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My love of Taylor Swift goes back to the early days -- Teardrops on My Guitar & Tim McGraw days. When she popped up on the country scene I was in the middle of my love of country music. I was constantly watching CMT and needing to know the next greatest country love song. Then, Taylor Swift came into my life and things were never the same.

I remember when Fearless came out and the world was set on fire; I remember watching live as Kanye made his way onto the VMAs stage almost 10 years ago, and I remember where I was when I saw Taylor Swift on Ellen telling the world Joe Jonas broke up with her over a 27 second phone call.

I saw her on the Speak Now tour, I blasted 'Red' in my college dorm room and I was enthralled with the musical genius of 1989.

*I have chills writing this right now, by the way.



Taylor Swift has always meant so much to me. She was my idol, the soundtrack to my high school years, she's the reason I made my mom buy me a sparkly black guitar for Christmas. She inspired me to write... to really show emotions.

There is a Taylor Swift song for every single moment in your life, whether you're happy, sad, heartbroken, in love, starting over -- no matter what life throws at you, there is a Taylor Swift song for it.

Then, I started to see a different side of Taylor Swift and I personally saw her as a victim. I took Kim Kardashian's side in the snake feud of 2 years ago and didn't understand how anyone could defend Taylor Swift. Since then, my love for her has been complicated.





However, when Reputation came out I had to give it up to her. It is a truly incredible album and I would say even life-changing. That's why I knew I had to see her in concert. Despite anything you may think about her, Taylor Swift is the artist of our generation and has talent for days. She knows what she's doing.

I've had July 20th marked on my calendar for months now and it's a day I'll never forget. I haven't been to a concert in a few years, but I was ready to experience everything Taylor Swift had to offer. I kept everything a secret -- I didn't know the setlist, or what the stage looked like. I wanted everything to be a surprise and boy was it ever.




















I'm not going to give you a play by play of the day but I just want to say what it felt like to see Taylor Swift in concert again -- to see THIS adult Taylor Swift in concert. Gone was the tutus and soft love songs of Speak Now.

This Taylor is dark, she's badass and she is a true performer. There were fireworks, snakes, and incredible backup dancers.

I can't even put this tour into words -- it was truly life changing.

When Taylor came out on stage, I was frozen, just staring at this woman who I've idolized since I was 13 years old and seeing her in the flesh for the 2nd time in my life was incredible. Once I got over the fact that I was breathing the same air as her, I started hysterical crying.

I'm a big crier and my emotions were too much -- I just had to let it out. Maybe it was the fact that I had a horrible week or maybe it was the fact that my anxiety was at an all-time high but either way, being there with so many people who loved Taylor Swift as much as I do make me cry.

The crying didn't stop -- I cried a lot during the concert, so much that I almost stopped breathing. When she pulled out some old songs from her old albums, I was transported back to junior year of high school and memories flooded me.

When she pulled out the guitar and just simply talked to the crowd, the old Taylor surely wasn't dead -- she is still alive and well under a tough exterior made by a bad reputation.

I will forever be chasing the high that I felt at the Taylor Swift Reputation Tour on July 20th, 2018. It was an incredible experience, lifechanging in the most amazing ways.


Despite what you may think of her, Taylor Swift is a kickass performer and she only gets better with age.

Taylor Swift "1989" Album Review

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If you follow me on Twitter, you saw me freaking out last week about Ms. Taylor Swift's latest album.

I don't think I've ever talked about my love/hate relationship with T.Swift on the blog before so I'll keep it short.

I was obsessed/in love with her for years. I defended her antics, her name calling, the Kanye debacle, her Joe Jonas break-up...everything. I was the #1 Swift fan; she did no wrong in my world. 

That is until she messed with Harry Styles...then I had a problem. I started to notice her whiny ways and her immaturity and I just didn't care for it anymore.

Her lyrics and catchy tunes, they still got me through though. I never denied that she could write a kick ass song, a song that literally speaks to the soul. 

There is a Taylor Swift song for every mood, occasion, and feeling—you cannot deny that. The girl is talented and she knows how to market herself.

She knows what she's doing.

A Taylor Swift album has been released every 2 years for five or six years (don't quote me on that time period) and it seems that it's released just when I need it most.

Fearless: junior year of high school, dealing with boy dramas and thinking about college.

