Musical musings for November

November has been a jam-packed month for me, both here and afar. There have been three weddings, although I could only attend two, which definitely helps to make it a big month. Now I am super excited for the festive season, which in my opinion still comes way too early on this side of the pond. November 1st is just too soon to break out the carols and eggnog etc. So before I say goodbye to this month and hello to December, I wanted to indulge in what has become a fun consistency on this blog. I think my musical musings for November are quite diverse although many artists already appear in my iTunes library. I was influenced by what I heard on the radio when I was back home in Australia earlier this month. I must say it was really cute to hear my seven year old nephew sing along to the radio and actually know the words. Hopefully when he gets older he will be able to carry a tune better than his aunty. The tunes that provided the backdrop for some of my November were:

1. It's Time - Imagine Dragons
2. Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) - Ne-Yo
3. Battle Scars - Lupe Fiasco & Guy Sebastian
4. Feel So Close - Calvin Harris
5. Daylight - Maroon 5
6. Don't You Worry Child (feat. John Martin) - Swedish House Mafia
7. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
8. As Long As You Love Me (feat. Big Sean) - Justin Bieber
9. Die Young - Ke$ha

I kind of surprised myself with how much I am really loving Taylor Swift's music at the moment. However, the best bit about my song choices for November is that I get to see one of the artists in concert relatively soon. I couldn't resist quickly snapping up a pair of tickets recently to Maroon 5's concert in March. I can't wait to see them live and am hoping it will be the first of many concerts I attend in the near future.

November's music can be found on these albums (images courtesy of iTunes)

Missing in action

Gosh I seriously cannot believe that I haven't written on here in close to a month, which is a fact I am a little bit disappointed by. I have definitely been occupied especially having been in Australia for a few weeks, but I miss that I haven't been as committed to this creative outlet as much as I used to be. Not to worry because here I am with a renewed sense of determination to give more of my time and energy to one of the things I enjoy doing in my spare time. I'm not going to try to cram a whole month's worth of activities in this post. If I did then this would resemble the manic way I am trying my best to catch up on the ridiculous amount of television shows I have fallen behind on. I did however want to mention my fall 2012 list as a nice way to lead into talk about my wishes for this festive season, which is something to follow in an upcoming post. There were only six items on my list and I can confidentially tick off three of them - number two, four and five. In case you were wondering I dressed up as a bee for Halloween (sorry no photo proof) and I definitely scared myself silly at PNE's Fright Nights, although the credit here should be reserved for the attractions, both alive and not so much. The second and last thing I have to fill you briefly in on was my lovely two weeks back in Australia. I may still be slightly sleep deprived, but I had a wonderful time. The first week I was knee deep in wedding stuff as my best friend married the love of her life at the delightful Allanvale Homestead. I was humbled to be a part of this experience as her maid of honour. I am sure she won't mind me showing off a photo of her yummy lolly bar/gift table, which I helped set-up and also her gorgeous hair on the day. Being in the wedding meant I don't yet have photos of the actual day, I don't even know if I scrubbed up well enough...lol.

The second week was spent with my family and it was a really nice low-key time hanging out and just enjoying each other's company. I particularly loved being with my niece and nephew, who are too cute for words and I am not just being bias. I got back to Vancouver on Sunday and the weekend definitely couldn't come soon enough so I can have a couple of much needed sleep ins as part of what should be a nice Saturday and Sunday. It's good to be back in the Couve even if the rain and I are not the best of friends.