Car Dancing

rocking out in the car requires a few key ingredients:

- wild flying arms and the ability to move your torso without dangerously pushing your legs and feet on the gas/brake
- absolutely no shame :)

from age 16-21 i was probably that girl at the stop light that you laughed at. you know the one- singing, wiggling, steering wheel banging, arms waving. i like my music pumped, loud and, as gloria estefan says, "the rhythm in going to get you!" some of my favorite memories are of ridiculous dancing. lots and lots of ridiculous dancing.

somewhere after college and into the real world my commute got longer and quieter, my music got less pumped and i basically all-over calmed the hell down. (my personality?? needed calming down?? ok, yes it did.)

then a baby came. all the sudden my music is faded FRONT and is at volume... 3? maybe on a good day? no more super loud dance parties- kids ruin everything. (jk i love my kid! but she really did ruin my car dancing...) we still dance almost daily in the car, but it's bc faye will dance to anything; the world of music is her oyster. its great for her, not so much for me- i just don't get kicks from dancing to slow country songs.

the other day i was out running errands and pooped! then florence & the machine came on. i pulled into my parking spot at home and instead of turning off the car and walking into my house to rescue faye from brad (or the reverse?) i TURNED UP THE VOLUME (to a level which i would NEVER allow should i have pookie in the car or brad for that matter- i probably blew a speaker) and literally rocked out; limbs flailing, shouting, head holding, the works.

it was amazing!! the awesomeness thereof only enjoyed by myself (and maybe a neighbor or two.) it made me feel young! i am cool! i am up on hip and popular music! i stil got it! it made my shoulders relax. it made me skip joyfully into my house pick up my baby and dance a little jig to a jingle on a commercial. it made me happy.

conclusion: dance like nobody's watching. (JK that is the most horrible cliche thing to say, it made me laugh just to type it! hahahahaha) how about: dance like a big fool in your car bc it will keep you young. oh and bc it's fun! :)