Lately: July

Reading:
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
This is an easy pool read because it is so so good and not super long.
I'm honestly having to make myself stop so I don't finish it too fast!

Listening:
The Sound -Noah Gundersen



COUNT ON ME -NEEDTOBREATHE



Pancakes -LANY

Watching:
Finally caught up on the last six episodes of Nashville, thanks Hulu!
All I can say is oh em gee. 

Wearing:
Switched it up the past couple weeks and did light nails, really loving OPI's Don't Bossa Nova Me Around

Running:
Last weekend was my second year running the Moonlight Bootlegger 5K.
I was only a couple seconds off from having an identical finish time from last year and only had one head lamp mishap. I'd call that a win win. Next up Butterfly Fund 5K on 8/12.

Drinking:
Plexus "pink drink" [SLIM] all day every day.
This pre-biotic is a life changer.

Counting Down To:
VACATION to PGH in three days [praise hands]
Warren's 2nd birthday party
The Maine concert in Nashville

HOW is July almost over? August here we come!

Fear thou not, fear thou not

Crawl into my skin, I’ll crawl into yours 

Teach each other what our bodies are for 

Learn how to sink and you learn how to swim 

Learn how to lose and you learn how to win 

So buy me a drink, and I’ll buy you a drink 

You don’t seem to care what your boyfriend would think 

With the prophet Isaiah on the crook of your arm 

Saying, I will protect you from all earthly harm 

Fear thou not, fear thou not 

My right hand will hold you, fear thou not 

I call you trouble, you call me friend 

And I had no intention of losing again 

I’m the reason you’re guilty, I’m the other man’s arms 

Honey, what am I doing, how did I get this far 

Fear thou not, fear thou not 

My right hand will hold you, fear thou not 

Fear thou not, fear thou not 

My right hand will hold you, fear thou not, fear thou not

Musiccc, makes the people, come together

You've probably seen Spotify's Year in Music link floating around on Facebook the past couple weeks; well last night I had a few minutes to play around with the feature and it is awesome. 

You never really realize songs you fixate on or how different albums you listen to define seasons of your life or in this case your year.

I kicked off 2015 with No Rest for the Wicked by Lykke Li

As much as I love this song it didn't make my top 5 tracks of the year.
Those five coveted spots went to:
XO by John Mayer



Can't Pretend by Tom Odell

[sorry not sorry?]

First Defeat by Noah Gundersen



Speaking of Truth by Laleh



GDFR- FloRida [the greatest hill running song ever]



Two of those songs came from two of my top five artists of the year:
The Maine
Noah Gundersen
Tom Odell
Hozier
One Direction

Yup, One Direction. #noshame

And three of those five artists had one of my favorite albums of the year:
The Maine- American Candy



Long Way Down- Tom Odell



Greatest Hits- David Gray



Carry the Ghost- Noah Gundersen



Life Imitating Life- Augustana



All in all I listened to 108 THOUSAND minutes of music or 75 DAYS.
5,803 tracks and 2,572 artists made up the soundtrack to my year.
Is there any wonder why I post about songs and music so much?

Here's to another year of songs on repeat, playlists you never have to skip a song on, and lots more hills to run.


explore your #spotifyyearinmusic to unlock your Top Tracks of 2015 playlist, I've had mine bumpin all morning

Five on Friday

1.

In case you were on the moon earlier this week, Jennifer Aniston got married.

Yes, married. 16 Candles reference right there.

There are helicopter pictures of the whole shebang but the part that everyone was freaking out about was that her veil was from, wait for it... Jcrew.

Girl after my own heart. 

2.

If you listen to country radio you know how awesome Bobby Bones is. In all my downtown coolness [kidding] I live two streets up from him and we run the same route up and over the pedestrian bridge but I've never seen him. Until Monday! 

I'll practice waving for next time.

