Countdown to Christmas -- 2021 Edition

Besides Halloween, I will admit I still get excited for Christmas time. Things just seem to be more magical in the month of December. Luckily enough last December, while hard, I was smiling and happy and I think it is because of this checklist as well as keeping myself surrounded with love and light as much as possible. Definitely glad I changed the pattern of unhappy holiday seasons. This will be the second Christmas without my parents. While it is getting easier, having some traditions are keeping my spirit and light up. I will make it through the best way I can. Most of the things will be done either by myself or with friends and family. Also, just because there is a date attached does not mean it will happen on that date -- it is more of a checklist.


November 26th: Get holiday cards Done!
November 27th: Start writing out holiday cardsDone!
November 28th: Watch The Big Show Show Christmas Special/Aggretzuko We Wish You a Metal Christmas on Netflix Done!
November 29th: Watch Die Hard
November 30th: Watch The Family Stone Done!
December 1st: Order 2022 calendars on Amazon.Done! Also start advent calendars Done!
December 2nd: Watch The Nightmare Before ChristmasDone!
December 3rd: Mail out holiday cards.Done!
December 4th: Get a holiday inspired manicure. Make sure one nail is sparkly! Done!
December 5th: Watch Scrooged
December 6th: Read one story in the collection My True Love Gave To Me December 7th: Watch The Santa Clause Done!
December 8th: Wear mistletoe headband to work Done!
December 9th: Get a holiday inspired candle from Bath and Body Works.Done!
December 10th: Wear my funkiest pair of leg warmers (or treat myself to a new pair) December 11th: Watch Nailed It! Holiday Edition on Netflix Done!
December 12th: Make a holiday playlist on Spotify and share it with all my friends on social media for them to enjoy listening toDone!
December 13th: Watch Holidate on NetflixDone!
December 14th: Watch Home Alone
December 15th: Watch The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix
December 16th: Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas
December 17th: Start binging the Netflix seres Dash and Lily. Only watch certain episodes on the day it is titled.
December 18th: Leave a card/gift for my mail delivery person and/or garbage person who is working extra hard this time of year Done!
December 19th: Wear rhinestone reindeer antlersDone!
December 20th: Watch Rudolph the Red Nosed ReindeerDone!
December 21st: Watch Gremlins.Done!
December 22nd: Read the book Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever by Matt Tavares to my class Done!
December 23rd: Watch Love, Actually
December 24th: Read The Nutcracker by E.T.A HoffmannDone!
December 25th: CHRISTMAS!!! Watch all of the Gilmore Girls Christmas episodes and spend time with my loved ones.Done!

Countdown to Halloween -- 2021 Edition

My favorite holiday, besides my birthday, is Halloween. I am drawn to all things Halloween/Autumn -- vampires, zombies, werewolves, cheesy 80s horror movies, dressing up, anything pumpkin flavored or scented, sweater weather... Just love it! With that said I thought it would be cool to do a COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN activities list. Most of this stuff will be done by myself or with friends and family. I will admit that due to the pandemic and the deaths of my parents -- I have lost my gumption and my spark of things that I used to love. However I am working hard to bring that spark back; to make myself feel good again; and to reculivate my happiness. Therefore this list, instead of being with dates, I will put 31 things to go to celebrate and countdown to Halloween. Here we go!


1:Watch Halloween movies like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, Beetlejuice, Casper, Ghosbusters (1984 and 2016), Evil Dead, Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Halloween, The Exorcist, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday The 13th, Scream, It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shaun Of The Dead, Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Blair Witch Project, Frankenstein, Edward Scissorhands, Frankenweenie, Teen Witch, The Witches, Little Shop Of Horrors, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Practical Magic, The Monster Squad, Ernest Scared Stupid, They Live.
2. Throw a pumpkin carving party
3. Give yourself a spooky manicure
4. Fill clear plastic gloves with candy and treats
5. Play Glow-In-The-Dark Mini Golf
6. Visit a haunted house
7. Try some cool face paint that could be your entire costume
8. Share Halloween punsDone!
9. Send Halloween mail Done!
10. Visit a pumpkin patch
11. Play Halloween Bingo
12. Go on a scary hayride
13. Go on a legal tour of a haunted place or a ghost walk
14. Bake googly eye cookies
15. See a scary death metal band in concert
16. Make a Halloween playlist and share Spotify list
17. Get lost in a corn maize
18. Take pictures of the changing leaves
19. Read a story in The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
20. Read 2 tales in Toil and Trouble
21. Drink cider
22. Get candles with a cinnamon or pumpkin smell from Bath and Body Works for my room.
23. Make my own Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte at home
24. Bake something pumpkin inspired
25. HAPPY BIRTHDAT VERONICA!!!
26. Get myself a Halloween inspired flower bouquet
27. Burn A Habit – Write down a habit I am attempting to kick (and would like to have broken by next Halloweenn) and either burn it in a cauldron or in a bonfire.
28. Dance the Monster Mash either by myself or with loved ones.
29. Attend Slutty Halloween Homebound Hoedown
30. Wear bone headclip 31. HALLOWEEN!! Watch The Shining and do spell in the Daily Spellbook for The Good Witch book.