The Art of the Mix CD

I noticed lately that I've felt some sort of lack of being able to express myself and realized this might be in part due to the fact that when I am dating someone, I always make them a Mix CD every few months or so. There's something about going through your music and picking songs that suit how you are feeling and also how you want the person listening to feel.

This, of course stems all the way back to my middle school days when I first learned how to make a Mix Tape. Making a cassette tape was a more arduous/loving process because you had to either catch the song on the radio or go out and buy the album, and then listen to each song the whole way through as you made the tape. The cool part about it was that you really listened to the whole Mix you were making as you made it. You could also record yourself saying something at the beginning. I remember listening to the voices of boyfriends on Mix Tapes I received at the very beginning of the tape tell me something in a kind of coded message just for me. 

Mix CDs are a lot faster and easier to make, but the same idea is there. As you make the mix you leave your imprint simply by the songs that you choose and the order in which you place them in the mix. 

So this month, I'm trying something new. I'm going to make a Mix CD just for me. For the first time it really is not for anyone else. Guess it's more practice in the art of loving and appreciating myself. I know it will make me an even better partner for the next Mixed CD receiver that comes along.