My Ranking of 1989

Hey guys! Today I’m going to rank all of the songs on Taylor Swift’s 1989 (not including bonus tracks). I know the album is a year old, but it’s still producing singles, and it’s been long enough for me to have a final opinion. I’m going to rate each song by lyricism, catchiness, and relatability ( how much you feel like you are or once were Taylor in accordance with each particular song). So let’s get started!

Disclaimer: I am a total Swiftie and every song on the album is a masterpiece in its own way. Trust me, this is an extremely difficult decision to make.

 

13. This Love

This song is kinda meh compared to the others in my opinion. But it’s still good.

Lyrics: 5/10

Catchiness: 1/10

Relatability: 6/10

 

 

12. Clean 

I totally see where Tay was going with this one. It’s definitely not bad, I just don’t think is very good. But then again, this is in comparison to the rest the album.

Lyrics: 5/10

Catchiness: 2/10

Relatability: 4/10

 

*This where it gets SUPER difficult and I could probably go either way with a lot of these songs

 

 

 

 

 

11. Bad Blood

 

 

Okay, so I know I’ll get some hate for this. But it’s just not my favorite. Maybe it’s because it plays on the radio nonstop. But I still sing along almost every time, and I still love it.

Lyrics: 6/10

Catchiness: 7/10

Relatability: 4/10

 

 

 

10. Style

 

 

This song is great! I love it! But the lyrics just don’t hit home as hard as some of the others. Sorry Taylor!!!!

Lyrics: 8/10

Catchiness: 8/10

Relatability: 6/10

 

 

9. Welcome to New York

 

 

This song reminds me of driving on Lakeshore Drive in Chicago. It brings excitement and is flat out invigorating. ❤

Lyrics: 8/10

Catchiness: 7/10

Relatability: 8/10

 

 

 

 

8. Out of the Woods

 

 

This song describes the feeling of waiting for the calm after the storm. It has very descriptive lyrics that provide a great visual, and almost gives you chills. Definitely worth the top 10.

Lyrics: 10/10

Catchiness: 7/10

Relatability: 9/10

 

 

7. How You Get the Girl

This so is so fun and innocent. The catchy tune is uplifting and fun, just like Taylor. Perfect if you like light, bubblegum pop, like the Spice Girls or “Picture Perfect” by Charity Vance.

Lyrics: 9/10

Catchiness: 8/10

Relatabilty: 7/10 (everybody wishes though *sigh*)

 

 

6. I Wish You Would

I feel like this song completely describes my essence. I feel like I have lived, and I still living every word. I know it isn’t typically rated this high. But it totally speaks to me.

Lyrics: 10/10

Catchiness: 5/10

Relatability: 10/10

 

5. Wildest Dreams

 

 

This song shows off a darker side of Swift. The song reminds me of fantasy and true love. It has a similar vibe to some of her other songs like Starlight, Love Story, Our Song, and Mine. But it depicts it in a more adult way, which is only appropriate since she isn’t the 16 year old girl who always locked herself in her room with her guitar and poured her feelings out anymore. This is classic Taylor, but more matured.

Lyrics: 8/10

Catchiness: 7/10

Relatability: 9/10

 

4. All You Had To Do Was Stay

This song to me is about an on/off relationship that just needs to rest in peace. It has a catchy hook and is one of my faves.

Lyrics: 6/10

Catchiness: 9/10

Relatability: 7/10

 

3. I Know Places

The lyrics to this song are beautiful and metaphorical. It makes me think of pure bliss and adventure. Who wouldn’t want to be in this song?

Lyrics: 10/10

Cachiness: 9/10

Relatability: 6/10 (again, we wish *sighs again*)

 

2. Shake it Off

 

Everybody in the English-speaking, and probably non-english-speaking world knows this song. Its gotten TONS of airplay. The message is perfect: Don’t let the haters get to you, keep doing you. But most importantly….. SHAKE IT OFF! All I can say to Tay about this song is YOU GO GIRL!

Lyrics: 8/10

Catchiness: 10/10

Relatability: 10/10 GOALS

 

1. Blank Space

 

This song is the ultimate Taylor ex song. It’s the official anthem of breakups. It has the perfect message of self love and slaying life. Perfect.

Lyrics: 9/10

Catchiness: 9/10

Relatability: 8/10

 

So I crunched some numbers based on the scores I gave…..

Mathematically, 1989 has a 7.8 in LYRICS, a 6.8 in CATCHINESS, and a 7.2 in RELATABILITY.

So maybe I was a bit of a tough critic! I would give nines and tens if I was rating the album overall, but that was the average of each category.

Either way, 1989 is an awesome album that will be valued as a classic for MANY years to come!

Make sure to follow me@WithalGlitzBlog on Twitter,WithalGlitzBlog on Pinterest, dance_without_a_care  on Instagram, and like me on Facebook! I’d love to hear your requests and suggestions so don’t be shy! See ya soon! XOXO Love, Bailey ❤

 

 

 

 

Back to School with Bailey #1: DIY School Memories Photo Frame & Easy Dry Erase Board!

Hey guys! I know it may be early for some of you, but like it or not, back to school is creeping around the corner! I’m going back to school shopping tomorrow and I’ll make sure to get a haul up in the next week! But for now, I’m ready to share two fun DIYs for your room that’ll be cute and helpful this school year!

