Emotional Growth Through Music

Lately I’ve been extremely proud of my fiancee for her developing tastes in music. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve always shared similar tastes in music with her and we’ve gone to many concerts and music festivals because of our shared love of live music and certain bands. But recently, she’s begun diving into the sound of music, not just the lyrics or the poppy overtones of certain things.

This time, she’s getting into the likes of Radiohead and wanting to understand what makes music unique and emotional. In fact, she’s the type to let tears go at any little thing, especially happy things or cute things. Well, we watched a short musical film directed by Thom Yorke of Radiohead and by the end, she was in tears from the emotional aspects of it all.

This is what I love to see. Music isn’t just for listening to on your drive to and from work. It’s not just for partying to when people are over and you’re hosting an event. Music is emotion embodied in sound, which is why it’s art at its very core.

So when I go to discover new bands, I do it in search of an emotional response. I want to feel angry or stressed if I hear something faster paced with strong beats and thrashing guitar solos. I want to feel the melancholy of slower chords and distant lyrics. I want to feel weird and disoriented when I hear trippy music dripping by and ethereal voices floating. I want to feel uplifted and happy and cry at beautiful lyrics with empowering music. And I want to feel loss upon hearing ballads that recall visions of past faces.

When I listen to music, it’s not just something “to do.” It’s something to live by and learn by.

So when we pack up and move into our new house next year right before we get married, I want to have a few cheap moving boxes full of records that mean something to us. That’s why we collect vinyls and listen to them on our record player. Because those albums mean something to us as a couple, and because they’re straight up unique and emotional from the first track to the last. Those cheap moving boxes full of records also hold some her father gave us, and I know they meant something to him back in the day as well.

Otherwise, what’s the point in music? I’m not sure I agree with it being background noise for some people. I mean, that’s their prerogative, so I can’t fault people for not understanding it like I think I do. It’s all perceived, after all. But I like to think that the music I love was toiled over by the artist who created it, that it was meant to make me feel how it does.

Common Moving Supplies

Every activity has its own set of tools that can make things a heck of a lot easier to perform. Obviously with sports each one has a specific ball, typically, or a way to compete against other people. And cooking? Well, there’s a whole slew of utensils needed to do different things in the kitchen efficiently.

But what about moving from one house to the next? Most people only seem to think that manpower is all that’s needed considering so much stuff needs lifted and carried from one house to the trailer and then the trailer to the new house.

What if I told you there were a lot of options when it comes to making your move a lot easier?

Here we’ve outlined a couple different moving supplies and what each of them do to make your move so much easier.

Moving straps.

These are primarily used for keeping your furniture and belongs strapped down nice and neat within the trailer. More than anything, this is to keep your furniture from being damaged and from damaging any of your other belongings that they could crush. Moving straps are relatively cheap and even come with ratchets to make it easier to tie things down nice and snug.

Moving blankets.

These basically look like sturdy little quilts. A lot of people say they’re unnecessary, but I beg to differ. You know how we just said moving straps are for securing furniture down so that it doesn’t move or shift? Well, moving blankets are for keeping furniture from rubbing up against one another or the trailer walls. Basically, it’s another layer of protection for your belongings so that nothing is scratched or ripped during the move.

Cardboard boxes.

Cheap moving boxes are amazing for packing all your little things into. While most people have a few boxes laying around their houscheape they can use, you can always get more cheap moving boxes online without any trouble whatsoever (and it won’t break the bank). Just remember to get corrugated cardboard since it’s a lot sturdier than other flimsy cardboard.

Handcart.

The ole dolly. The hand truck. Whatever it is you grew up calling it, this is an indispensable tool that you must have when moving unless you want to break your back picking every little thing up all day. Handcarts make it much easier to wheel around heavier items without needing to strain yourself.