Rediscovering music

Somehow music slid out of my life. It wasn't a conscious decision, but after Kyle and I got married, I didn't have long drives every weekend anymore and on my 5-minute drive to and from work it hardly seems worth the effort of inserting a CD and choosing a track. I arrive before the song finishes (which I can't stand).

After receiving my first iPod for my birthday last year, and then getting headphones that fit my ears for Christmas, I finally felt ready to get back into music. Leslie helped increase my interest, too, by involving me in a music shift from an old computer to a new one.

During my "workouts" this month (they can hardly be called that due to lack of intensity, but more on that at a later date), I've tried to remember to bring along my iPod. It's been a struggle, since this whole working-out-to-music thing is so totally out of my normal routine. On the days I have remembered the tiny thing, it's been awesome to let the shuffle play a mixture of my old favorites with some newly acquired tunes. Last week I decided to use a gift card to pick out at least 20 new songs, too. It's been brilliant to have my life full of music again. I didn't realize how much I'd missed it. Here's to hoping this is the beginning of a new habit where music is a daily part of my life again.