Cleaning = Relaxing

Happy Cinco de Mayo, friends!

I'm looking forward to an easy weekend at home after several weekends spent being a busybee and/or out of town. I'm gonna watch a lot of Planet Earth and clean my apartment and drink wine/margaritas and my goodness am I looking forward to all of it. Yes, even the cleaning part. Most people probably wouldn't include cleaning in their list of things that are relaxing but if you know me at all, this likely doesn't surprise you; I clean and tidy when I'm happy, stressed, procrastinating, and yes, even when I want to relax. A clean house is cathartic, people!


The First: More Girls Like You by Kip Moore

This song came on the radio yesterday and it dawned on me that I never got around to sharing it. It was the fourth in line for several weeks there but just kept coming in as the runner up and eventually was forgotten about. So sorry, Kip. Sharing you first this week to make up for it.


The Second: Play It Safe by Petric

I've said it before and I'll say it again, these Manitoba brothers are quickly giving the High Valley boys a run for their money. I like this song for the summer because it's easy and carefree and upbeat. Plus it sounds like there's some banjo thrown in there too, which you can't really go wrong with in my opinion.
PS. because I know not everyone's into live acoustic performances in radio station booths, if you're looking for the recorded version you can find it here.


The Third and Final: That's When You Know by Chris Buck Band ft. Kira Isabella

Okay FINE. This video is adorable. And I appreciate that they include some of the lows throughout the couple's relationship and not just all the good lovey dovey stuff. Makes it feel a bit more real, you know? I'm also a fan of the pairing of Chris and Kira's voices here - and not just because of their inherent Canadian wonder.


Cheers to a relaxing weekend for all of us - even if cleaning isn't part of your plans.


Thanks for listening,
Karla

Jealous of a Five-Year-Old

Remember last week when I was super excited to see my niece and nephew (aka the littles)? Yeah, that was great until my niece rudely gave me her cold which has left me hopped up on cold meds for the past few days. She's now cold-less and on a beach somewhere in Hawaii. And I'm stuck in rainy Vancouver being jealous of a five-year-old. All that to say, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!


The First: Sun Sets Down by Chris Buck Band

This one was just too fun not to share! It makes me want to get up and dance. But I don't currently have the lung capacity to do that so instead I just get to sit on my couch and shake my shoulders along with the music. It's basically the same thing. Just like how Coca-cola and Pepsi are basically the same thing. (They're not the same at all don't fall for those lies Pepsi is awful.)


The Second: Dirty Laundry by Carrie Underwood

We got some new stuff, folks! This song feels very Miranda Lambert to me - especially the chorus - and I'm into it. Let's talk about the obvious weirdness though: Umm... the lion. And the horse, and the burning shoe and the peacock and the buck... What's happening here, Carrie? Did you film this video at a zoo or did a circus crash your set?

Also, and probably more importantly, what are you doing wearing a pair of suspenders backwards? I would maybe even be okay with it if they weren't slightly off center the entire time but they are and my brain is super irritated about it.


The Third and Final: Midnight Train covered by The Washboard Union

Covers! Camper vans! Collaborative harmonies! Did I try too hard for alliteration back there? Perhaps. But that's not what's important right now. What's important right now is that you listen to this beauty of a song and then start figuring out your Valentine's Day plans immediately because (*spoiler alert*) you're about to fall in LOVE.

I plan to spend this rainy weekend watching the Jay's, baking apple pie, and ideally finishing off the novel I've been working on for far too many weeks now. Hope you've got some great rainy day plans yourself!


Thanks for listening!
Karla