Hello everyone! 

Today I wanted to highlight my Grandma Louise, we were able to spend the day together and boy did we have fun! 

To say that I am lucky to have my Grandma at the age of 34 is an understatement. She is so strong and incredible and such a great role model for the youths of the family. 

My Gram loves tea so we popped into the New World in Wadsworth and right next door we experienced this adorable shop called Uniquely Handmade You with over 100 local vendors. 

Funny moment: the owner of Uniquely Handmade You is in a band called “Big Johnson” 

Highlight of the day: showing Grandma Louise the radio station and having her on the air during Brady’s shift! It was adorable and I’ll never forget that with her. You can hear the break below… Gram was very unsure of the name Death Cab For Cutie.  

I know it’s hard to get together with family and friends but remember, we only have so much time and we can’t get that time back. Embrace the moments you can and stay present. 

As always, take care of yourself, 
Love, Carrie Danger 

P.S. I played her Blink-182 and Death Cab just for reference 

Hello everyone! 

Today I wanted to talk about something I personally believe in and practice daily. 

Earthing also known as Grounding. 

Basically, you stand/walk outside in grass, mud, and water barefoot. It’s really that easy to improve your mood, increase circulation, reduce inflammation and get a bit more in touch with this big beautiful planet we have for a short time. 

There are plenty of studies on this topic but I’ll reference The National Institute of Health. 

“Grounding or earthing refers to direct skin contact with the surface of the Earth, such as with bare feet or hands, or with various grounding systems. Grounding appears to improve sleep, normalize the day–night cortisol rhythm, reduce pain, reduce stress, shift the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic toward parasympathetic activation, increase heart rate variability, speed wound healing, and reduce blood viscosity.”

The article is linked above so feel free to dig into it if you would like. 

From my personal experience, stepping outside everyday barefoot has been one of the most simple and incredible habits I have added to my life. The improvements I have felt over all are worth this free “medicine” from Mother Earth. 

I highly recommend that if you’re outside just take off your shoes and embrace it. 

Below are two songs that I completely forgot about until deciding to write about this topic I am very passionate about, enjoy! 

As usual take care of yourself,
Love, Carrie Danger

Hey there! 

So over the weekend I was able to attend ‘An Ode to Hessler’ at The Grog Shop with a friend of mine. We had no idea what we were in for. 

Upon arrival we are told the vendors are downstairs along with the food. It was so great to see a few local artists and businesses there for support. You already know the first thing I did was buy a t-shirt. 

The food was great, the atmosphere was pretty chill. 

Upstairs the music had started up, jam bands and great energy all around. I kept hearing “can I get a pic for the Hessler FB group?” 

Thankfully, my friend knew what Hessler Road was and explained. It’s a road in Cleveland where the history is deep and the community runs deeper. 

There is so much backstory for this community that I don’t even know where to begin. So here is a link to the Cleveland Historical article I found! After reading up on this it’s safe to say I want to attend the next Hessler Street Fair if we are so lucky to have another. 

Overall the night was fantastic, I loved being surrounded by strangers who easily could have become friends, great music, free flow vibes and the light that comes with knowing we are all brothers and sisters trying for our best lives. 

You already know… take care of yourself!
Love, Carrie Danger 

P.S. loved this dude’s jacket…

Today is World Goth Day! Now I am not part of the Goth community however I love the look, the lifestyle, the vibe… all of it! 

The Official World Goth Day site defines it as “a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world.” 

This day originated in the UK in 2009, a smaller scale celebration of the gothic subculture inspired from a broadcast of a special set of shows on BBC Radio 6. 

UK-based Goth DJ currently known as ‘BatBoy Slim” (love that name) wrote a Myspace blog suggesting the idea. He and London-based Goth DJ “martin oldgoth” decided to take it globally. 

Here we are today celebrating World Goth Day, where we can shine a black light on the culture like fashion, art exhibitions, music and more. 

Just another day where we are reminded to accept those around us for exactly who they are, we are allowed self expression. That’s what gives us our individuality and uniqueness. 

Don't forget The Cure will be playing Blossom Music Center Sunday June 11th! Can't wait to see you all there. 

So be kind, be rad, be goth and don’t be sad! 

Take care of yourself, 
Love, Carrie Danger 

Happy Friday everyone! 

Today is National Pizza Party Day and I think it’s safe to say… just about everyone enjoys this precious cuisine. Red sauce, white sauce, pepperoni, cheese… dare I say PINEAPPLE! 

This reminded me of memories from days past such as the weekly skating parties at the local skating rink. 

In my home town we had Magic Wheels. It was THE SPOT. In elementary and middle school they had a challenge for us, if your class had more participants you would win a pizza party. 

It was cut throat, the determination, competitive spirit of us 5th graders… it was unmatched. Who would have guessed a bunch of army brats would be highly competitive. The amount of carpool scheduling that went into making sure we could all go was a skill we would indeed use later in life. 

Don’t even get me started on the slow skate drama, wipe out and “congo line” to the Quad City DJ’s ‘C’mon ‘N Ride It’. Did I just unlock a core memory for you? I hope so. 

Yes I know, this Pizza Party blog quickly turned into a skate night memory… it’s okay because it’s Friday. 

Anyway, enjoy some tunes that take me right back to Magic Wheels and hopefully you back to your local skating rink. 

