Singing along

#私のストレス解消法

My commuting time to my workplace takes about 40 minutes by car. So I usually listen to music or English news using my smartphone. 

However, my work is busy these days and I feel stressed. Therefore, I thought I needed to make myself relaxed in my commuting time. If I'm not so stressed, my regular routine of listening to English news is absolutely fine. It will be a productive time and I can catch up with the latest news.

Driving to my workplace is not so tired. I usually have enough sleep and feel refreshed in the morning. In comparison, I get tired and sleepy after work when I drive home. It also gets dark and I really need to concentrate on driving.

During this month, I got my old ipod out and use it for singing along on my way home. The songs in the ipod are old songs that I bought in the past. They are more familiar for me and my favorites, especially the songs from glee cast.

Trying to continue using English everyday, singing along is good for me. The lyrics are sometimes difficult to pronounce with the song, but I think it is one way to improve my pronunciation. Melody of a song helps me to follow the rhythm and accents of English. 

And of course, singing makes me feel refreshed and get rid of my stress. It doesn't matter if I'm good at singing or not. My husband also recommended me to sing instead of listening while driving. It is just my time to get rid of my stress and prevent myself from being sleepy. 

Some songs I sing along