💕 February: Uh oh, I'm falling in love...
Oh no, I'm falling in love again
Dear Reader,
Happy February! There is A LOT going on at the moment. I don’t know about you, but I’m insanely excited for the re-start of the Eras Tour, the Grammys, the Super Bowl, and maybe even an announcement of Rep TV?! It’s gonna be an incredible month.
In this newsletter you’ll find:
Swiftie February Dates - important dates to keep track of this month (there’s SO much!)
My February Swiftie Playlist - specifically curated to accompany your February; plus links to my Swiftie Ages Playlist.
My Featured Mashup of the month - with links to clips of my fav Taylor Swift MashUp I’ve made so far.
My Featured Recipe of the month: Midnights Album Smoothie Bowl - including a link to the recipe on my blog, and a YouTube video showing how I made it.
Coming Up - some exciting new things to look out for!
Swiftie February Dates
Can you believe all that we have to look forward to this month?! 😍
When I shared this on my Instagram, I put up a poll on my Stories asking people which event they were most excited for this month: The Grammys, The Eras Tour re-starting, The Super Bowl, or a possible Rep TV announcement. But it’s really not a very fair question, because my answer is all of the above! A number of people sent me a dm saying they couldn’t possibly choose.
BUT, if you absolutely had to choose, what are you looking forward to most this February?!
It’s months like this that prompted me to start creating these monthly Swiftie calendars in the first place, to keep track of everything going on 😅 I hope my Swiftie February Dates can help you with that too! I also included some fun throwbacks, including the release of Valentine’s Day (Taylor Swift has some fun scenes in that movie), some single releases and the anniversary of Taylor announcing Fearless Taylor’s Version.
February Swiftie Playlist
The theme for my February Swiftie Playlist is the ups and downs of falling in love. It seemed appropriate for a month known for celebrating love.
There’s loads of Taylor Swift songs that could fit into that theme, but I wanted them to still feel very February specific and winter themed. I started off with Labyrinth, a song that pretty perfectly sums up the theme of falling in love, somehow breaking your heart while simultaneously stitching it back together 🥹 And the rest of the playlist goes through the highs and lows of what could be running through one’s mind through the course of a relationship.
You can listen to it on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube. If you prefer a clean version of the playlist, here it is on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
In 2024, I’m excited to start sharing more themed playlists, in addition to my monthly Swiftie playlists. There are a lot of motifs that Taylor Swift weaves through a number of her songs, and I’ve been brainstorming so many different playlists based on those themes to share throughout the year.
I began in January with a Swiftie Ages Playlist. If you’ve ever wondered whether there was a Taylor Swift song about the particular age you and/or a friend’s turning, this is the playlist for you! The post on Instagram includes a list of all the ages mentioned and which songs they’re in, from age 3 to 89. Oh, and if you want to see the exact lyrics that mention each age, I made this cute graphic to show that too.
Here’s the links to the playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube - plus the clean versions on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music.
Click here for links to all of my playlists!
Featured Mashup
Last month I shared some clips from my favorite Taylor Swift mashup yet: Cornelia Street x You’re Losing Me. These two songs are already such heavy-hitters, but putting them together should probably be illegal. Fortunately it’s not, and I did it. The results make me tear up every single time 🥺 Here are links to the three clips of the mashup I’ve shared so far:
I’m still having trouble uploading full versions to my SoundCloud. BUT, I’m working on a way to be able to share them with you that I’ll share very soon!
Featured Recipe: Midnights Album Smoothie Bowl
With the Grammys just a few days away, you can bet I’ve got Midnights on my mind. So I figured this was the perfect time to share my Midnights album smoothie bowl, and how I made it!
I first created this bowl as a part of my Taylor Swift Albums as Breakfasts Series. Midnights was one of my favorite albums to try and recreate, and to eat! I love the swirling colors, that I hope evoke some Lavender Haze vibes (after all, blue + red = purple). Red/pink and blue are the colors I most associate with February. Red/pink for Valentine’s Day, of course, and blue because it’s still winter and you may be feeling those winter blues.
You can find the recipe for this Midnights album smoothie bowl on my blog. And here’s another quick YouTube video showing you the process of how I made it too!
Coming Up
I’ve got lots of content coming your way this month to try and keep up with everything going on, and I cannot wait to share it all with you!
Over on Instagram I’ll be sharing Grammys updates, more Reputation TV clowning, Super Bowl highlights, and of course all the Eras Tour updates once it starts back up again. Speaking of…
Look out for my Eras Tour Guide, a special issue of this Dear Reader newsletter, coming to your inbox later this week! In the meantime…
Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out,
Bekah
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🤩 What are you the most excited about happening in February?
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So excited for February I can’t believe it’s already here! I wasn’t even 🎶ready for it🎶 top three favorite Taylor swift songs about falling in love would be enchanted, delicate or foolish one!! All so good! I’m most excited about the Grammys and the Grammy outfit!! (Or Taylor Lautner b day 😅) I think that she MIGHT fly over, I bet she would be tired but I think it’s a possibility, if she doesn’t I won’t be so surprised but it would be cool if she does. Lastly I just wanted you to know that this newsletter is so fun to read! It’s interesting and so creative! I will definitely try out that midnights fruit bowl!! Thank you!
IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS MONTH! And also the rep tv announcement that HAS to be coming…