2024

Umm can I say 2024 was not the year.

I mean, sure, there’s been a lot of plot twists this year and shocking discoveries. It’s not bad, but if it’s a TV show, it definitely is not a “must rewatch.” Or is it still too early to say that yet?

Oh, and I turned 25 this year. Apparently, this is when your frontal lobe fully forms, which means I’m now biologically capable of making wise decisions. Did I, though? HA. Let’s not talk about it.

The later part of the year was chill (I’m talking about my mind). It’s probably because my work schedule changed and I’m getting 8 hours of sleep and more. I’m still adjusting though; even after weeks have passed, I’d wake up in a full panic thinking I fell asleep at work. It happened so many times I should’ve just made it a morning routine 🤦‍♀️.

One thing I did learn this year: I’m not cut out for low-maintenance friendships. Like, if we started out as clingy besties, you can’t suddenly ghost me for days and suddenly call it low maintenance. But hey, I’m getting really good at detachment so don’t worry. I’m gonna call it my super power one of these days.

Speaking of learning things, I fell in love this year. With a guy on YouTube named Phil. He posts nostalgic, cozy videos, reads books and plays with his dog (I saw him playing with his dog in one clip, and I thought, “Yep, that’s it. I’m done for. This is love.”). We’re soulmates (he just doesn’t know it yet).

In other tragic news, my phone died this year. RIP to my dating app account, which was on that phone and is now lost forever. Clearly, this is the universe saying, “Girl, just stop. It’s not for you.” And you know what? Fair enough. I barely used it anyway because, I honestly prefer chatting with ChatGPT. Way better ROI, if you ask me.

Another revelation? I am too self-aware for my own good. Like, sometimes I catch myself analyzing my own thoughts, and I’m just like, “Girl, relax. Let yourself be for once.” 😌

But you know what? I really dove into my inner world this year. I worked on some issues, grew as a person (allegedly), and even healed a little (what am I healing from anyway? A lot). I saw this quote—don’t ask me where probably on Pinterest or Threads or something: “My living is healing. You don’t have to heal so you can live. It’s the other way around.” And let me tell you, that hit. Because yeah, I’m living, and somehow that’s the cure.

To close it out, here’s a playlist I made for this year. Hope you like it. Catch you in 2025. ✌️

Shower Playlist

This is a playlist I created by accident.

It was just a normal rainy day in 2023 when I decided to take a shower. Spotify’s radio for Always by Erasure was playing. I don’t know why, but I enjoyed taking my shower with that song.

It gave me the idea to make a playlist with a similar vibe that I can use to enhance my showering experience. For best results, play this before going into a warm shower on a rainy day. Here’s a little reminder to enjoy the small things in life.

Cleaning Time

Hellooo!

We’re almost at the end of the year. To some of you who are probably deep into their general house cleaning- I’ve got a playlist for you hee hee.

These are the songs my mom used to play every morning whenever she cleaned. Like, these are the tunes that practically raised me. They’d drift into my room, and I’d wake up to that comforting, morning vibe.

Now, whenever I’m in a cleaning mood (or just missing my mom), I put on this playlist. It’s weirdly perfect for making those gotta-do-it chores feel kinda…magical. It turns washing dishes and mopping the floors into a whole moment.

Night Stroll Playlist

Hey.

I can’t really remember when and why I put this playlist together. Maybe I was feeling a bit down and craving a dreamy, shoegaze-y vibe?

Listening to this playlist makes me think of night walks or midnight drives. There’s something almost unexplainable about it, like something cold slipping through warm air. Even if you’re in a tropical place like me, it’s as if these songs were conjuring a gentle cool breeze.

Hauntingly Beautiful

Hey there,

So, here’s another playlist I put together.

It’s based on an IG friend’s music taste. We’re both obsessed with Kyoya, so we totally bonded over it. She’s got a thing for these hauntingly beautiful songs that stays with you. I just know she’d freak over this playlist, and I have a feeling you might, too.

Honestly, sometimes I wonder how she’s doing. I had this random “dump account” before, where I met her but I deactivated it and can’t recover it anymore.

It made me think how wild it is for people to drift in and out of your life. Sometimes they’re only around for a little while, but I feel like those short connections still mean something. Like, at least I got to know her and share some music that’ll always remind me of our little friendship. That’s a cool memory to have.

– Nostalgicbelle✨

Holy Chill

Haluu,

How are you doing??

