, Blues Brothers reference for those who get it) for different things. Kid’s movie soundtracks, Riverdance, Pink Floyd, the Wiggles, ABBA, the Veronicas, Duran Duran, Linkin Park, loads of crap eighties Pop … anything and everything!

My point is, do you listen to music (or silence) when you need it? What is it you listen to? How does it help you?

And I’m off … my poor, neglected CD collection is calling for me!

(So are my poor, neglected kids, they’re hungry, and my poor, neglected hubby has just put dinner on the table ….)