Motivation – #BEDM

The first thing I thought about when I heard the prompt for today was the Sum 41 song:

Motivation such an aggravation,
Accusations don’t know how to take them.
Inspiration’s getting hard to fake it.
Concentration’s never hard to break it.
Situation never what you want it to be…

And sometimes for me, those words are true. When I’m tired, and feeling uninspired it is hard to concentrate on doing anything at all. Sometimes I think I shouldn’t need to. After all, in regard to blogging, if I’m not enjoying it then why do it?

But in regard to life, with three kids to get to various different places at different times, and ideally with me myself also dressed and reasonably turned out as well – I do need a bit of motivation. It’s hard after a night of broken sleep to drag myself from the bed and get ready to do it all again. But I’ve found that it all goes a lot better with a bit of motivation – the kids are happier if I’m involved and positive rather than resisting interaction and activity. My energy is better if I get out of bed and get going and I actually feel less tired and a lot more inspired after doing the school run.

So then, I come back to what I first thought about when I heard the prompt.

Music.

Listening to a good song (or a bad song) can have a profound impact on my mood. When I’m feeling down, listening to certain songs can pick me up. When I’m stressed, there are songs that can calm me down. And when I’m at the gym, staring at a running machine that is staring ominously back, the opening strains of Supermassive Black Hole can have me leaping onto the track with gusto (maybe. That might be a slight exaggeration).

So, music is a great motivator for me.

The only problem is, I’ve lost my iPod. And the kids have posted pennies into the CD player.

So…where do I find the motivation to find / fix them?

Help!