When you have a baby, everything depends on the scheduling. Meal times, nap times, bedtimes– you live and die by the schedule. When you have a baby and OCD, like I do, you mostly just die by the schedule. I spend a lot of my day feeling tense and nervous and zealously watching the clock. Obviously, you can’t live like this and it’s something I’m working on. In the mean time, while the anxiety and the schedule rule my life, I absolutely rely on music. To calm my nerves, to pass the time, and sometimes, to find a release. This past weekend, Daylight Savings completely ruined Ella’s schedule and therefore, our very lives. So I’ve especially needed a release these past few days. I’ve found that the quickest way to release tension is an impromptu dance party. Whether you just want to head bob and toe shake or you really want to let go, here’s a playlist for when you can’t fight the beat:
- Reflections, Misterwives
- You Make My Dreams Come True, Hall & Oates
- Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5
- Single Ladies, Beyonce
- Sway, Michael Buble
- I Knew You Were Trouble, Taylor Swift
- Don’t Lose My Number, Phil Collins
- We Will Rock You, Queen
- Treasure, Bruno Mars
- Beat It, Michael Jackson
- Waka Waka, Shakira
- King of Anything, Sara Bareilles
- When Did Your Heart Go Missing, Rooney
- How Will I Know, Whitney Houston
- Blame It On the Girl, Mika
- Mickey, Toni Basil
- Magic, B.O.B. feat. Rivers Cuomo
- Don’t You Worry About a Thing, Stevie Wonder
- Get Lucky, Daft Punk feat. Pharrell
- Yeah, Usher
- Hollywood, Marina & the Diamonds
General Tips: The 80s are a treasure trove of dance hits (Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, etc.), songs about dancing are almost certainly perfect (Moves Like Jagger, I Wanna Dance with Somebody), and Beyonce. Always Beyonce.