Yesterday I was having PMS. Yeah, okay, maybe that was too much information, but whatever.

Anyway. I was having PMS. So, as I would do in times of frustration and/or exhaustion, I searched my library for music to dispel the negative vibes. (Okay, so I also search my library for fitting music for any other situation, but that’s beside the point.) Sadly, though, any song I played didn’t actually help. It only helped to block out outside noise, but none of the beloved music that I tried to listen to didn’t ease that irrational impatience and adrenaline girls get at that time of the month.

So, my day yesterday was crappy. I felt like nothing was going right and that everyone was out to destroy my day. Yes, even the boyfriend. I’ve only been my desk for less than 10 minutes and I was already wanting to throttle him.

This morning when I got to work, I was about to put Local Natives on to start my day with nice percs of Only Son. But, for some reason I pressed “F” instead of “L”. And there, listed under F was Fun. I clicked that. What played was “Be Calm”, the song that should have been my soundtrack for yesterday, and I cannot imagine why I didn’t remember to play it.

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Be calm.
I know you feel like you are breaking down
I know that it gets so hard sometimes
Be calm

Oh, wow. The lyrics are perfect for moments when you’re near hysterical, right? It’s rock energy would have matched my frustration, and yet its slight pop-ness would have made me smile. The whole Aim and Ignite album is like that, actually, and I ended up listening to it on repeat play today. As if I was trying to make up for yesterday or something.

So, here I am, documenting this moment when I added an addition to my anti-PMS soundtrack. I hope I rememer this song (and album!) the next time I need an upper.