You're my star, Yes you are 🌟

Do you even find a song, be it an old one or a newly released one, and you just can't get enough of it? 

 I find I take these almost obsessions every so often. And get to a stage whereI love a song so much I have it on repeat and it makes me happy to sing along as loud as I can. I find that even when I listen to the song I want to listen to it again even if it's just started. I love it so much I want to listen to it even if I'm already listening to it. 

 I'm never quite sure whether it's the music I love or the lyrics. 

 My 'obsession' right now is a song called 'You're My Star' by Welsh band the Stereophonics. I know with this song I absolutely adore the lyrics of it, it's one of those ridiculously cute songs that makes you think of someone that you love very much.

 I love the Stereophonics in general, I love the singing voice of their lead singer Kelly Jones. (I also love the Welsh accent but I've listened to a few interviews with him and he doesn't seem to have much of an accent). I travelled down to Cardiff in Wales once four or so years ago to see a band (who went through something recently that is horrific, but only the fault of one member, and so are remaining unnamed). It took us about 12 hours of bus journeys (through Birmingham at 4am during the summer of riots. Believe me that was terrifying) and the band were amazing live but to me the whole journey was worth it for the Welsh accent.

Here is a photo of me enjoying McDonalds pancakes at 4am at a random bus stop in Birmingham with my beautiful friend Lisa.

 Music itself is a wonderful thing. The knowledge that whether you're having a good day or a bad day music is always there either to continue your cheery mood or to bounce you back when you're feeling low. There's a song for every mood. 

 Personally there's nothing I enjoy more than turning my car into my own personal karaoke booth. I'll sing just about anything off my phone and more often than not will sing along to the radio too. I've had more than one embarrassing stop at traffic lights, mid way through the performance of a lifetime to look over to my right and spy the two teenage-ish boys having a right good laugh! Not that it bothers me, I'm happy and having fun and really that's all that matters. 

 This last year has been a big year for me, I've been through a fair load of stuff, both negative and positive, but it's all made me a stronger and better person. At least I hope it has. I've got many of the same friends I've had for years and years, and I've got the most wonderful and huge extended family, so I've got an impressive support network round about me. I know right now everything that's happened over the past year has led to me feeling a lot happier than I have over the past 5 or so years, and that's led to me deciding to take some huge but positive and perhaps slightly risky steps for my own future. 

Here's hoping! 😊