Have a great weekend and take care of yourself!
Love, Carrie Danger

Hello all, as the weather has finally seemed to break into more steady nice weather… it’s time to get some yard work done! 

So let’s talk about music that gets you stoked to mow the lawn, weed your garden or whatever is on your outside goal list. 

As someone who loves to be outside either for leisure or manual labor, music is a must! 

Of course I think it depends on your mood but here are a few songs that I really dig for my outside time. 

P.S. Here is a friendly reminder to wear sunscreen and apply it often. Melanoma is one of the more serious cancers. So grab your super rad sun hat, put on your sunblock and keep your skin looking younger for longer and prevent melanoma.  Enjoy a photo of me after doing 5 hours of yard work last summer showing off my cool hat. 

P.S.S. If you have tattoos, I’m sure you spent a lot on them, protect that investment. 

Get out there and take care of yourself (skin too). 
Love, Carrie Danger

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers 
Regulate - Nate Dogg & Warren G 
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder 
The Wanton Song - Led Zeppelin
A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys 
Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest
Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals 
Turn The Music Up - Prep

Hello all! 

As you know there was a big concert at Rocket Mortgage last night. Blink-182 came to town and took all of us back to our younger years, it was incredible! 

I was fortunate to be able to attend and hang out with Brady and Alyssa plus many more amazing people. 

Beauty School Dropout opened, sadly I didn’t see them BUT I heard they did fantastic. 

Turnstile is a personal favorite of mine and of course I loved every second of their set! Sorry to those around me as I was screaming all the lyrics and living my best life. 

Blink took the stage and WOW… that was an experience I am so thankful to absorb into my soul. 

With 25 songs on the setlist, they played something for everyone! 

They sang each song as if time was nonexistent. By the time the show was over it didn’t even occur to me that it was already 11. 

At one point during the show Mark’s mom facetimed him, it was nice to enjoy that moment with him! It was also pretty rad to see Travis Barker hoisted on his platform in the air while he played! 

All in all it was a fantastic experience and again, I feel so lucky to have the job I have and be able to get out there and enjoy live music as much as possible! 

Rock on, soak up the live music when you can and take care of yourself! 
Love, Carrie Danger

Today I thought I would highlight Radiohead, I listen to them often and not only that but I won’t ever forget my friend who introduced me to them outside of ‘Creep’, ‘Karma Police’ and ‘High and Dry’. 

Hop in my time machine and buckle in! *time machine sounds* 

2009, 20 year old Carrie is hanging out with a musician friend Dean and he made me a mix cd of songs that were great! *to the youths… burning mix cds was a really great gesture for your friends!* 

Anyway, on this cd there was a great variety of songs from The Roots to NERD to Radiohead and beyond. The Radiohead song he chose was from their album ‘In Rainbows’ and the song is ‘House of Cards’. I was entranced! I was familiar with Radiohead but WOW this sent me. 

I fell in love completely with the band and ate up all of their albums. 

To this day, ‘In Rainbows’ is my #1 choice followed by ‘The Bends’ and ‘Kid A’ 

There are a lot of great things out there but I will say it’s pretty rad when someone can make that much of an impact on you through the power of music! 

Thanks buddy, he is the drummer for the band Red Wanting Blue, check them out! 

As always, check your pie chart, take care of yourself! 
Love, Carrie Danger  

Today is National Twilight Zone Day! So let’s dive into a very brief history. 

The Twilight Zone is an American media franchise based on the anthology tv series narrated and hosted by Rod Serling. 

As you know episodes are in various genres including science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror and soooo many more. 

Episodes would often conclude with a macabre or unexpected twist sometimes there is actually a moral to the story. 

The first series was shot in all black and white and ran for 5 seasons from 1959 - 1964. There were actually 4 series of the show including Jordan Peele giving it a go from 2019-2020. Not only that, the show has led to many spin offs including graphic novels, movies, radio series and more. 

So let’s celebrate by stepping into the 5th dimension! 

I’m linking an episode that would terrify me if I experienced this as well as the trailer for Jordan Peele’s latest series. 

Take care of yourself and keep it weird.
Love, Carrie Danger

Today I thought I would give a follow up to yesterday’s blog about choosing your words wisely.

I was discussing this last night with a wise friend and he mentioned that most of the time the words that stick with us are throw away comments for that person that spoke them. 

Meaning, not everyone is maliciously trying to hurt you. Most have no idea what they said was insensitive and impactful.  

No matter what the intention of the comment directed at you, the next step is to either let it roll off your shoulders or do something for yourself to allow that comment to leave you and your mental space OR hold onto it for the worst. 

It’s not always easy and we might not completely forget HOWEVER how we carry ourselves forward is the key to success. 

Using my example yesterday “real runners don’t need water on hand” so how did I fix this? Well of course I tried a 5 mile without water, not for me… lesson learned. From there I decided I would take water and forget what that person said. It doesn’t affect me anymore as I am clearly still running and staying hydrated. If anything I used it as fuel to push harder and it's pretty funny after a while. Not to sound like a jerk but... at least I'm running and moving my body.

I appreciate that he pointed out that secondary part, it’s really important that we take responsibility for our responses and reactions. 

You can’t expect you out of anyone else. 

Also, I am posting a song here that I heard on the way home last night and the first few lines really fit with this theme.
Additionally, a fun funky diddy for balance. Enjoy! 

So as usual, check your pie chart and take care of yourselves.
Love, Carrie Danger