I responded to a topic on Carla's blog and then worked it out into a guest post for her site this week.

CarlaBirnbirg.com: Is Blogging Dead? I say NO!

documenting my life in many ways!

one of my favorite quotes: (if I do say so myself!)

And it's what I can, when I can, in its own way, because those long hours I spent blogging aren't as realistic for me as they were when I was less active from my fibromyalgia! capture the moments I CAN to document what I CAN!

psst, if you haven't already checked out the What You Can, When You Can movement and book, you should :) I reviewed the book on episode 55 of yarnings.

Blogging for me is definitely about documenting, and that means more than this one place on the Internet, it's everywhere I share my life. It's not the same as it was in 2000 when I started. but ya know, I am not the same either!

Check out the post, leave a comment for Carla and about how blogging has shifted for YOU!

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Every year, I like to go on a drive with shopping on my birthday. This year, illness struck our house at just the wrong time and it got postponed. So I'm finally getting ready to go again and had to set up my playlist to go along with. My bday mixes generally take some of my favorites and a few extra tracks I buy from my wishlist.

I had been meaning to get The Doubleclick's previous album I didn't have. They are such a fun duo, from Portland and I've seen them 3 times now in person. So Lasers and Feelings was added to the mix, and I put the other songs I have in the list in case we ended up with extra time, as sometimes happens when we get in traffic! I've just kickstarted'd their next one, President Snake, so I'll be continuing to enjoy their new silly geeky fun songs in the near future.

the first song is always..."

• 1 - Ready to Go (US Mix) - Republica
• 2 - Are You Happy Now? - Michelle Branch
• 3 - Cherry Lips - Garbage. originally from the Krissy birthday mix from my dear friend Rina.
• 4 - Fighter - Christina Aguilera
• 5 - I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
• 6 - Loud Music - Michelle Branch. NEW! - a Michelle song I didn't have? sweet!
• 7 - Let Me Go - Avril Lavigne feat. Chad Kroeger
• 8 - There for You - Flyleaf. NEW!
• 9 - This is How It Goes - Aimee Mann
• 10 - Breathe (2 AM) - Anna Nalick
• 11 - Tomorrow Is Gonna Be Better - Joshua Radin
• 12 - Hello Seattle (Remix) - Owl City
• 13 - In My Veins (feat. Erin McCarley) - Andrew Belle
• 14 - A Drop In the Ocean - Ron Pope. NEW! originally heard on Vampire Diaries
• 15 - Come Back Down (feat. Sara Bareilles) - Greg Laswell
• 16 - Possession - Sarah McLachlan
• 17 - You Killed Romeo (feat. Steve Burton) - Jonathan Jackson + Enation. NEW! Steve wrote this, and it's been on my radar for a while.
• 18 - Somebody Help Me (Theme from "Tru Calling") - Full Blown Rose
• 19 - What You Don't Know - Jonatha Brooke
• 20 - Miss Invisible - Marié Digby. NEW!
• 21 - Gone Away - Lucy Schwartz
• 22 - Life in Letters - Lucy Schwartz. NEW!
• 23 - Beauty In Walking Away - Marié Digby
• 24 - Fire - Ingrid Michaelson
• 25 - Love Beside Me - Sarah McLachlan
• 26 - Into the Fire - Thirteen Senses. NEW!
• 27 - Down - Mat Kearney. NEW!