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My Anti-Resolutions
Saturday, January 2, 2009
12:11 am Happy New Year!
The holidays are over. I’m back from vacation and ready to start the next chapter of my life. And because a new chapter means a new blog, this will be my last post on “Starting Now.” You should probably grab your tissue boxes now. Also your reading glasses. This one’s a doozy.
A new year always calls for a moment of reflection, as well as a moment to plan for what we will do differently in the new year. When I think back to the jobless, confused post-grad girl I was in May when I started this blog, I’m shocked… not by how much is different, but by how much is the same. I mean this in a good way. Sure, a lot of things have changed. After applying to tons and tons of jobs and interviewing everywhere and getting rejected time and time again, I have a job. Not just a job… I have my dream job. And I’m moving to NYC in two weeks to start that new job and my new life. In many ways I would give anything to be able to go back to the crying, frustrated, disheartened girl I was this summer and tell her that, “It’s true! It really is all going to be okay!” But at the same time, the past seven months have been an incredible growing experience. I think it is in the times when we have lost almost all hope, that we have the most to gain.
Of course, it is easy to say all this now that I have some idea of how I’ll be spending the next year of my life. I know all too well how annoying it is to have condescending friends who’ve had jobs since they graduated, pat you on the shoulder and say, “It’ll all work out. You’ll look back on this time and wish you’d appreciated it more.” So, I’m not going to say that. But, as per usual, what I’d like to say has already been said (better) by someone else. So, to my friends who are feeling just as confused and disappointed as I was not too long ago at all, I hope you’ll find some comfort in this Storypeople quote (it hangs over my bed):
I’m not saying there aren’t things I want to improve upon: My posture is still less than perfect, and I’d like to be a more diligent flosser after the blood bath that was my last dentist appointment. And, all joking aside, I have set some real, personal goals for myself that I won’t go into here. But in order to change what you’ve been doing wrong, I think you should embrace what you’ve been doing right… and then work to continue doing just that.
So here they are – my “Anti-Resolutions”: A list of things I’ve accomplished this year that I hope won’t change a bit.
1.) Maintain a Low Bullshit Tolerance
Unlike my tolerance for tequila, which sky-rocketed after a semester in Spain, my BS tolerance hit a new low this year, after years of putting up with too much. I finally got tired of giving great advice to all of my girlfriends about their love lives and friendships (“Lose the loser!”, “You deserve a better friend than that!”), and being unable to take my own advice. Wasn’t I just blogging about not talking the talk if you can’t walk to walk? It’s easy to tell a friend to get out of a negative, emotionally-draining relationship… but actually doing it can prove to be much harder. And 2009 didn’t start out any differently. In fact, even though I declared to my college roommate, Maria, that 2009 would be the “Year of No Men” in the hopes that I would avoid the BS altogether (it should be noted that the “Year of No Men” drew a sharp contrast to 2008, the year which Maria and I declared the “Year of One Thousand Men”), I still had plenty of “man” issues to deal with. I’ve learned that one cannot (and should not) avoid men completely (they’ll find you… trust me) in order to avoid hurt feelings. I think you just need to be diligent about protecting those feelings. And this is hard because you’re dating a guy and he’s really great and you totally connect and you’ve got all these happy hormones surging and you’re dancing around your room every time he texts you… and then he does something wrong. Maybe he doesn’t call you back like he said he would. Or maybe he breaks off plans with you at the last minute. You know what I’m talking about. It’s a small infraction that is easily explained away (His cell phone battery died! He got stuck at work!), but a tiny alarm bell goes off in your mind. And maybe he’s the greatest guy in the world and everything else in the relationship goes perfectly and that one time was just a fluke and that alarm bell is eventually silenced. But for most of us, unfortunately, alarm bells will just mean more alarm bells. If he’s not calling you like he said he would, if he’s not asking you out, if he’s not keeping is word… it means he doesn’t respect your time, he’s not interested, and he’s okay with disappointing you. And that SUCKS! Because he was totally flirting with you and he seemed totally interested and it’s hard to admit to ourselves that maybe we were feeling something that wasn’t there. Or isn’t there anymore. It’s embarrassing and upsetting to realize maybe we’ve misjudged. But when a relationship (and this absolutely goes for friendships too) is making you feel more bad than good, you owe it to yourself to get out. As my wise friend, Lauren, once told me (sorry, Grandma), “You deserve the motherfucking best.” Indeed.
