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ArchivesIntroducing the 2018 Hooked on Holiday Movies Bundle
Tis the season, friends! Though we haven't even had a chance to put Halloween behind us (or put leftover candy in our special candy hiding spot), the holiday movie season is upon us. Getting a jump on everyone, the Hallmark Channel aired its first new movie of the...
8 New TV Shows to Stream This Fall
I've been writing about TV for quite a while. Even when the focus of my blog was, ostensibly, giving up on perfect, I wrote about my favorite shows. And Superbowl commercials and movies I rented and, of course, the new shows I was looking forward to every year. Every...
14 New TV Shows to Watch This Fall
All together now: How is it September already? I know. I know, friends. Time flies, we're all getting old, and how on earth are we just 14 weeks away from Christmas. The good news about summer flying by and September pulling into our driveway on two wheels, dragging...
The Time I Had Five Movie Dates in Ten Days
I don’t go to the movies that often. Normally. It’s not uncommon for friends to mention a very popular movie, look at me and realize I haven’t seen said movie, and sigh deeply. But this summer I had a brief season of intense movie-watching. It was a fluke, and I can’t...
23 Colorful Books about Crayons, Paint, and Other School Supplies
Every once in a while, a trip to the library results in a happy accident. Like when I don’t realize that book I reserved months ago is finally available and waiting for me, but then I check the reserved books shelf and BAM! There it is!? I love it when that happens. I...
Down the Rabbit Hole: A List of Movies on Netflix Right Now
Earlier today I opened an article about an upcoming biopic about Freddie Mercury. I didn't have time to watch the trailer, so I saved it for this evening after I put the kids to bed. After a noisy bedtime full of shouting and crying, I happily escaped to my chair, my...
Summer 2018 Movie Preview: What to See & What to Skip
Between the lingering winter and the early movie releases (hello, Avengers!), we really are skipping right over spring and jumping into the summer movie season this year. Since the movie theater is my preferred location for a date night with my husband or a girls...
What to Read While You Wait for Ally Carter’s Next Book
When I think back on my early reading experience, I can see that my tastes were clear even back then. I loved mysteries, and I especially loved series of mysteries. I also liked stories about teenaged girls, and while you'd think this would be the one that would've...
What If You’re “Just Ordinary”?
What if ordinary isn’t the enemy to greatness we’ve made it out to be? Perhaps ordinary is exactly how we’re going to live big stories and do great things.
What to Read After Finishing the Latest Kasie West Book
Love contemporary YA novels by Kasie West? Me too. Here are some similar authors to check out and books to read while you wait for her next one.
Missing Romantic Comedies – and Why They Matter So Much
Remember romantic comedies? Why do we love them so much, and why don’t they make them anymore? Let’s discuss… #youhadmeathello
10 Reasons You Should Be Watching THE GOOD PLACE
Have you been watching THE GOOD PLACE? No? Oh...wow...um...it's fine. It's fine. Everything's fine. Except, you guys, you really should watch it! When it premiered last year, I wasn't sure what to think about it. Of course, as a die-hard VERONICA MARS fan, I was all...