I have a horoscope hanging by my computer: “They say if you do what you love, the money will follow. They don’t say how long it will take to get there, however. It could be a while. Do what you love, anyway”.

I used to be a lawyer. I might be one again someday; both of my kids are now in school and I find myself searching for the next chapter of my life as I transition out of stay-at-home-mom status. I think I used to love being a lawyer, but I can’t really remember why.

What I do love is music. Especially live music, which is central to almost all of my favorite memories with my husband and my sisters. I listen to music every day without fail — in the car, the kitchen, while on a run. It is a daily barometer of my mood and my energy level. Some days call for Pearl Jam, others call for David Gray. (Sidebar: the iPod has got to be one of the best inventions of all time. Where else could you have all of your music in one place, and divided into playlists to suit your every whim?)

I especially love where music takes me….how a song can remind you of a precise moment in time, and of the “you” that existed then. Nothing else does this like music. Every day, we build and edit our soundtrack.

So I thought it would be fun to blog about my daily musical life. I don’t claim to have cutting edge tastes or be an expert. In fact, a lot of my favorite music is downright cheesy. But music is a big part of who I am, and since I am trying to re-discover who that is, music seems like a good place to start.