2.) Lose the Timetable
This is a more recent change, because I think it was just this past October that I was blogging about how I’d like my life to go for the next twenty years. But I’ve ditched the timetable. Seriously. I know this is hard to believe coming from a neurotic who takes pleasure in making lists and penciling appointments into her Vera Bradley day-planner, but the past seven months have proven to me that you can’t (and shouldn’t) plan for everything. Minds change. Especially mine! I made that timetable three months ago, and there are already so many things I’d like to change. I still think it’s good to have broad, long-term goals (I’d still like to write a book!), but you can’t let those goals limit you. I’m not going to die if I don’t meet a husband and pop out four kids before I’m 35. I might not meet the man of my dreams until I’m 60! Why should I feel disappointed in myself for not accomplishing something by a certain age that I have no control over? I made that timetable in the hopes of feeling some kind of control over my life, which, at the time, seemed totally out of control. But there’s nothing like making a plan, only to watch everything change. I’m not going to limit myself anymore.
3.) Stay Brave
When I worked for the Office of Orientation in the summer of 2007, all of the summer staff had to anonymously write an adjective that we thought described each of our co-workers. At the end of the summer we got a framed picture of our name, with all of the adjectives written inside. Needless to say, this was an incredibly moving gift - everybody likes to hear nice things about themselves. But while there were so many nice adjectives that people used to describe me, one stuck out. Someone had written that I was “brave.” I had never thought of myself that way before, but I really liked that someone else had! And after that, I started to notice all the brave things I did… and felt proud! I don’t know why it hadn’t occurred to me that doing Olive’s “Super Freak” dance from “Little Miss Sunshine” in front of BU’s entire incoming freshman class might be considered a brave thing to do... Maybe sometimes it takes other people to point out our better qualities.
In 2010 I want to continue to live up to the word "brave." I’ve come to love the rush I get from being completely scared of something and doing it anyway. And like I’ve blogged before, it’s only when I push past that almost paralyzing fear that I’ve accomplished the things I’m most proud of. And perhaps the greatest reward is being able to tell yourself, “You did good.”
There are more things I could list, but this blog is getting long, so I’ll try to wrap it up. Along with the list above, in 2010 I’m going to continue to try to embrace change. I think this is something I’ll always struggle with (blame my astrological sign), but I’m working on it. And as always, I’m going to continue to demand more from the universe! As I blogged in my first blog (and probably every blog since then), I continue to learn what my Aunt Robbi meant when she gave me that advice - what it means to not simply take what is handed to me, but to go out and search for something better. At first I thought I had to angrily demand more from the universe - I literally would picture myself yelling at the sky. Eventually I came to a place where I thought of the universe as a kind of sly car salesman – not someone you would yell at, but not someone you would trust either. Then, I started thinking of the universe as a lazy house-elf (oh yes, I did just make a Harry Potter reference) who doesn’t want to do his chores so you have to stand over him and tell him specifically what you want done. But now I’m starting to see the universe less as something negative I need to argue with and fight to control, and more as a force that wants to work with me and is waiting to give me all that I want to demand from myself and my life. I haven’t figured out the metaphor for this new view yet, but I’m working on it. Whatever it is, it’s a positive thing.
So, in the new year, these are all the things I will try to remember as I venture out into adulthood. And of course, I’ll still write (and whine and complain) about it all on a blog. I’ll post that address here once it’s all set up.