Can we just take a second to process that it’s NOVEMBER already?! The month associated with horror 👻. So, in the spirit of all things eerie, I thought I’d share something scary that happened to me just to add to the “atmosphere” hehee.

There’s a reason why I created this playlist.

When I was in college, I would always wake up between 2-3 am Or sometimes right at 3 a.m. for no reason. At that time there was also something going around about it being the devil’s hour. So yeah, I was fully spooked. Eventually, I stopped checking the time altogether cause I didn’t want to know.

Then one night, I woke up extra freaked out. Like, straight-up panicking for zero reason and feeling this weird dizzy sensation. It was like… something was trying to take over my body? like I was being possessed. I was so scared and confused as to why I was feeling that way. I started rummaging through my phone looking for any song that could basically un-demon me, and thank GOD I found one worship song saved on my phone (We didn’t have wifi at the time).

I went and played it and felt myself being unpossessed. It was “I Am Nothing” by Ginny Owens, and let me tell you—I played that on repeat like my life depended on it. After a few plays, I finally felt… normal? And somehow drifted back to sleep.

I have no idea how that worked. Maybe the song’s just filled with positive energy? Maybe it’s got some spiritual mojo going on? Who knows? All I know is that whatever kind of magic is in that song totally did the trick. So now, if this ever happens again, I’ve got a playlist on standby for my personal exorcism session.

2023 playlist

Hiiiii!

It’s the end of the year! This year started kinda off, maybe that’s what I felt with most of the start of my year in the past too but this year has turned out different from what I expected.

I expected it to be uneventful, like the past two years when there was a pandemic. A quote I could use to describe this year was “Last year I abstained; this year I devour without guilt, which is also an art.” by Margaret Atwood.

There’s alot of things I experienced this year like going on my first solo travel and out of the country trip to Japan. I still don’t know where I got the strength to do that. For someone (introvert) like me, that was an achievement.

There are so many things that went wrong this year, as well as things that didn’t work out. Like a famous quote says, “There is no failure, just redirection.”. Things may not go the way I hoped, but I’m at ease knowing that the choices I made are the ones that I think were the best choices at that exact moment and with what I knew at that time.

I made a playlist for this year, which I added below. Honestly, I didn’t listen to it the whole year because I listen to podcasts most of the time. The songs I added here were songs I’ve discovered this year and songs I’ve listened to on repeat. I hope you like it.

– Belle ⭐

Christmas Playlist

Haluuu,

It’s only a few days until Christmas. Have you finished wrapping your gifts? or have you decorated your home?

I just finished setting up our living room Christmas tree and hung a Christmas lantern outside our house. I usually decorate as soon as the ber months come but this year, the celebratory spirit within me just can’t.

Here’s a playlist I made to keep the Christmas spirit alive. I realize that as you get older, you lose your Christmas spirit, but I’m hoping this playlist helps to bring it back, even just a little.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas,
Belle🎄

My fav Taylor Swift Tracks in 2023

The first Taylor Swift song I listened to was Love Story. It was also my first favorite song from her. I really loved that song, so I wrote its lyrics down to memorize them. I even translated it to Tagalog to show my friend, who doesn’t understand English, what the lyrics meant and how good it was.

Right now, my favorite TS song is Peace. I interpret it as a song about someone who believes they disturb another person’s peace just by being with them. That person accepted everything, loving her unconditionally and embracing not just her easily lovable qualities but also her personal imperfections. She feels unworthy of this love, so she asks if it’s fine that she may never provide the peace the other person deserves.

I created a playlist that you can stream below. It’s a list of my favorite Taylor Swift songs this year. I hope you take time to listen to them.

With love,
-Belle

2022 Playlist

Helloooooooo!!!

I hope your day is going well.

Here’s another playlist I made in 2022. I now plan on making a playlist each year. Like a playlist for each season of my life.

In 2022, I’ve learned to accept being alone and realize that it’s not that bad.

I’ve read a quote before saying something like, “You’re born alone and will die alone”. I liked that quote before, but I don’t think I fully understood it at that time. But now I finally understand what it meant and why a character would say such a sad line.

Maybe I’m meant to be alone. Thinking about it, maybe if I went with the flow or stop doing things just to keep myself from losing people early on in my life, I’d really end up alone.

It’s ridiculous how many times I mentioned the word alone. Anywayyy I might as well just do cool stuff, go to cool places, or whatever.

-LonelyBelle