Speak Now: freshmen year of college, dealing with this new world of mine and not knowing which way was up.

Red: junior year of college, when I was just getting used to college and having the time of my life, and realizing that it was almost all over.

1989: the real world.

The only music I have been listening to for the past week has been this incredible album. I haven't even used my iPod at work or on my commute. I haven't listened to the radio in my car, I haven't listened to Pandora while I do my hair--it's all been 1989 and I don't even care!

I didn't think there was anything more incredible and different and unique than Red and I have to say, 1989 is the perfect sequel to that. It truly shows her change in personality, her maturity, her transition. 

Red was different. Red was another level of Taylor Swift #AllTooWell but this album surpasses that. There aren't an influx of ballads or name calling or "revenge" type songs. It's fun, it's pop music, it's not childish. 



The entire album is, as my friend Tyler (aka the biggest Taylor Swift fan in the world—he created a musical using her songs our senior year of college, it was a big deal) would say "the soundtrack to an 80s movie." 

That is hands down the perfect description of the album—fun and bubbly and interesting.

It's just different, I can't even put it into words. 

My favorite songs are by far: Blank Space, Style, This Love, and How You Get the Girl. 

The lyrics just speak to me, they're super fun and just wonderful songs. 

I always have some least favorite songs that I skip over in the initial first listening month because I get so obsessed with the songs I like but then I always go back and obsess over those. I go through relationships with Taylor Swift songs.

Right now the songs I haven't been listening to as much as the other four are: Clean, Welcome to New York, I Wish You Would, and I Know Places.

I always listen to the album full through but those are not my #1s right now--they are still incredible.

I haven't bought the actual CD yet; I bought the album last Monday on iTunes the moment I woke up so I could listen to it on the commute to work.

Do I think this is Taylor's best album yet? No not really. I still love Fearless and Red--those are my top 2 favorites and probably always will be.

Do I think this is a huge step and transition for Taylor Swift and she's never going to stop, she's only going up from here? Of course.

She has proven she is a force to be reckon with and no one is going to stop her from chasing her dreams and living to the fullest. She's taught us all that and I'm forever grateful to her. 

Have you listened to 1989? What is your FAVORITE and LEAST favorite song? Tell me in the comments!


I think that perfume is one of the best parts about being a woman. There are so many different scents out there and you're able to play around with all of them until you find your favorite.

Floral, fruity, lavender, vanilla, light, strong...there are so many different kinds to choose from.




This is my favorite perfume ever; it's a light floral scent that screams fun and flirty. There are so many different scents that pull together in this bottle--jasmine, vanilla, grapefruit..the list goes on. I've had this bottle for two years and I use it sparingly, only on special occasions. 




I will pretty much buy anything that Taylor Swift sells so when I heard she had a perfume, I was psyched. I usually hate celebrity perfumes but this perfume smells incredible. It has a scent similar to Britney Spears' "Fantasy" but not as sweet. It's filled with raspberry, vanilla, and a touch of peach. It's very playful and is just strong enough to wear every day.





This was the first perfume I fell in love with years ago. It just smells so good! It is nothing but a perfect apple perfume but not too strong. It has just enough scent for you to smell great without an overpowering aroma. One might think an apple perfume is gross but this is the best smelling perfume I've ever worn.




This is definitely on the pricer side but it just smells wonderful! This is my aunt's go to perfume and I've definitely snuck into her room once or twice to use it. This is a more mature scent that has a bit of musk to it. It isn't really sweet but more sensual; it's elegant with a touch of floral. 

What are your favorite scents?





I have a sick love for Taylor Swift; her songs are the soundtrack to my life and everything she does, turns to gold.

I think she is really talented and has song writing abilities like no one else. I feel like she has gone into every teenage girl's brain and taken what we want to say, what we feel, and what we've gone through and put it into a song.

That's why when I heard last night that she announced her new album, "Red" being released on October 22nd I freaked out!



There are 16 songs on the album and I just cannot wait to hear them all!

Also, because that wasn't enough, she released her new single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and it became the fastest selling song in iTUNES history. 

It's a pretty catchy song but a lot of people really don't like it because it's not Taylor's typical music sound. 

I really don't care what other people think because I think it's wonderful.

Take a listen!



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