But finally and most importantly, I’m going to love me just the way I am! (Good Lord, that was so corny I gagged… wait, I’m supposed to be practicing self-love… this is going to be harder than I thought…) Yes, there are still things about myself that I find less than perfect (gasp!) and need to work on: I still get mad at myself when I take things too personally, I wish I didn’t worry so much, and I hate myself when I get jealous. But all those things I don’t like about myself are part of what makes me, Me: emotional, thoughtful, and maybe a little bit crazy. When I put it that way, it doesn’t sound so bad.
It is now 2 am on Saturday, January 2, 2010. It’s only fitting that I’m writing my resolutions a day too late because 1.) I’m always running late, and 2.) I’m always running late with my resolutions. Last year, I don’t think I wrote them at all. Two years ago, I wrote them on February 1. But I like that! Because I think when you decide you want to make a change in your life, or simply want to give yourself props for all the things you’ve done right, you shouldn’t wait for a special day. Or a special sign. And if I ever do feel like I need a sign, I hope I’ll remember this blog post, because here it is:
STOP WAITING FOR SIGNS. LIVE THE LIFE YOU HAVE IMAGINED. JUST DO IT.
And I will do it. Starting…
Now.
Love always,
La Viajera
12:11 am Happy New Year!
The holidays are over. I’m back from vacation and ready to start the next chapter of my life. And because a new chapter means a new blog, this will be my last post on “Starting Now.” You should probably grab your tissue boxes now. Also your reading glasses. This one’s a doozy.
A new year always calls for a moment of reflection, as well as a moment to plan for what we will do differently in the new year. When I think back to the jobless, confused post-grad girl I was in May when I started this blog, I’m shocked… not by how much is different, but by how much is the same. I mean this in a good way. Sure, a lot of things have changed. After applying to tons and tons of jobs and interviewing everywhere and getting rejected time and time again, I have a job. Not just a job… I have my dream job. And I’m moving to NYC in two weeks to start that new job and my new life. In many ways I would give anything to be able to go back to the crying, frustrated, disheartened girl I was this summer and tell her that, “It’s true! It really is all going to be okay!” But at the same time, the past seven months have been an incredible growing experience. I think it is in the times when we have lost almost all hope, that we have the most to gain.
Of course, it is easy to say all this now that I have some idea of how I’ll be spending the next year of my life. I know all too well how annoying it is to have condescending friends who’ve had jobs since they graduated, pat you on the shoulder and say, “It’ll all work out. You’ll look back on this time and wish you’d appreciated it more.” So, I’m not going to say that. But, as per usual, what I’d like to say has already been said (better) by someone else. So, to my friends who are feeling just as confused and disappointed as I was not too long ago at all, I hope you’ll find some comfort in this Storypeople quote (it hangs over my bed):
“I don’t know how long I can do this, he said. I think the universe has different plans for me & we sat there in silence & I thought to myself that this is the thing we all come to & this is the thing we all fight & if we are lucky enough to lose, our lives become beautiful with mystery again & I sat there silent because that is not something that can be said.” – Different Plans, StorypeopleI was remarking on how much is the same, and I’d like to go into that a little bit more because while it’s the time of year when most people are thinking about what they’d like to change about themselves, I think it’s important to acknowledge the changes you’ve already made and want to continue. Sometimes you try things and they don’t work out (ex. acrylic nails, certain ex-boyfriends, a hair color called “Cinnaberry” …okay, maybe those examples only apply to me), but when you’re doing something right (and you ARE doing something right), why not celebrate it?!
I’m not saying there aren’t things I want to improve upon: My posture is still less than perfect, and I’d like to be a more diligent flosser after the blood bath that was my last dentist appointment. And, all joking aside, I have set some real, personal goals for myself that I won’t go into here. But in order to change what you’ve been doing wrong, I think you should embrace what you’ve been doing right… and then work to continue doing just that.
So here they are – my “Anti-Resolutions”: A list of things I’ve accomplished this year that I hope won’t change a bit.
