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  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

    Every Christmas season, Hallmark releases many Christmas themed romance movies. In most recent years, I felt overwhelmed by the amount of movies Hallmark releases ever holiday season. For the most part, I like them, but I don’t really love them.…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Hats Off To Christmas! (2013)

    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…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Let It Snow (2013)

    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…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2025
  • Blog,  Fall,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV,  Thanksgiving,  Uncategorized

    Movie Review: Pumpkin Pie Wars (2016)

    Whenever I’m working from home, I sometimes put on movies and TV shows to listen to in the background. Last year, I found YouTube movies had Pumpkin Pie Wars available to watch. I remember watching it in 2016, but I…

    By essieofwho September 26, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2021,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Good Morning Christmas! (2020)

    Every year, Hallmark releases a plethora of clean romantic Christmas themed movies. Sometimes, they are good. Sometimes they aren’t. Still, I enjoy trying to watch as many as I can. (I’m a sucker for clean romantic movies and books!) Good…

    By essieofwho December 6, 2024
  • Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV,  Organization

    A Few Thoughts on My Larger-Than-Expected Hallmark Christmas Movie DVD Collection

    Recently, I began to sort through my DVDs collection. Overall, I am happy with my DVD collection, but there was one thing that surprised me about it: I have a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies on DVD! I had no…

    By essieofwho May 24, 2023
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2022,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: A Princess for Christmas (2011)

    Every holiday season, I enjoy watching Hallmark Christmas movies. For anyone who read this blog for a while, this probably comes as no surprise. Even though I enjoy the new movies that are released every year, there are a handful…

    By essieofwho December 16, 2022
  • Blog,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movies I’m Looking Forward to Watch During Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas 2022

    It’s that time of the year when the Hallmark Channel will premiere their new Christmas romance movies! Some may not enjoy it, but I do. I don’t always get to see every single new movie, but I am excited to…

    By essieofwho October 5, 2022
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review- Love on Safari (2018)

    While obeying the State of Arizona’s order to stay at home throughout the month of April, I became so sick and tired of watching whatever was on TV that I began to watch many of the DVDs I never watched…

    By essieofwho February 8, 2022
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV,  Personal & Comentary

    Movie Review- Royal Hearts (2018)

    In March 2021, I wandered through Walmart’s movie and music section to see if there is anything new to buy and watch or listen to. It was before Easter, so there was many Easter themed movies available. Among them were…

    By essieofwho February 1, 2022
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