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So today, I pose the question to you, my blog readers, "What is the Soundtrack of YOUR Life?" Let's see some playlist layouts! Let's all learn about what music makes each of us uniquely one with this world we live in! I want to see who jives with my playlist and I want to discover some new artists I've yet to meet through all of you guys. I want to learn about the tunes that raise you up and the tunes that make you move faster through this chaotic life we all live.

Music has always been such an important part of my life. I played the flute, studied privately for close to 15 years and at one point in my life I longed to be in a symphony. Another discarded dream. But now I rarely listen to classical music. Don't know why, but I just don't. I sang in the Acapella choir in school and in church choirs all my life and can harmonize with the best of them. But I don't sing in a choir anymore, just in the shower and car (much to the dismay of my two children who think their mommy is nuts behind the wheel). I have such a wide variety of music on my iPod I think that many of my followers would be amazed at how I go from Tori Amos to Bethany Dillon, from Blue Rodeo to Flo Rida, and from Nanci Griffith to John Mayer (that Tweet I love to bother, but I know he just ignores my sarchastic tweets). And that I also listen to Christmas music anytime, no matter if it is the holiday season or not. When I'm sad or in a dark mood Faure's Requiem is what I need. Pie Jesu being my favorite part of the Requiem. And Mozart's Requiem is also on my list of funeral music (that is what I call the music I listen to when death creeps underneath my door). If I'm feeling down on myself, I put on some Steve Earle and I'm up and about in no time, dancing in the kitchen or tapping my flip flops in the coffee house.

So what is your soundtrack? I want to know! Make a playlist on iTunes and share it. Make a layout and share it. Share your soundtrack. Share the music that makes you uniquely you. Share your soul music, your funeral music and your music of joy and happiness. I want to hear it all. I want to learn who you are by listening to what music you jive to when you are happy, sad, creative or just plain normal. Let me have it!!!! And give me one song for every year you've been blessed to be on this earth!

Since I have so many soundtracks, I'm going to call this soundtrack my "Cherry Alley Cafe Soundtrack." The Cherry Alley Cafe is where I spend my time designing when my boys are in preschool. It is a little coffee house in Lewisburg, PA frequented by many people from so many walks of life. It is amazing to have a place you can go 5 days a week and see the comings and goings of the world around you ina new way every day. Every day I see something new, have an "ahhh" moment when I see the elderly couple share a scone or the little children sipping hot chocolate and trying not to spill it. Or the woman who came in one day with tatooed "socks" as I phrase it---her legs were tatooed from toes to knee and she was wearing flip flops. Wish I had my camera that day! Today is the day after Bucknell's graduation so this place is packed with students and their friends, having their last taste of Cherry Alley pancakes together, students with their parents getting ready to head out on the road to wherever their summer takes them. It makes me want to jump for joy because tomorrow I won't have to fight for a table near an outlet!

Without further jibber jabber, here is the "Cherry Alley Cafe Soundtrack of My Life," one song for each year of my life (I'm 42 so be prepared to scroll to get your freebie!):

1. "Don't Leave" by Everyday Sunday

2. "Your Body is a Wonderland" by John Mayer

3. "Going, Going Gone" by Robin and Linda Williams
4. "Welcome to My Life" by Melissa Ferrick

