it's my girls' world

Day #306

And Elsa went Trick or Treating

Linking up with Annie and Nat for Thoughts on Thursday.

Happy THursday and Happy Shopping!

I make six trips a day to the girls' school- well three to and three from: in the am, at lunch time to pick A up and in the evening for C.  I very rarely get to listen to my own tunes on my playlists. Instead, most times, there is a mighty two year old in the back who loooves her music and is a little Napolean when it comes to whatever song comes on. She listens to a few beats and then proceeds to tell me if she likes the song or whether I should change it.... in a kind of demanding way-- i.e. 'Mommy, not that song. I no like it! '

A's playlist includes:

Let it Go from Frozen- The Adele Dazeem version- bahaha!

Hey Soul Sister by Train.... or as she would say 'Hey Soul Stista'

Dhole Taro Dhole Baje- a Bollywood song-- she calls this one 'Da da da da da-dun da da' because the first few beats sound like this. 

Kitty Cat by Edwin Yearwood-- a Trinidadian (kind of risque) soca tune

Cups by Anna Kendricks

Time for Africa by Shakira

(at this point, you're probably wondering about my eclectic taste music)

Most times I acquiesce if she asks nicely enough. Then she grabs her ear and begins to zone out listening to the music but  I get a little quiet time, so win-win right? 

What about you? What songs do you rock out to? Does your little one have a special song (s)?

Linking up with Jess and Ashley for It's The Little Things.

PS- Cass loves to listen to different tunes but is not as picky. She does love Jar of Hearts and every time a love song comes on, she asks me what we 'did' to this song. i.e. first dance, cutting our cake, going to the hospital for our first baby etc.... she is very disappointed when I don't have an answer for every song!  

PPS. Speaking of playlist, has anyone downloaded Songza yet? A truly great app for playlists for any mood, any age any event... Try it, trust me!! PS> It's free!!!

I simply love Andrea's link-up series!! Fun ideas when you blog almost every weekday and sometimes are stuck for different topics!

I love a good bucket list but the thing is I like to enjoy each day as much as I possibly can and appreciate the joy in the imperfection. So many wrong things happen, I like to celebrate all the little right ones that do. So truth be told, I don't really have much of a bucket list but here are a few things I'd like to see happen (or continue to happen) in my life going forward.

I'll never be as skinny as I was in my twenties but I think that I am fitter and healthier than I have been in recent years.... I'd like to continue that streak going forward.... and maybe lean out some more in the process. I'd like to continue to work-out and eat clean as much as humanly possible. There's a saying in my gym--- Exercise is a form of self respect. I 100% agree with that and want to continue that going forward. And I feel way, way better when I get those fruits and veggies in. 

I'm at home with my girls right now doing some very part time stuff. I won't be doing this forever, but I would like to find some sort of path to continue to be there for my girls and D but have something I can do on my own... cryptic much? ;-)

In Canada, we don't have a lot of family. D has always been a strong advocate of making strong connections in our city. I'd really like to continue to do that and step outside my comfort zone with different people, places and situations. C has it down to a science on the playground. She looks around, finds someone her age and runs up to them asking them if they want to play with her... cool, huh?

I'd really like to visit some more European cities and countries... Greece, Spain and more cities in France and Italy are on my list. I would love to see both city and country life there.... and I cannot wait until my girls are old enough so the four of us can enjoy travelling together. 

 Right now, the girls have me so busy but I'd like to devote some more time to charity work. Yes, we donate very often and I'm in a couple local charity committees but I would definitely like to do some more stuff going forward. 

So that's my very tame bucket list! What about you? What exciting things do you have on your bucket list?