3.
One of my all time favorite songs is Noah Gundersen's First Defeat. I cried the first time I heard it.
He's one of those artists who sings some of your favorite songs and you don't even realize it until you look up his artist page on Spotify [guilty.] He's coming to Nashville in October and I already have a countdown on my phone. I'm in love with his new stuff especially Slow Dancer.
call me a snake and a liar, and i will be the fire that keeps you warm



4.
Speaking of music, the VMAs are this Sunday and while everyone's hype'd [or scared] about Miley hosting I'm more excited for the premiere of T-Swift's new music video for Wildest Dreams featuring the always hunky Scott Eastwood. The teaser involved zebras and embracing in the rain, SIGN ME UP.

5.
In one week I will be packing up the bug and heading east for a Labor Day weekend full of football, road trips, fireworks, and printed shorts. Sounds like a pretty good music video idea if I do say so myself.

Lately

Linking up with my Pittsburgh/ZTA/Advertising blog soul sister Summer Wind today and giving you a little peek into my life lately:

Thank the good Lord above this week is almost over. This week has been a testament to runs being cheaper than therapy, long conversations with God in the shower, and Target $1 section file folders making work a little better.

Watching: One Direction's Drag Me Down video. They are pulling on my Ben Affleck Armageddon heart strings with that orange space suit walk up scene. This song is catchy as hell and I will admit I get the Harry Styles obsession now.

Eating: Ready Pac's Chef Salad from Publix. These little pre-made salads are amazing and only 270 calories. They were BOGO a couple weeks ago and now I'm hooked. 

Smelling: Clinque Happy Heart, my staple since college

Drinking: La Croix's Coconut sparkling water. The girls in the office swear by La Croix and I discovered the coconut at Target. These are the perfect afternoon treat!

Wearing: This summer jumpsuit from the Target clearance section has to be one of my greatest finds at a record breaking $13. It is the perfect thing to throw on when you're moving slow and have a long day ahead of you!

Reading: Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford
This book has been on everyone's Must Read list and now it's on my bed side table. Hoping to put a dent in it this weekend.

Listening: Noah Gundersen. He'll be in Nashville October 9th and I cannot wait. One of my all-time favorite songs is his First Defeat.

Loving: Getting to see my sweet friend Rachael before she heads back to Pittsburgh for school. Afternoon texts with Sara about baby Warren, dead squirrels, and everything in between. Labor Day and football season is only 9 days away!

Wanting: This Jcrew leather-pocket tee dress is to die for. Paired with some strappy nude heels, it would be the perfect early fall date night outfit. 

Pekarsk-ing Around: Live on the Green concert series begins tonight and I cannot wait for Moon Taxi next Thursday.
All day and all night my eyes are open, all day and all night I've been going

Too many words

I am a lyric junkie.

I used to type up and print off lyrics and hang them around my dorm room/apartment in college. There are piles and piles of sticky notes of lyrics in my memory box. At one point junior year you could barely see yourself in my bedroom hanging mirror because I had so many taped up. Yes yes, lots of #whitegirlproblems going on here.

These are a couple songs that grabbed [and some overwhelmed] me with their lyrics. Hope some speak to you too.

It's the little things
That convince me to stay
It's your fingertips



And I know that the phantoms on the edge of my dreams
Are shapes I created but they still just disrupt my sleep



But the future is forgiven, so smile.



See, honey, I am not some broken thing
I do not lay here in the dark waiting for thee
No my heart is gold. My feet are light
And I am racing out on the desert plains all night

Dance all, Dance all, Dance all night

Let me be the first to say it, I have been worthless when it comes to blogging lately. 

But that has in-directly inspired today's post.

I have blogged countless time how sometimes working a ton isn't necessarily a bad thing because you find some really good music. Well, this week has been no exception.

Here are 5 songs I currently have on repeat:

Spotify may not have any of T-Swift's albums anymore but they do have New Music Tuesday.
The 1975's new single graced the top of this playlist this morning and now it graces mine.
Any good songs I left off? Leave a comment below!