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Autumn Chill | 9.23.25

Fall is my favorite season! Now that it is finally fall, I can’t wait for the cooler weather, sweaters, and soups. There’s something calming about the crisp mornings and evenings, and the temperate days here in Michigan. Great time for reflection, sitting still, and preparing for the upcoming winter months. Since we started gardening this year, we are looking forward to setting up our garden for fall planting and prepping the beds/pots for next season.

Autumn Chill
“Tell Me What I Gotta Do” – Al Jarreau
“New Day for You” – Basia
“Outlier” – Bonobo
“Fall” – Blooms
“Hide (Oh Wonder Flip)” – Burn Water
“Over U” – Stwo
“Water – FKJ Remix” – Little Dragon, FKJ
“Borderline – Blood Orange Remix” – Tame Impala, Blood Orange
“Tidal Wave” – Tom Misch, Yussef Dayes
“No Less” – SG Lewis, Louis Mattrs
“Shofukan” – Snarky Puppy
“Sem Contencao” – Bebel Gilberto
“Bullet Proof Soul” – Sade
“Lil’ Red Boat” – Angel Grant
“Soft” – Lemon Jelly
“Come With Me” – Tania Maria
“Homebase” – Dzihan & Kamien
“In Space” – Royksopp
“Swank” – Dwele feat. Monica Blaire
“Grazin’ in the Grass” – Rick Braun, Boney James
“Coming to Life” – Michael Franks
“Ariana” – Spyro Gyra
“Music and Wine” – Blue Six
“Warrior” – Andy Caldwell
“Marta’s Song” – Deep Forest feat. Marta Sebestyein
“Dancing on Glass” – St. Lucia
“The Captain of Her Heart” – Double
“Long Time – Cabu Remix” – Wild Rivers, Cabu
Getto Walkin'” – Miles Davis, Robert Glasper, Bilal
“Bohemian Ballet” Deep Forest

I created this calm and chill playlist to help ease into the new season. I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think. Here’s the link.

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Joyful!

Life has been chaotic the past five years, for everyone that is. One thing I have learned over these years is that life is also too short to settle. I gained so many wins and blessings, that life started to seem better. I felt lighter and happy in general. I let go of a lot of things I had no control over, so I took control of what I could…me. I started to attract things and people with similar mindsets and energy. I am in such a better place and now I want to celebrate joy any chance I get.

I was in a workshop and the topic of gratitude was the focus. It was mentioned to do something that brings yourself joy, no matter what that looks like, but music came up. So I said that I would make a joy playlist because music always makes me happy. So here it is!!


Joyful!
” Rainy Night in Tokyo” – Michael Franks
“Room for Happiness” feat. Skylar Grey – Kaskade
“I Love You” feat. Anesha + Casey Benjamin – Brandon Williams
“Elevate” – St. Lucia
“Miles Away” – Kurton Harrison III
“My Life” – Chanel
“Cherish the Day” – Sade
“Dragonball Durag” – Thundercat
“Warrior” – Andy Caldwell
“So Nice (Summer Samba)” – Bebel Gilberto
“Risk Some Soul” feat. LUOMO – Towa Tei
“If We’re in Love” – Róisín Murphy
“Happiness” – Billy Lawrence
“32 Flavors” – Alana Davis
“The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” – The Postal Service
“Get Outta My Way” – Kylie Minogue
“Take Care of You” – Cherokee
“Detroit Sunrise” feat. Monica Blaire – Dwele
“Murmuration” – Blue Wednesday, Shopan
“Hit Me” – Dirty Loops
“Ain’t it Fun” – Paramore
“Don’t Disturb this Groove” – The System
“Fever” feat Elisabeth Troy – B. Traits
“Overtime” – Knower
“Water Baby” – Tom Misch, Loyle Carner

Here’s the link to the playlist: Joyful!

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Fall Chill | 10.24.24

Fall is my favorite season. The crisp sweater weather, the changing leaves, and soups and stews. My boyfriend was making fun of my feet being cold and called me “popsicle toes” and it immediately made me think of Michael Franks’ song of the same name. With the change in the weather and finally turning the heat on, I played “Popsicle Toes” in the car and let the my playlist chose the rest. Here is a wonderful list of some of the songs that followed.

Fall Chill
“My Lady” – The Crusaders
“Rainy Night in Tokyo” – Michael Franks
“Tell Me What I Gotta Do” – Al Jarreau
“Water Baby” – Tom Misch, Loyle Carner
“Seven Years of Good Luck” – Joe Sample
“Love’s Holiday” – Earth, Wind, & Fire
“Nautilus” – Bob James
“Catching the Sun” – Spyro Gyra
“Lowdown” – Incognito, Mario Biondi, Chaka Khan
“Across the Sand” – Earl Klugh
“Black Frost” – Grover Washington Jr.
“Bahia Funk” – Lee Ritenour
“Love x Love” – George Benson
“Take Care of You” – Cherokee
“Not Rhyme, No Reason” – George Duke
“Soulful Strut” – Grover Washington Jr.
“New Day for You” – Basia
“Angela (Theme from Taxi)” – Bob James
“Mt. Airy Road” – George Benson, Earl Klugh
“Tiger in the Rain” – Michael Franks
“Caravan of Dreams” – Peter White

I hope you can enjoy this list while cooking a stew, making fall crafts, or decorating for the season. Check out the playlist here.

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Momma Inspired | 3.30.24

I love music, hence the playlists, and the person who introduced me to music is my mother. I was exposed to an array of music styles and artists growing up, and even now I strive to find unknown and unique artists and songs that speak to my overall aesthetic. Music is something I listen to everyday and randomly have in my head (I swear I’m going to make a playlist of the songs that pop into my head randomly). Well, this playlist is inspired by my mom and some of the songs that she either introduced me to, loves herself, or just make me think of her. I know it’s not Mother’s Day or anything, but you don’t need a special holiday to honor your parents.

Momma Inspired

“Who Knows” Live – Jimi Hendrix + the Band of Gypsys
“I Love You” – Brandon Williams (feat. Anesha & Casey Benjamin)
“Elevate” – St. Lucia
“Backlight” – Archie Pelago
“Iron Man” – Black Sabbath
“Back in Black” – AC/DC
“Mirage” – Jean-Luc Ponty
“All About You” – Anita Wilson
“Hold My Mule” – Shirley Caesar
“Rainy Night in Tokyo” – Michael Franks
“Show You the Way” – Thundercat, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins
“Miles Away” – Kurton Harrison III, Coleman Rose, George Roger, Kamran Curlin, Issac Byrd, Martin Kent
“What You’re Doing” – Moonchild
“Take Care of You” – Cherokee
“Cherish the Day” – Sade
“My Life”- Chanel
“I Wanna Be Your Lover” – Prince
“Thuggish Ruggish Bone” – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
“Dear Mama” – 2Pac
“Big Poppa” – Notorious B.I.G.

This list was approved by my mother by the way. Here is the link for the list. Enjoy!