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Movie Review: Hats Off To Christmas! (2013)

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The early to mid 2010’s was the time when I would watch the Hallmark Channel movies the most. I looked forward to every holiday season when new movies would be released. In 2013, one of the movies I was excited to see was Hats Off To Christmas!.

Hats Off To Christmas! seemed like a cheesy name for a movie, but it wasn’t the reason why I wanted to watch it. It was because Hailey Duff, Hilary Duff’s sister, would star in the movie. Earlier this year, I was reminded of the movie online. I didn’t have this blog back when the movie premiered, so I thought it is about time I write a review about it before I forget about it again!

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Movie Review: Let It Snow (2013)

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Last fall, I began to binge watch Hallmark movies that were available to watch for free with ads. I had multiple movies to pick from including some of Hallmark’s famous Christmas romances. For the most part I remember watching most of them, but the one I remember liking was Let It Snow. It has been a while since I watched it, so I decided to watch it again.

Now that it’s Christmas time again, I wanted to include a review for the movie for this year’s Blogmas posts.

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5 Christmas Gift Ideas for New House Owners

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Moving to a new house, apartment, or on your own for the first time is both a stressful and exciting time. Especially during the holiday season. Thinking about moving during this time of the year inspired me to create a list of five gift ideas for new house owners or if someone you know moved out on their own earlier this year. The gifts in this post are meant as Christmas gifts, but they could be used for house warming gifts if you know someone moved during the holiday season.

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Young Queens Collection: The Curious Crown by Megan Hess Book Review

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Every year, I hear about all the Christmas themed books that people need to read. I personally don’t like to read Christmas themed novels near Christmas, but I love to read Christmas themed children’s book! I think it is a nostalgic thing, but as an adult and a fan of illustrations, I always love to look at the illustrations.

One of my favorite illustrators that are still publishing new books is Megan Hess. This year, she published another Christmas themed children’s book, bringing her total number of Christmas themed books to three. I already published a review post about the first book (You can read it here) but not for the second book. Since it is Blogmas, I decided to write a review post about Megan Hess’ second Christmas themed book, Young Queens Collection: The Curious Crown.

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Swarovski 2017 Annual Star Christmas Ornament Feature

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Last year, I decided to not purchase ornaments from Hallmark. I didn’t feel really inspired by the 2024 collection, so I decided to spend any allocated ornament money on other ornaments… or anything else I want/need to buy that year.

One of the ornaments I found was Swarovski’s 2017 Annual Star Christmas Ornament. Since it was 2024, I was able to find it for a really good price. I originally planned on writing an ornament feature post for last year’s Blogmas, but I didn’t have the time to photograph the ornament, edit the photos, and write the post in time. Since it’s Christmas time again, I decided to include the ornament feature post in this year’s Blogmas.

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Christmas 2025 and My Ups and Downs With This Holiday Season

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It’s December 1st, which means it’s time for Blogmas to begin on this blog. Sadly, this year I haven’t really been feeling excited about the holiday season.

This has been going on for several years, but this year has been the worst. Along with problems in the world (Economy, job security, ect.) I feel really irritated by the current holiday trends, the way people act around the holidays, and how hard it has become for me to celebrate the holidays in my old favorite ways. To be honest, I’ve been fluctuating between feeling so-so about everything to feeling complete rage about everything.

Yet, now that December has finally arrived, I feel… well… ok.

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Favorite 2025 Beauty Advent Calendars from Ulta Beauty

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Every year, beauty brands release advent calendars. These calendars are similar to the ones used by children, but instead of chocolate or candy, these calendars have beauty products in them.

This year, Ulta Beauty has multiple beauty calendars I like. Out of the calendars, I picked my favorites and compiled them into a post. They range from $49.58 to $245.00. Some of them can also be found at other beauty stores and at the respective brand sites, but Ulta Beauty is the place I saw them first.

All the information and product photographs are from Ulta Beauty’s website.

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Favorite Wicked: For Good Beauty & More at Ulta Beauty

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Wicked: For Good, the second and last movie in the movie series inspired by the musical Wicked, will be premiering in theaters this week. Just like with the previous movie, there are plenty of products inspired by the movie. Although there are many brands offering products inspired by the movies, Ulta Beauty has the most Wicked inspired beauty products.

While browsing the collection, I found many interesting products. Yet, there are some that stood out to me more than others. I wanted to share all the products I like the most, so I decided to compile all my favorites into one post with their names and prices. Some of the products in this post have already sold out, so please keep that in mind if you find something to purchase.

 

All the information and product photographs are from Ulta Beauty’s website.

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Squishmallows Fragrances at Ulta Beauty: Fragrance Details and My Opinion on Them (Without Smelling Them First)

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A few weeks ago, Ulta Beauty announced that they are the only store that sells the newly released Squishmallow Fragrances. I was curious about them and what they smelled like. I was unable to go to an Ulta Beauty store and smell them, so I depended on Ulta Beauty’s website and the descriptions of each fragrance.

Since we are in November, it is a good time to start browsing for Christmas presents. Squishmallows are commonly collected by children, which makes me think the fragrances would be good for tweens, teens, and adults at heart. After pondering on this, I decided to write a post about what these fragrances are, details about them, and what I think about them. (Even though I haven’t smelled them yet)

 

All the information and product photographs are from Ulta Beauty’s website for each of the fragrances.

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Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Complete Collection

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Ulta Beauty has been dropping a lot of new products over the past month. Many of the new products are for the holiday season. One of the collections that are not for the holidays is the Ulta Beauty Collection collaboration with Peanuts.

I’m a big fan of the Peanuts comic strip. I used to read it when I was little until it ended publication. Even though it ended 25 years ago, I still love anything Peanuts, especially Snoopy. When I discovered the Ulta Beauty Collection collaboration, I was happy to see what is available.

Even though the collection has been available for weeks, I wanted to show the whole collection in a post. My favorite items from this collection are Crew Caption Snoopy Plushy, Take the Crew With You Lip Balm Set, nail file and case set, tweezer and case, and Friends for Life Makeup Bag Set.

 

All the product photographs are from Ulta Beauty’s website.

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