1.) Maintain a Low Bullshit Tolerance
Unlike my tolerance for tequila, which sky-rocketed after a semester in Spain, my BS tolerance hit a new low this year, after years of putting up with too much. I finally got tired of giving great advice to all of my girlfriends about their love lives and friendships (“Lose the loser!”, “You deserve a better friend than that!”), and being unable to take my own advice. Wasn’t I just blogging about not talking the talk if you can’t walk to walk? It’s easy to tell a friend to get out of a negative, emotionally-draining relationship… but actually doing it can prove to be much harder. And 2009 didn’t start out any differently. In fact, even though I declared to my college roommate, Maria, that 2009 would be the “Year of No Men” in the hopes that I would avoid the BS altogether (it should be noted that the “Year of No Men” drew a sharp contrast to 2008, the year which Maria and I declared the “Year of One Thousand Men”), I still had plenty of “man” issues to deal with. I’ve learned that one cannot (and should not) avoid men completely (they’ll find you… trust me) in order to avoid hurt feelings. I think you just need to be diligent about protecting those feelings. And this is hard because you’re dating a guy and he’s really great and you totally connect and you’ve got all these happy hormones surging and you’re dancing around your room every time he texts you… and then he does something wrong. Maybe he doesn’t call you back like he said he would. Or maybe he breaks off plans with you at the last minute. You know what I’m talking about. It’s a small infraction that is easily explained away (His cell phone battery died! He got stuck at work!), but a tiny alarm bell goes off in your mind. And maybe he’s the greatest guy in the world and everything else in the relationship goes perfectly and that one time was just a fluke and that alarm bell is eventually silenced. But for most of us, unfortunately, alarm bells will just mean more alarm bells. If he’s not calling you like he said he would, if he’s not asking you out, if he’s not keeping is word… it means he doesn’t respect your time, he’s not interested, and he’s okay with disappointing you. And that SUCKS! Because he was totally flirting with you and he seemed totally interested and it’s hard to admit to ourselves that maybe we were feeling something that wasn’t there. Or isn’t there anymore. It’s embarrassing and upsetting to realize maybe we’ve misjudged. But when a relationship (and this absolutely goes for friendships too) is making you feel more bad than good, you owe it to yourself to get out. As my wise friend, Lauren, once told me (sorry, Grandma), “You deserve the motherfucking best.” Indeed.
2.) Lose the Timetable
This is a more recent change, because I think it was just this past October that I was blogging about how I’d like my life to go for the next twenty years. But I’ve ditched the timetable. Seriously. I know this is hard to believe coming from a neurotic who takes pleasure in making lists and penciling appointments into her Vera Bradley day-planner, but the past seven months have proven to me that you can’t (and shouldn’t) plan for everything. Minds change. Especially mine! I made that timetable three months ago, and there are already so many things I’d like to change. I still think it’s good to have broad, long-term goals (I’d still like to write a book!), but you can’t let those goals limit you. I’m not going to die if I don’t meet a husband and pop out four kids before I’m 35. I might not meet the man of my dreams until I’m 60! Why should I feel disappointed in myself for not accomplishing something by a certain age that I have no control over? I made that timetable in the hopes of feeling some kind of control over my life, which, at the time, seemed totally out of control. But there’s nothing like making a plan, only to watch everything change. I’m not going to limit myself anymore.
3.) Stay Brave
When I worked for the Office of Orientation in the summer of 2007, all of the summer staff had to anonymously write an adjective that we thought described each of our co-workers. At the end of the summer we got a framed picture of our name, with all of the adjectives written inside. Needless to say, this was an incredibly moving gift - everybody likes to hear nice things about themselves. But while there were so many nice adjectives that people used to describe me, one stuck out. Someone had written that I was “brave.” I had never thought of myself that way before, but I really liked that someone else had! And after that, I started to notice all the brave things I did… and felt proud! I don’t know why it hadn’t occurred to me that doing Olive’s “Super Freak” dance from “Little Miss Sunshine” in front of BU’s entire incoming freshman class might be considered a brave thing to do... Maybe sometimes it takes other people to point out our better qualities.
