10 Unforgettable Halloween Movies You​ Must Watch this October

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  Brisk mornings, the feeling of leaves crunching beneath your feet, pumpkin-flavored everything and horror movie marathons streaming endlessly on the TV.  If you’re anything like me, you love bundling up in a warm blanket on the couch to enjoy the movie marathons playing throughout October.  If you’re having trouble deciding what to watch, check out the list below for Halloween-themed movies to get you into the Halloween spirit!

1. Hocus Pocus: Everyone knows you can’t go wrong with this Halloween classic.  It’s a movie great for all ages that never grows old, much like the Sanderson sisters.  If you’re not the proud owner of the DVD, check it out on Freeform’s 13 Nights of Halloween.
2. Halloweentown: Who, as a child, didn’t wish their mom and grandma were secret witches and a whole other world of creepy creatures existed?  Come on, I can’t be the only one!
3. Rocky Horror Picture Show: Dammit, Janet!  Bonus points if you go to a live showing and dress up!
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas:  A movie that’s about Halloween and Christmas?  What could be better?
5. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!: A classic for all ages.
6. Ghostbusters: Bill-effing-Murray.  Enough said.
7. Scream: A serial killer slasher movie is a must for October.
8. The Shining:  What’s more Halloween-ish than a haunted hotel that brings out the crazy in its guests?  Stephen King is truly a horror genius.
9. Beetlejuice:  Beetlejuice!  Beetlejuice!  Beetlejuice!
10. The Exorcist: If exorcisms don’t freak you out, check out this movie that’ll be sure to make your head turn.  See what I did there?

Did one of your favorite Halloween movies not make my list?  Tell me what it is in the comment section below!

Until next time,

Emily

My October Goals/Bucket List

New month, new goals!  Too often do I find myself creating goals for myself, but I never write them down!  Instead, I end up remembering them a few weeks later and try pushing them off until the next month.  That’s about to change starting now!  Take a look at the list below for all of my goals I wish to accomplish this month.

1. Incorporate more yoga into my fitness routine.
2. Write consistently on my blog.
3. Read at least one book.
4. Build my portfolio site.
5. Gain 3 new followers.
6. Exercise consistently.
7. Go to sleep earlier.
8. Have weekly date nights with Kyle.
9. Declutter and organize!
10. Research for NaNoWriMo.

To add to my list of October goals, check out my October Bucket List!

1. Watch 5 different Halloween movies.
2. Carve pumpkins.    
3. Watch a horror movie.                             
4. Go hiking.
5. Eat S’Mores at a bonfire.
6. Decorate for fall.    
7. Buy a fall candle.
8. Host or attend a Halloween Party.
9. Visit a pumpkin patch.
10. Write Halloween-themed short story and post to my blog.

So what are your October goals and/or bucket list?  Feel free to share in the comments below!

The Ultimate Bucket List: 33 Fun Things To Do This Summer

We’re more than halfway through the year and it’s the summer solstice!  Even though it gets unfathomably hot outside, summer is my second favorite season.  I love the feeling of the windows down and the wind blowing my hair around, the smell of summer rains and the idea of spending as much time outside soaking up the summer sun.  As an adult, I still have a bucket list of things I want to do over the next few months.  Here are 33 fun things you can do this summer!

• Read a few books
• Go to a drive-in movie
• Watch a new movie in theaters
• Go to the beach
• Go on a bike ride
• Go hiking
• Visit a water park
• Visit an amusement park 
• Go on a road trip
• Go somewhere new
• Finish a series on Netflix
• Eat S’mores
• Watch the sunset
• Have a water balloon fight
• Go swimming
• Go on a picnic
• Attend a concert
• Go bowling
• Go mini-golfing
• Go to a park
• Visit an aquarium
• Take a day trip somewhere fun
• Go camping
• Host a barbecue
• Go fishing
• Create a blanket fort
• Have a movie marathon/lazy day
• Go white water rafting
• Run a 5K
• Try out new recipes
• Write more often
• Visit a zoo
• Try out a new local restaurant

Are you doing anything fun this summer that I didn’t include on this list, or is there something you’re looking forward to doing this summer that you want to share?  Leave it in the comments below and I’ll respond as soon as I can!  Also follow me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to keep up with my summer plans!

P.S.  I GOT MARRIED!!!!  Look for my post in the upcoming week that discusses wedding crafting, unexpected things that went wrong (and how you don’t even notice them and/or care), and a description of how the big day went.