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  • Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Michaels Stores Sweet and Spooky 2025 Halloween Decorations

    For the past several years, there have been more Halloween decorations in the color pink. Some years the decorations are in a light pink while others are bright pink. These decorations are usually hit or miss with people online and…

    By essieofwho October 27, 2025
  • Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Michaels Stores Trick or Treat 2025 Halloween Decorations

    We are now 17 days away from Halloween! I hope everyone is excited about this spooky holiday! Every year, I complain (To myself) how there aren’t a lot of “ordinary” Halloween decorations. For so many years, the decor is so…

    By essieofwho October 14, 2025
  • Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Lifestyle,  Shopping

    Michaels Stores’ Woodland Creature Figurines for Fall 2025

    Last month, I talked about a very cute fox figurine I saw at my closet Michael’s store. You can read the post here. I liked it a lot, but I thought it was pretty big for my house right now…

    By essieofwho October 2, 2025
  • Blog,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Walmart Halloween 2024 Jack-o-Lantern Decor

    In early September, my local Walmart started to put out their Halloween decorations. At that time, there weren’t many officially Halloween decorations available to browse or purchase. Yet, there were Jack-o-Lantern available to purchase. I really enjoy looking at Jack-o-Lanterns,…

    By essieofwho October 3, 2024
  • Advice,  Blog,  Books,  Cooking,  Fall,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Lifestyle,  Thanksgiving

    Book Review: From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern

    Earlier this year, I decide to read the book From Harvest to Home by Alicia Tenise Chew and Tom McGovern. Alicia wrote the book while Tom took the photographs inside the book. It is a book about “seasonal activities, inspired…

    By essieofwho October 2, 2024
  • Blog,  halloween,  Holidays,  Home,  Home Decor,  Shopping

    Walmart Halloween 2024 Throw Pillows

    It’s that time of the year when Halloween decor is available in stores. For Halloween fans, this is the time to browse and purchase new decor to add to their collection. For someone like me, I don’t like decor that…

    By essieofwho September 30, 2024
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Makeup,  Shopping

    Hard Candy x Wednesday Collection at Walmart- In Store Photographs

    While on a shopping trip to Walmart earlier this fall, I found the Hard Candy collaboration with the TV series Wednesday for sale. I have many friends that are Tim Burton fans. Because of them, I knew about Wednesday, which…

    By essieofwho November 16, 2023
  • Beauty,  Blog,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Makeup,  Shopping

    ProFusion Cosmetics x Casper The Friendly Ghost Collection at Walmart

    I was really surprised by the amount of Halloween makeup collaborations collections available at the Walmart I normally shop at this year. I didn’t know this at the time, but this was a sign that the Walmart would have different…

    By essieofwho November 16, 2023
  • Blog,  halloween,  Holidays,  Personal & Comentary

    Feeling Frustrated About Adulthood and The Loss of Joy Over Halloween

    Halloween will be next week. I used to be excited about it, but for the past few years, I’ve been secretly been feeling really unexcited about it. It seems like every year, Halloween gets scarier and scarier. Haunted houses are…

    By essieofwho October 23, 2023
  • Blog,  halloween,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Movies & TV

    Movie Review: Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest (2013)

    Back in October 2020, I was stressed out due to the pandemic and everything that happened or didn’t happen because of it. On the suggestion of some of my friends, I started watch PBS children programing. At that time, some…

    By essieofwho October 20, 2023
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