5. "Rock n Roll" by Eric Hutchinson

6. "Part of Me, Part of You" by the Finn Brothers

7. "Box of Rain" by the Grateful Dead

8. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" by The Jayhawks

9. "3 Minute Song" by Josh Wilson

10. "We" by Joy Williams

11. "More Beautiful You" by Jonny Diaz

12. "Highest Praise" by Kathleen Carnali

13. "Six O'Clock News" by Kathleen Edwards

14. "All of the Words" by Kutless

15. "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" by Lucinda Williams

16. "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa & Colby O'Donis

17. "Your Grace is Enough" by Matt Maher

18. "Sing Me Sweet" by Matt Nathanson

19. "You are Everything" by Matthew West

20. "Disturbia" by Rhianna

21. "Basement Apartment" by Sarah Harmer

23. "Waters Gone By" by Shawn Lewis

24. "Guitar Town" by Steve Earle

25. "I'm Looking Through You" Beatles/version by The Wallflowers or Steve Earle

26. "Clarity" by Shawn McDonald
27. "Here Comes Your Man" by the Pixies

28. "Free Fallin" by Tom Petty/version by John Mayer

29. "Hands of the Potter" by Caedmon's Call

30. "Sleeper" by Everday Sunday

31. "Draw Me Nearer" by Meredith Andrews

32. "All Over the World" by Tree63

33. "If I Had a Boat" by Lyle Lovett

34. "Wherever I Go" by Steve Earle

35. "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash

36. "The 21st Time" by Monk & Neagle

37. "Everything's Right" by Matt Wertz

38. "Indianapolis" by The Bottle Rockets

39. "Two" by Ryan Adams

40. "New York New York" by Ryan Adams

41. "Let My Love Open the Door" by Pete Townshend

42. "All I Need" by Bethany Dillon

Long list (I know, I'm old!), and I could go on and on and on because I just love my music. So I'm anxious to learn about your music. Do share! And if you Twitter, follow me (user name is wetfishdesigns) because every Friday while I am designing, usually in the afternoon, I play a lyric game. I tweet lyrics to the songs I am listening to and if you guess the artist and name of the song, you get a $3 coupon for my store! Sound like fun? Well, it is....so follow me and play along on Fridays!

And now I get to share with you another fab brag book made by my scrapping buddy Charlene. This eight page 4x6 brag book was created with my "Boys Just Want to Have FUN!" kit which is on sale right now for $2. Here is the kit and it is linked in case you want to purchase it:

And here are some pages of the brag book with guest appearances by my sons Sam and Henry...three pages are missing to keep you in suspense so you download! Charlene did just a fab job with this brag book so please leave a comment for her when you download it from her 4shared account, okay?

Here is the download link for this fun brag book:

http://www.4shared.com/file/103476616/a5987d2/wfd_boysjustwannahavefun_BB.html

And don't forget that until the end of May we will be featuring 99 CENT CU PRODUCTS in our "Come Walk in Our Shoes" event boutique. I am behind on my shoe pics because Photoshop was giving me mega troubles with scratch disk errors so I need to do some serious shoe scrapping!

This is the latest "shoe" product from me, a set of layer styles that will make you feel like you are at Grandma's house:

And here is a set of 20 Polka Dot layer styles that is so economical it isn't even funny, especially since it is less than a buck!

Pick up these products and more form me, Royanna and Laura in our "Come Walk in Our Shoes" boutique:

http://divinedigital.com/boutique/home.php?cat=480

And I am taking part in the Download a Day going on right now at Divine Digital. "Flea Market Couture" is an absolutely unique and fun kit that you must pick up each day until the end of the month. And if you are on my email newsletter subscriber list you benefit from getting my add-ons each time I am the featured designer. Not on my list and want to be? Send an email to cyndi@divinedigital.com and I'll add you to the list and send you the download links you missed!

That's it for today! Enjoy the brag book and start creating the soundtrack of your life, okay?

Cheers,

Cyndi

My Mother's Day CU Grab Bag is the perfect gift for designers to give to themselves this Mother's Day weekend! It contains five brand new products, three sets of styles and two sets of overlays. All five products for just $3! Can't beat that! Click on the PayPal button to order and upon notifcation of payment received, I will email you the links.

Have you checked out the "Shoe Sale?" Well if you haven't, make sure you do soon because by the end of the month it will be full of 99 cent commercial use products from myself, Royanna/Studio RA Designs and Laura/Princess Lala Designs. Here are two of the products I have in there that you might like and here is the link to the shoe boutique:

http://divinedigital.com/boutique/home.php?cat=480

And here is the 99 cent product that will go in the shoe boutique at midnight tonight:

Are you on my email list? Well if you aren't, get on it because I gave away a great coupon for this weekend---$5 off every $30 order, which ends up being $7 with the promotion I have going on right now:

So those on my mailing list get an additional $5 off any qualifying order over $30 this weekend. To get on my list, send an email to cyndi@divinedigital.com and put "subscribe" in the subject line. It's that easy!

Finally, to help celebrate Mother's Day, here is a freebie Charlene made using my "Girls Just Want to Have FUN!" kit....isn't it cute? Here is the download link and PLEASE leave a comment for Charlene and thank her for making this fun brag book!

http://www.4shared.com/file/104254738/1d22e418/wfd_GirlsJustWannaHaveFunBB.html

And here is a preview of the "Girls Just Want to Have FUN!" kit that you can find in my boutique here:

http://divinedigital.com/boutique/product.php?productid=10721&cat=0&page=1

Have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend, enjoy the freebie and I hope you pick up the grab bag and cash in on the savings!

Best,

Cyndi, Wetfish Designs