In 2010 I want to continue to live up to the word "brave." I’ve come to love the rush I get from being completely scared of something and doing it anyway. And like I’ve blogged before, it’s only when I push past that almost paralyzing fear that I’ve accomplished the things I’m most proud of. And perhaps the greatest reward is being able to tell yourself, “You did good.”
There are more things I could list, but this blog is getting long, so I’ll try to wrap it up. Along with the list above, in 2010 I’m going to continue to try to embrace change. I think this is something I’ll always struggle with (blame my astrological sign), but I’m working on it. And as always, I’m going to continue to demand more from the universe! As I blogged in my first blog (and probably every blog since then), I continue to learn what my Aunt Robbi meant when she gave me that advice - what it means to not simply take what is handed to me, but to go out and search for something better. At first I thought I had to angrily demand more from the universe - I literally would picture myself yelling at the sky. Eventually I came to a place where I thought of the universe as a kind of sly car salesman – not someone you would yell at, but not someone you would trust either. Then, I started thinking of the universe as a lazy house-elf (oh yes, I did just make a Harry Potter reference) who doesn’t want to do his chores so you have to stand over him and tell him specifically what you want done. But now I’m starting to see the universe less as something negative I need to argue with and fight to control, and more as a force that wants to work with me and is waiting to give me all that I want to demand from myself and my life. I haven’t figured out the metaphor for this new view yet, but I’m working on it. Whatever it is, it’s a positive thing.
So, in the new year, these are all the things I will try to remember as I venture out into adulthood. And of course, I’ll still write (and whine and complain) about it all on a blog. I’ll post that address here once it’s all set up.
But finally and most importantly, I’m going to love me just the way I am! (Good Lord, that was so corny I gagged… wait, I’m supposed to be practicing self-love… this is going to be harder than I thought…) Yes, there are still things about myself that I find less than perfect (gasp!) and need to work on: I still get mad at myself when I take things too personally, I wish I didn’t worry so much, and I hate myself when I get jealous. But all those things I don’t like about myself are part of what makes me, Me: emotional, thoughtful, and maybe a little bit crazy. When I put it that way, it doesn’t sound so bad.
It is now 2 am on Saturday, January 2, 2010. It’s only fitting that I’m writing my resolutions a day too late because 1.) I’m always running late, and 2.) I’m always running late with my resolutions. Last year, I don’t think I wrote them at all. Two years ago, I wrote them on February 1. But I like that! Because I think when you decide you want to make a change in your life, or simply want to give yourself props for all the things you’ve done right, you shouldn’t wait for a special day. Or a special sign. And if I ever do feel like I need a sign, I hope I’ll remember this blog post, because here it is:
STOP WAITING FOR SIGNS. LIVE THE LIFE YOU HAVE IMAGINED. JUST DO IT.
And I will do it. Starting…
Now.
Love always,
La Viajera
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
"Smiling's my favorite."
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
9:16 pm <3
Best Moment of the Weekend: Watching my mom smile as she watched my dad smiling at something on tv.
It made me smile. :)
Love,
Tara
9:16 pm <3
Best Moment of the Weekend: Watching my mom smile as she watched my dad smiling at something on tv.
It made me smile. :)
Love,
Tara
Monday, December 21, 2009
A Toy Store Story
Monday, December 21, 2009
10:44 am My favorite week of the year…
It’s Christmastime at a local toy store. Young employees in black aprons (all female) rush around the crowded store, juggling piles of boxes, picking up toys, and helping customers. Little children chase each other through the aisles, knocking over toys and dodging their hassled-looking mothers. The store is noisy with the sounds of shrieking children, gossiping mothers, and the constant ‘SHHHHHHCCK’ of wrapping paper being torn from the metal reams.
