tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post6099040266730883702..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Joy Delights In Joy - Michelle DouglasLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-48717186381456667042010-05-03T15:33:33.115-07:002010-05-03T15:33:33.115-07:00Thanks, Virginia!Thanks, Virginia!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-66256683821529676702010-05-03T15:32:59.255-07:002010-05-03T15:32:59.255-07:00Hi Laurie,
Ooh, I love the Beach Boys -- they rea...Hi Laurie,<br /><br />Ooh, I love the Beach Boys -- they really are fun, make you smile songs.<br /><br />Dexy's Midnight Runners -- what a brilliant name for a band. I haven't heard Come on Eileen for an age. Am off to hunt it up.<br /><br />Thanks!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-91968654845619907512010-05-03T03:32:38.995-07:002010-05-03T03:32:38.995-07:00I immediately thought of a one hit wonder- Come On...I immediately thought of a one hit wonder- Come On Eileen By Dexy's Midnight Runners. It's a really lively pick me up song.<br /><br />I also like Beach Boy songs! I Get Around,<br />Fun, Fun, Fun etcLaurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-24345102832735396672010-05-03T02:53:04.860-07:002010-05-03T02:53:04.860-07:00Wow--thank you! I have emailed my info : )Wow--thank you! I have emailed my info : )Virginia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-26417232863589810682010-05-03T00:25:22.430-07:002010-05-03T00:25:22.430-07:00A huge thank you to everyone who left a suggestion...A huge thank you to everyone who left a suggestion for my "make-me-smile" play list! It was greatly appreciated.<br /><br />And the winner of the copy of The Cattleman, The Baby and Me is Virginia C. Congratulations, Virginia! If you send me an email at michelle @ michelle-douglas. com (without the spaces) with your name and address, I'll pop it into the post asap.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-2328004301338744202010-05-02T15:26:51.311-07:002010-05-02T15:26:51.311-07:00Mary Anne, I would definitely put reading (and wri...Mary Anne, I would definitely put reading (and writing!) popular fiction on the top of my fun things to do list. You're right -- it can keep a body sane.<br /><br />My dh is a big Cat Stevens fan and you've chosen a great song. I will admit though, it's the novelty songs that have struck a chord with me -- my Dad thought it important for me and my sister's education. So we'd Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-51038306734883686522010-05-02T15:21:22.972-07:002010-05-02T15:21:22.972-07:00Laney4, don't apologise! I believe is a fab so...Laney4, don't apologise! I believe is a fab song. I have a songs-to-inspire playlist as well as my happy playlist -- just for those times when I need a kick-in-the-pants or an I-can-do-it lecture. You suggestion will certainly make it's way onto my ipod. Thanks!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-68208688845002995262010-05-02T15:04:53.884-07:002010-05-02T15:04:53.884-07:00Thank you for your post, Michelle. You bring up h...Thank you for your post, Michelle. You bring up how important it is for people to do fun things. Like you, I suspect such activities are necessary for staying sane in this crazy world. <br /><br />The benefits might not be the kind science can measure, certainly not the kind that can be appraised in terms of dollars and cents---or pounds, shillings, pence; whatever. But the value is very Mary Anne Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846610621610508819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-70511782060080691182010-05-02T07:19:09.344-07:002010-05-02T07:19:09.344-07:00I keep thinking of an inspiring song, which in tur...I keep thinking of an inspiring song, which in turn makes it a happy song: the Olympics theme song by Nikki Yanofsky, I BELIEVE.<br /><br />I apologize that it isn't exactly the type of song I think you were looking for, but today, this minute, it is the song I can't get out of my head.Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-64427831115089751852010-05-02T00:09:56.625-07:002010-05-02T00:09:56.625-07:00Ah, Kirsten, Katrina and the waves -- more memorie...Ah, Kirsten, Katrina and the waves -- more memories come pounding in. My little sister drove me MAD playing Walking on Sunshine over and over and over again. Whenever I hear it now I groan... and then I grin. Thanks for the suggestion!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-22111795456091853042010-05-01T23:45:50.440-07:002010-05-01T23:45:50.440-07:00I always love to listen to: Walking on sunshine by...I always love to listen to: Walking on sunshine by Katrina & The Waves.