So let’s get started!

 

DIY #1:  School Memory Photo Frame

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What you need:

A glass self standing frame (like pictured)

acrylic paint or nail polish

A paintbrush, painting sponge, or disposable makeup sponge

a picture

Nail polish remover and Q Tips (if you use nail polish)

 

Frame

 

Step 1:  Place your paint/polish on your tool of choice

Step #2: Paint/press on your paint/polish onto the corners of the frame to your liking

Step #3: Repeat with as many colors as you’d like in whatever pattern you choose

Step #4: Make sure your paint is dry, and then insert your photo

I put my picture in backwards to protect myself and my friends who are in the photo who may not want to have their faces on my blog, but I put a “first day of school” picture inside.

 

DIY #2:  Easy Dry Erase Board

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What you need:

A plastic photo frame

A piece of white or light solid colored paper

Crayola Washable Markers or Dry Erase Markers

 

Step #1: Trace your frame onto your paper and cut it out, trimming as needed, then insert your paper into the frame for a perfect fit

 

 

Step #2: Draw/ write on your “board”

 

To erase just slightly wet a paper towel or use a Wet Wipe, dry erase should be easier to remove though.

 

So there you have it! Two fun back to school DIYs! Make sure to send me your pictures on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! More back to school posts are coming up! Make sure to follow me@WithalGlitzBlog on Twitter,WithalGlitzBlog on Pinterest, dance_without_a_care  on Instagram, and like me on Facebook! See you guys soon! XOXO Love, Bailey ❤

 

 

 

How I Organize My Life! (Pt. 1) – New Year, New You

Hey guys! I’ve decided as a way to close up January, I’ll show you how I stay organized! This post will cover the following areas:  Life Binder, Calendar, School Planner

In my next post I’ll give you my cleaning tips and tips on keeping little things organized! In these next two posts I’ll also leave plenty of links to other helpful sources.

So let’s get into it!

 

Life Binder

My “life binder” is modeled after the one made by perpetualxbeauty on Youtube. Here is the tutorial I used to do it.

 

This is my “Life Binder”

 

I love the turquoise (my favorite color). This binder I think is made by Avery. I always keep a few binder clips on top.

 

On the inside you’ll see the tab system I created. I just used Post It tabs and attached them to my different divider pages (I printed them off of Jill’s video). I’m going to go through each section. Each one has a stack of loose leaf filler paper in the back for random notes.

 

This Week: Under this column I keep a calendar page of the current month that I use to overview my week.

 

I usually like to use colorful pens, highlighters, tape, and stickers to spruce it up. The more fun and colorful it is, the more organized and inspiring it is!

 

 

School: Under school I write down any contacts and my school schedule. Just about anything that is about school goes in there.

Calendar: Under calendar, is, well, a calendar. I keep a page for future months to keep track of important dates. Once a new month begins, I move it’s page from “calendar” to “this week”.

Work: Under “work” I keep all things blog related. Things like checklists and outlines go under “work”

 

 

To Do: Here I keep personal goals and to do lists. Things like “clean desk” or “take shower” would be listed as a to do

Recipes: Here I keep personal recipes in case I forget and ingredient or process in a favorite

Gifts: This is where I write down what I’m getting people for birthday/Christmas/ext.

 

School Planner:

My school planner is what I use to record my homework assignments and special dates. This is how I set it up

 

 

Calendar:

On my calendar I use the same general premise of my life binder. My calendar came from the dollar section at Target.

 

 

So that’s how I organize! (pt 1) I hope you guys enjoyed this post!  Make sure to follow me @WithalGlitzBlog on Twitter,WithalGlitzBlog on Pinterest, and WithalGlitzBlog on Instagram! I can’t wait to show you pt 2! XOXO Love, Bailey ❤

 

More about Planners! (Elle Fowler, allthatglitters21) (blog post)

Even more planners!!!!

The Resolution Post – New Year, New You

As the year comes to an end, it’s time for the infamous resolution post. Last year I did this post. Make sure to check it out here.

Last year I talked about setting reasonable goals for yourself. This year I’m gonna talk about picking the right resolution.

When you’re thinking about what you want to choose as your resolution, think about your faults. But this is no time to be discouraging yourself. This is the time to be encouraging yourself and motivating yourself. Think about who you want to be.

Maybe your really messy and you wish you were more organized. Maybe you find yourself scarfing down Ramen every other night of the week and you wish you knew how to cook. Maybe you’re a constant stress case (like me lol) and you wish you had more “me” time. These are all problems fixable with a resolution. All you have to do is put a fair amount of effort towards improving you and you’ll see the results coming almost instantaneously.

This year my resolution is to wake up on my first alarm. Maybe I’ll even have the courage to delete my other alarms! So this is my mission to you. Remember that nobody’s perfect, but you have still drawn the long end of the stick. That you can make a change for the better, you just have to try. And that I believe in you.

For help on keeping your resolution or with any questions, feel free to Tweet me or DM me @WithalGlitzBlog on Twitter.

Make sure to follow me @WithalGlitzBlog on Twitter,WithalGlitzBlog on Pinterest, and WithalGlitzBlog on Instagram!

Even though it’s a new year, not everything has changed, so as always, I’ll talk to you very very soon, XOXO Love, Bailey ❤