The phone rings. Tara is on her hands and knees in the middle of the toy store, attempting the wrap a giant pink doll house. The phone rings again. Tara blows her hair out of her face and looks around to see if anyone is going to answer it. It rings again. Swearing under her breath, Tara jogs across the floor to grab the phone.
“[Insert store name here],” Tara says, with a sigh.
“Do you sell Webkinz?” a little girl asks timidly through the phone.
Tara softens a little. She is less annoyed now that she’s talking to a little kid.
“Yes we do!” she says, smiling into the phone.
“Okay,” says the little voice.
“Did you want a special kind? I can tell you which ones we have,” Tara offers.
The customer for whom Tara was wrapping the giant pink doll house approaches the counter, looking at her impatiently. Tara gives the woman a big smile and turns away, rolling her eyes. She’d rather talk to this little girl.
“No, that’s okay,” says the little voice.
“Oh, okay,” says Tara, a little disappointed. “Well, have a good d- ”
“Are you wearing earrings?” the little voice asks suddenly.
"I'm sorry?"
"Are you wearing earrings?" the little voice repeats.
“Uh- Yes…” replies Tara, reaching up to feel the large, silver plate dangling from her left ear.
“I saw you when I was there with my mom this morning. I really like your earrings.”
“Oh!” exclaims Tara, quite touched. “Well, thank you! I- ”
“Okay, bye,” says the little voice.
“Oh. Bye!” says Tara.
Tara hits the “Off” button on the phone with a beep, and stands, looking at the phone for a moment. Then, ignoring the doll house lady who is now glaring at her, returns to the half-finished doll house, smiling to herself as she wraps.
Love,
Tara
10:44 am My favorite week of the year…
It’s Christmastime at a local toy store. Young employees in black aprons (all female) rush around the crowded store, juggling piles of boxes, picking up toys, and helping customers. Little children chase each other through the aisles, knocking over toys and dodging their hassled-looking mothers. The store is noisy with the sounds of shrieking children, gossiping mothers, and the constant ‘SHHHHHHCCK’ of wrapping paper being torn from the metal reams.
The phone rings. Tara is on her hands and knees in the middle of the toy store, attempting the wrap a giant pink doll house. The phone rings again. Tara blows her hair out of her face and looks around to see if anyone is going to answer it. It rings again. Swearing under her breath, Tara jogs across the floor to grab the phone.
“[Insert store name here],” Tara says, with a sigh.
“Do you sell Webkinz?” a little girl asks timidly through the phone.
Tara softens a little. She is less annoyed now that she’s talking to a little kid.
“Yes we do!” she says, smiling into the phone.
“Okay,” says the little voice.
“Did you want a special kind? I can tell you which ones we have,” Tara offers.
The customer for whom Tara was wrapping the giant pink doll house approaches the counter, looking at her impatiently. Tara gives the woman a big smile and turns away, rolling her eyes. She’d rather talk to this little girl.
“No, that’s okay,” says the little voice.
“Oh, okay,” says Tara, a little disappointed. “Well, have a good d- ”
“Are you wearing earrings?” the little voice asks suddenly.
"I'm sorry?"
"Are you wearing earrings?" the little voice repeats.
“Uh- Yes…” replies Tara, reaching up to feel the large, silver plate dangling from her left ear.
“I saw you when I was there with my mom this morning. I really like your earrings.”
“Oh!” exclaims Tara, quite touched. “Well, thank you! I- ”
“Okay, bye,” says the little voice.
“Oh. Bye!” says Tara.
Tara hits the “Off” button on the phone with a beep, and stands, looking at the phone for a moment. Then, ignoring the doll house lady who is now glaring at her, returns to the half-finished doll house, smiling to herself as she wraps.
Love,
Tara
Monday, December 14, 2009
Moras About Me
Monday, December 14, 2009
9:49 pm lkdjfsalk.
