🌤️ March: I'm feeling lucky today, got the sunshine
March Dates, a Winter to Spring Playlist, Eras Tour Mashups, and "Lucky" Recipes
Dear Reader,
Hello March! With spring on the horizon, 6 more Eras Tour dates in Singapore to look forward to, the Eras Tour movie coming to streaming, and getting closer and closer to the release of TTPD, March is looking pretty marvelous.
In this newsletter you’ll find:
Swiftie March Dates - important dates to keep track of this month, plus some fun birthdays and anniversaries.
My March Swiftie Playlist - a playlist bringing you out of winter into spring.
My Mashup of the month - featuring my Eras Tour mashups.
My Featured Recipe of the month: my go-to latte recipe, with a sneak peak into some upcoming “Lucky” recipes.
Coming Up - exciting things to look out for!
Swiftie March Dates
I love sharing both upcoming dates on my Swiftie March Dates, as well as past dates, so that we can reminisce and celebrate anniversaries of significant happenings. Speaking of…
Can you believe it’s been almost a year since The Eras Tour opened in Glendale, Arizona?!
And do you remember how, at the same time, Taylor also shared these four new singles?
All Of The Girls You Loved Before
If This Was a Movie (Taylor’s Version)
Safe & Sound (Taylor’s Version)
Eyes Open (Taylor’s Version)
The fact that she gave us four of my top songs all in one day still blows my mind. There’s been a number of amazing singles that were released in March - which one is your favorite?
The major highlight I’m looking forward to in March has got to be the release of The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) on Disney+ - will you watch it?! It’ll include Cardigan, and 4 new songs in the Acoustic Set! Here’s Taylor’s Instagram post announcing it.
For more of a throwback, do you remember the movie The Lorax? I loved this interview Taylor and Zac Efron did while doing promo for the movie. There’s also a couple of Swift family birthdays coming up this month. And of course we have 6(!) shows in Singapore to look forward to before Taylor takes her first break of 2024. In case you missed it, here’s my Singapore time zone chart - if you’d like to double check what time you need to tune in to catch the livestreams. I can’t wait to see what she does 🤩
March Swiftie Playlist
My March Swiftie Playlist picks up right where February’s left off. February’s playlist ended with the breakdown of a relationship. March’s playlist explores the perspective and progression of a person coming out of that breakdown.
I spend a lot of time when curating these monthly playlists thinking about the story the playlist is telling, and I really love this one 🥹 I’m actually working on a YouTube video breaking it all down for you! Look out for it coming to my YouTube channel soon. But I thought I’d give you a chance to listen to the playlist fresh first, and determine your own narrative before I share my own thoughts. I love how Taylor’s songs can relate to all of us in such personal ways, even when we’re at such varying stages of life and going through different life experiences. I hope this playlist can help your transition from winter into spring ❄️🌸
You can listen to my March Swiftie Playlist 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.
Click here for links to all of my playlists!
Featured Mashup: Eras Tour Mashups
Since The Eras Tour started back up last month (how has it been less than a month??), I’ve been busy recreating related mashups! Here are all of the mashups I’ve made since Tokyo:
The first two mashups aren’t ones that Taylor actually sang herself, I just thought they needed to be made. But the rest of them are! Which one is your favorite? Let me know, and I can work on more of it to share with you!
Featured Recipe: "The Lucky One”(s)
For March’s featured recipe, I’m sharing a classic comfort one along with some sneak previews of themed recipes coming later this month. Can you guess the related theme?
You got it - with St. Patrick’s Day coming up on March 17th, I’ve absolutely got some green recipes coming your way 🍀
From the three photos above, there’s one ingredient that ties all of these recipes together - matcha! Matcha is made from finely ground green tea leaves. It’s packed with antioxidants, and I love having it in a morning latte. For St. Patrick’s Day, I’ll share how I use matcha three different ways to make these “Lucky” creations. Keep an eye out for them!
In the meantime, to keep us cozy while we’re still our winter era, here’s how I make my homemade lattes.
Coming Up
Some upcoming Dear Reader newsletter content to look out for this month:
💌 March 10th - My Eras Tour Roundup: Singapore - coming out after the final show (for paid subscribers, but with a free preview for all)
💌 March 13th - The Swiftie Scoop, for all Dear Reader subscribers!
💌 March 22nd - an extra newsletter for paid subscribers! Last month I shared a Roundup of “Recent Recs”. But I’ve also been thinking about putting together some TTPD related content, especially with the new album coming in April. I’ve been coming across such interesting information surrounding the new variants (the Bolter, the Albatross, and maybe even more?!). Let me know if you’d be interested in that.
Over on Instagram I’ll be sharing my usual Eras Tour content for Singapore, surprise song mashups (if she does them?!), themed recipes, Eras Tour movie updates, and more! And I hope you check out my March Playlist Breakdown video when it goes up on YouTube - I’ll let you know when it does.
I love connecting with you! There’s some questions below, so let me know your thoughts in the comments and if you have any requests for future newsletters. Until next time…
I'm still trying to figure it out,
Bekah
🎶 Can I Ask You a Question? 🎶
🎶 Out of all the singles released in March, which is your fav?
🎧 Which Eras Tour mashup would you like to hear more of? Are you expecting more mashups in Singapore?!
💌 Would you be interested in TTPD newsletter content, breaking down the new variants and/or more as we get closer to the release date?
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Hey Bekah! Thanks for the cool newsletter. My March favorite is definitely Eyes Open! I can't get enough of that one. I hope we get to hear some songs from TTDP on the tour. A mashup between The Last Time and Exile would make me cry so hard. Two of my favorite heartbreak songs. Greetings from Germany! 😘
I would love TTPD content! 🤍 All of the Girls was my fave, but now it feels kind of sad. So Eyes Open is now #1 for me. I think the mashups will continue for the rest of the tour, unless it's TTPD songs, but by the fall I think even those will become mashups.