Morning Playlist

Good morning!

How’s the year treating you so far?

Mine? Eh, let’s just say it didn’t quite start how I’d hoped.

I had plans for a clean start but instead, I found myself writing a letter far too dramatic to justify, sleeping through the day, skipping meals like I was auditioning for the role of “melancholy girl #1.” I then went to bed early in the night.

I’m lowkey terrified this is foreshadowing for the rest of my year. Will I be in a perpetual nap or a year-long heartbreak? or both? 😅

Even my comfort rituals (a song, a movie, a familiar book) didn’t work their usual magic. It was tragic.

Today, though, things took a turn. I got woken up by my niece and nephew having a very intense conversation in my room. Terrence was interrogating Chloe about why only two cheese sticks were left when there should’ve been four. Chloe goes, “Maybe a rat took them. Rats love cheese, duh.” And Terrence, bless him, bought it. I was half-asleep but laughing in my head.

Later, I finally rolled out of bed, and Terrence came back, proudly announcing they brought me baked mac. Sure enough, there it was on my table, along with a plate of two cheese sticks. Breakfast in bed, courtesy of my little chaos squad. I then offered the cheese sticks to Terrence because I could tell he kinda wanted them, but he refused and insisted they were mine.

That little moment revived me, and now I’m feeling kind of like a functioning human again. Small moments like that don’t fix everything. But they do something. It even inspired me to share this playlist with you. It’s full of songs that feel like a fresh, sunny morning. Hope it brings a little joy to your day, too. 🌞