Ever since Kaitlyn had to write a haiku for her NYU application, I've been thinking about my life in phrases of 5/7/5 syllables. If you know me at all, you know I'm a poet in every sense of the word: I'm amazing at acrostics, can rhyme on a dime (...), and have been known to rap occasionally (this may or may not have been caught on video a time or two). Now, allow me to prove my haiku skillz (everyone knows you get automatic street cred if you spell that with a 'z'), with a post about my day, in haikus. Your Mind = Blown.
Early morning:
Early morning run
Why do I torture myself?
To hear myself think
Morning:
My job makes me laugh
I will write a book someday
Ring, wrap and repeat
Afternoon:
Glastonbury mom
Your sad life is not my fault
Wrap your own damn gifts
Late Afternoon:
Lines at post office
Christmas carols on a loop
Love/hate December
Evening:
No one is home yet
Turn on all the Christmas lights
Wait and watch the door
Night:
Shop online and blog
Scour Craigslist for sane roommate
Hope the Celtics win
Late Night:
Made a wish last night
On a shooting star, from bed
It was worth a shot
Love,
Tara
9:49 pm lkdjfsalk.
Ever since Kaitlyn had to write a haiku for her NYU application, I've been thinking about my life in phrases of 5/7/5 syllables. If you know me at all, you know I'm a poet in every sense of the word: I'm amazing at acrostics, can rhyme on a dime (...), and have been known to rap occasionally (this may or may not have been caught on video a time or two). Now, allow me to prove my haiku skillz (everyone knows you get automatic street cred if you spell that with a 'z'), with a post about my day, in haikus. Your Mind = Blown.
Early morning:
Early morning run
Why do I torture myself?
To hear myself think
Morning:
My job makes me laugh
I will write a book someday
Ring, wrap and repeat
Afternoon:
Glastonbury mom
Your sad life is not my fault
Wrap your own damn gifts
Late Afternoon:
Lines at post office
Christmas carols on a loop
Love/hate December
Evening:
No one is home yet
Turn on all the Christmas lights
Wait and watch the door
Night:
Shop online and blog
Scour Craigslist for sane roommate
Hope the Celtics win
Late Night:
Made a wish last night
On a shooting star, from bed
It was worth a shot
Love,
Tara
Sunday, December 13, 2009
"It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Sunday, December 13, 2009
8:44 pm I know, I know...
Okay, I've been a bad little blogger lately. But before I remedy that, I need to provide you with this REALLY important post: Tara's Holiday Viewing Guide 2009. You've been begging me for it for weeks (and by 'you' I mean Kaitlyn and Mom), so here it is. Enjoy :)
Sunday, December 13
- White Christmas 8 pm AMC
- Elf 9 pm USA
Monday, December 14
- White Christmas 1 am AMC
- Elf 11:05 pm USA
Tuesday, December 15
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 7 pm ABCFAM
- *Charlie Brown Christmas 8 pm ABC
- Elf 9 pm USA
Wednesday, December 16
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8 pm Toon
Thursday, December 17
- Saturday Night Live Christmas 2009 8 pm NBC
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9 pm Toon
Friday, December 18
- Elf 7 pm USA
- The Santa Clause 7 pm Disney
- *Frosty the Snowman 8 pm CBS
Saturday, December 19
- The Holiday 12 am TBS
- The Santa Claus 12 pm Disney
- *The Holiday 12:45 pm TBS
- Elf 8 pm CBS
- *Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 8 pm NBC
- The Family Stone 10 pm FX
Sunday, December 20
- The Family Stone 7 pm FX
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9 pm Toon
Monday, December 21
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9 pm Toon
- The Polar Express 8 pm Disney
Tuesday, December 22
- The Polar Express 12 pm Disney
- Home Alone 8 pm FX
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8:30 pm Toon
- Home Alone 10 pm FX
Wednesday, December 23
- Miracle on 34th Street 7:30 pm ABCFAM
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8 pm ABC
- *The Polar Express 10 pm ABCFAM
Thursday, December 24
- White Christmas 9 am AMC
- White Christmas 11:45 am AMC
- White Christmas 2:30 pm AMC
- *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3:30 pm ABCFAM
- *The Santa Clause 4 pm Disney
- White Christmas 5:15 pm AMC
- *It’s A Wonderful Life 8 pm NBC
- *Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 8 pm ABCFAM
- White Christmas 8 pm AMC
- *Year without a Santa Claus 9 pm ABCFAM
- White Christmas 10:45 pm AMC
Friday, December 25
- *White Christmas 1:30 am AMC
- *Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 4 pm ABCFAM
- *Home Alone 7:30 pm FX
- Elf 8 pm USA
- *Elf 9:28 pm USA
- *The Family Stone 11:30 pm FX
- *A Christmas Story 24-hour Marathon TBS
* denotes the last time you can catch this special on television.
