Category: lifestyle

• 2023 Holiday Traditions – Try something new

  12/15/23 One crucial plot line of a cheesy Christmas movie is participating in a holiday tradition or several traditions. I wrote about holiday traditions last year in Holiday Traditions. This year, inspired by my cheesy movie viewing, I’m adding some new ones. Most Hallmark and Lifetime Christmas movies have a lot of Christmas-themed activities.  If you…

  Susan Marchese

  December 15, 2023

  family fun, lifestyle

  Christmas traditions

• Notes of a Fashionista

  12/8/23 Volume 2 Issue 50 Five on Friday December 8, 2023 “Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” — The Grinch  One: Gift Lists and Guides The Grinch realizes gifts from the heart mean more than gifts from a store, but if you are buying gifts from a…

  Susan Marchese

  December 8, 2023

  lifestyle, Newsletter, shopping

  gifts, movies, Shopping, streaming, trends, what to watch

• Notes of a Fashionista

  12/1/23 Volume 2 Issue 49 Five on Friday December 1, 2023 “I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favorite.” – Buddy from Elf One: Christmas Checklist I’ve been counting down to Christmas since the end of November. Some might say that’s too early, but it worked for me. Now, Christmas is officially 25 days away. Are you…

  Susan Marchese

  December 1, 2023

  holidays, lifestyle, Newsletter, shopping

  movies, Shopping, streaming, trends, what to watch, women’s fashion

• Notes of a Fashionista

  11/24/23 Volume 2 Issue 48 Five on Friday November 24, 2023 “Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon, which the entire kid year revolved.”— Ralphie, “A Christmas Story” One: Holiday Movie Update I’m one month into my Christmas Countdown movie-watching. I’ve watched ten movies out of the twenty-three new movies released. I…

  Susan Marchese

  November 24, 2023

  lifestyle, Newsletter, shopping

  Fashion, movies, Shopping, streaming, trends, what to watch

• 2023 Holiday Movie Update

  11/24/23 Hallmark’s countdown to Christmas: COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS 2023 Read WWD, 40 Hallmark Christmas Movies to Watch in 2023: Countdown to Christmas Details Read ET, Hallmark Channel’s 2023 Counting Down to Christmas Movie Lineup: See the Schedule! Lifetime Christmas movies start on Nov. 18th. Read People, Lifetime’s 2023 Christmas Movie Lineup Stars Tia Mowry, Teri Hatcher,…

  Susan Marchese

  November 24, 2023

  lifestyle

  Cheesy Christmas Movies