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703207624563750522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-88789778959957270312010-05-01T18:59:14.488-07:002010-05-01T18:59:14.488-07:00Hi, Mary. Just the name Oingo Boingo makes me gri...Hi, Mary. Just the name Oingo Boingo makes me grin. That's an inspired suggestion and I'm adding it to my list as we speak. A good beat and funny lyrics -- what's not to love about that?Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-62078900330503395252010-05-01T18:56:56.803-07:002010-05-01T18:56:56.803-07:00Hi, Annie! Tainted Love is currently on my ipod, ...Hi, Annie! Tainted Love is currently on my ipod, and I too have to sing (and dance) along. It's just one of those songs :-)<br /><br />Ah, Ella and Louie, what a combination. I have the soundtrack to Porgy and Bess somewhere and now you have me dying to dig it out (am making note to self -- as soon as current deadline is met, have an Ella and Louie extravaganza).<br /><br />And thank you forMichelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-13635819900294974272010-05-01T18:49:31.695-07:002010-05-01T18:49:31.695-07:00Virginia, you made me smile too! It sounds as if y...Virginia, you made me smile too! It sounds as if you, your Mom and your Gran had a ball! Loved the picture your description created. Music and memories really do get entwined, don't they?<br /><br />Ooh, Eurythmics!!! I saw them live in 1987. Brilliant concert. Annie Lennox -- what a woman!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-73767006604995646442010-05-01T18:47:35.365-07:002010-05-01T18:47:35.365-07:00Runner10, I just went out to YouTube to listen to ...Runner10, I just went out to YouTube to listen to some Martina McBride -- loved it! Thanks for the suggestion.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-74336146450539212602010-05-01T18:36:58.337-07:002010-05-01T18:36:58.337-07:00Anna, both your songs brought back great memories ...Anna, both your songs brought back great memories for me. When I was at university, Depeche Mode were my favourite band. Love, love, love Can't get enough. Am going to load that onto my ipod pronto!<br /><br />Ooh and super-huge congrats on your double Golden Quill win with Tempt The Devil and Captive of Sin. Richly deserved no doubt! I have both books sending out their siren call from my tbrMichelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586192358963827660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-58061209083798247942010-05-01T18:18:24.146-07:002010-05-01T18:18:24.146-07:00Great blog post and what a fun question.
Mine wou...Great blog post and what a fun question.<br /><br />Mine would be Dead Man's Paradise by Oingo Boingo. I don't really know why that song makes me smile, maybe it's the beat along with the seriously funny lyrics.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-7272959395620959652010-05-01T14:35:33.175-07:002010-05-01T14:35:33.175-07:00Hi Michelle,
What a great list of actions to prom...Hi Michelle,<br /><br />What a great list of actions to promote optimism! And a terrific playlist.<br /><br />You really struck a chord when you put The Proclaimers and their '500 Miles' in there. It ALWAYS lifts my spirits. 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off' sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong always has me singing along plus a huge range of songs from my past includingAnnie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-58366595703475045212010-05-01T10:53:34.040-07:002010-05-01T10:53:34.040-07:00Hi, Michelle! You made me smile : ) I love to sing...Hi, Michelle! You made me smile : ) I love to sing! My grandmother, mother and I all love opera and musicals. We devoutly watched Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald at every chance, and I have collected their films. My favorite is "Girl of the Golden West". The three of us would sing together: Mom had the high singing voice, I had the lower range, and Gran did the silly singing! <br /><Virginia Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960370038323930029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-59217767747464026562010-05-01T10:50:49.279-07:002010-05-01T10:50:49.279-07:00Let's hear it for the girls by Martina McBride...Let's hear it for the girls by Martina McBride. <br />Makes me want to get up and move!!<br />Your new book sounds great.runner10https://www.blogger.com/profile/09427817098754474884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-60562243023233913332010-05-01T10:32:20.463-07:002010-05-01T10:32:20.463-07:00Hey, Michelle, what a fun post! I was thinking abo...Hey, Michelle, what a fun post! I was thinking about music that made me happy the other day - it's funny, the first notes of some songs just get me smiling, no matter how bad the day has been. One of those songs is I Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode and another is Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want to Have Fun. I hear the start of either of those and I'm bopping away (to the Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.com