The following movies will not be on television this season, but you should really already own them on DVD to make your holiday viewing complete. If you don't own them, I do, so we can watch them together :-)
- A Muppet Christmas Carol
- A Muppet Family Christmas
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the movie)
- Love Actually
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- The Christmas Toy
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Love,
Tara
8:44 pm I know, I know...
Okay, I've been a bad little blogger lately. But before I remedy that, I need to provide you with this REALLY important post: Tara's Holiday Viewing Guide 2009. You've been begging me for it for weeks (and by 'you' I mean Kaitlyn and Mom), so here it is. Enjoy :)
Sunday, December 13
- White Christmas 8 pm AMC
- Elf 9 pm USA
Monday, December 14
- White Christmas 1 am AMC
- Elf 11:05 pm USA
Tuesday, December 15
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 7 pm ABCFAM
- *Charlie Brown Christmas 8 pm ABC
- Elf 9 pm USA
Wednesday, December 16
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8 pm Toon
Thursday, December 17
- Saturday Night Live Christmas 2009 8 pm NBC
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9 pm Toon
Friday, December 18
- Elf 7 pm USA
- The Santa Clause 7 pm Disney
- *Frosty the Snowman 8 pm CBS
Saturday, December 19
- The Holiday 12 am TBS
- The Santa Claus 12 pm Disney
- *The Holiday 12:45 pm TBS
- Elf 8 pm CBS
- *Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 8 pm NBC
- The Family Stone 10 pm FX
Sunday, December 20
- The Family Stone 7 pm FX
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9 pm Toon
Monday, December 21
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9 pm Toon
- The Polar Express 8 pm Disney
Tuesday, December 22
- The Polar Express 12 pm Disney
- Home Alone 8 pm FX
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8:30 pm Toon
- Home Alone 10 pm FX
Wednesday, December 23
- Miracle on 34th Street 7:30 pm ABCFAM
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8 pm ABC
- *The Polar Express 10 pm ABCFAM
Thursday, December 24
- White Christmas 9 am AMC
- White Christmas 11:45 am AMC
- White Christmas 2:30 pm AMC
- *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3:30 pm ABCFAM
- *The Santa Clause 4 pm Disney
- White Christmas 5:15 pm AMC
- *It’s A Wonderful Life 8 pm NBC
- *Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 8 pm ABCFAM
- White Christmas 8 pm AMC
- *Year without a Santa Claus 9 pm ABCFAM
- White Christmas 10:45 pm AMC
Friday, December 25
- *White Christmas 1:30 am AMC
- *Miracle on 34th Street (1994) 4 pm ABCFAM
- *Home Alone 7:30 pm FX
- Elf 8 pm USA
- *Elf 9:28 pm USA
- *The Family Stone 11:30 pm FX
- *A Christmas Story 24-hour Marathon TBS
* denotes the last time you can catch this special on television.
The following movies will not be on television this season, but you should really already own them on DVD to make your holiday viewing complete. If you don't own them, I do, so we can watch them together :-)
- A Muppet Christmas Carol
- A Muppet Family Christmas
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the movie)
- Love Actually
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- The Christmas Toy
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Love,
Tara
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