My TOP 10 for Halloween ;0)

Like most people Halloween is one of my favorite holidays,  but I can watch and enjoy watching scary movies all year long... just not by myself ;)
*** Also, I know not all of my choices leave you sleepless, some are just enjoyable to watch.

Here are my favorite Halloween/ scary movies: (The order is debatable)

Enjoy!

1. The Exorcist (1973)
I remember the first time I watched it. I was 12 years old and at a friends having a slumber party. It was the first time I had ever experienced "devil type" movies and I was scared SHITLESS! So much so that I had to call my dad to come pick me up at midnight from the friends house. I didn't watch it again until well into my twenties.

2. The Ring (2002)
Ok... A girl climbing out of a TV.... enough said. Enough to make you not turn on the tv for a good week. Also, I think every house and every town has mysterious pasts that are a bit creepy.

3. Paranormal Activity (2007)
Although I missed the last (and said to be the scariest) 2 minutes because I closed my eyes, I truly was terrified the first time I saw this. I don't do well with sci-fi , demonic hauntings. I watch wayyyy to many ghost hunter stories and this one hit way too close to home.

4.  The Shining (1980)
Besides the fact that Stanley Kubrick is a genius, this movie seriously has scare factor. RED RUM... Yikes. Isn't every one's fear of being stuck somewhere with no way of getting out and then getting so paranoid that you can't tell whats real or fake.

5. What Lies Beneath (2000)
This has serious spook factor because the twist becomes so intense. It makes you wonder if you really know those you live with. Women lie. Men lie. Hmmm.... maybe not ;)

6. Saw series (2004- present)
Yes, I know it has become a little played out but I still really enjoy it and am REALLY looking forward to seeing the last installment in 3D.  Plus, I truly believe we have psychos out there. The gore and the way he kills people is a little stomach wrenching but can you imagine being one of Jigsaw's victims. Umm, no thanks.

7.  I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Typical teen slasher film but highly enjoyable. Doesn't leave me sleepless, heck I could fall asleep to it but it is a great watch. Kevin Williamson  perfected that genre. He is also responsible for Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Vampire Diaries, and Scream.

8. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
A family being stalked and tortured by another family. Knowing you are going to get murdered and eaten by your own kind sucks. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT watch this one alone. It is super scary. Also, don't marry your first cousin ;)

9. Blair Witch Project (1999)
LOVE IT. Mind you I did see the midnight showing and did not know it was a movie. Also, the cast did not have scripts was extra spooky. This movie serious left my mind in a maze for days. Truly terrified and well the idea of this was GENIUS. Once the secret was out, I rested easier but I still have a tough time watching this one.

10. The Sixth Sense  (1999)
His gift is well a curse. The twist on this has you so creeped out, you have to watch it again just to catch all the signs. I still love this one. I miss the old M. Night Shamylan on a side note.

Sex and the City BABY!

If you know me, I am OBSESSED with Sex and the City. I have compiled some of my favorite quotes to share with you. TRUST ME, this is the short list. I have many more to add to it. I just wanted to share.

“The fact is, sometimes it’s really hard to walk in a single woman’s shoes. That’s why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun." Carrie Bradshaw

"I think I have monogamy. I caught it from you." Samantha Jones

"I'm a try-sexual. I'll try anything once." Samantha Jones

"It took me a really long time to get here, but I’m here. Carrie, you’re the one. " Mr. Big

"No matter who broke your heart, or how long it takes to heal, you’ll never get through it without your friends." Carrie Bradshaw

“The most important thing in life is your family. There are days you love them, and others you don’t. But, in the end, they’re the people you always come home to. Sometimes it’s the family you’re born into and sometimes it’s the one you make for yourself." Carrie Bradshaw

 "Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous."  Carrie Bradshaw

"Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies" Carrie Bradshaw

"Maybe some women aren’t meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with." Carrie Bradshaw

More to come ;)

Changed MY Life ;)

Reading "Eat, Pray, Love" changed my life. I was struggling with hurting an ex. Eventhough I had closed that relationship years earlier, I have always struggled with not being able to force myself to make it work. When Liz stands on the moutain and speaks to her ex and asks for forgiveness and closure, I felt like that was ME asking for forgiveness and closure. I have never been the "hurter"... I have always been "hurt"... so I DEEPLY struggled with hurting someone.

Anyway, I HIGHLY recommend reading this book if you struggle with closure on a relationship. It is also helping me with closure on a current relationship. I re-read the quote below over and over because I once believed we were only meant to have one soul mate. NOW I know we can have several. People come into your life for many reasons and leave for reasons we may never understand.

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.

A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master..."

— Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love)

 

30 and fabulous?

I have spent the better part of the last hour googling "turning 30". I guess admitting your age is the first step. I slept horrible last night, tossing and turning and so anxious. The other milestones seem fun. 16, you get a car. 18, you can vote. 21, you can finally legally drink. BUT 30? Your thirties seems as though you should have a check list of the goals that you made in your twenties accomplished.

I guess I have roughly a month to figure this out. Where did the time go? Why is only a third of my list even tapped? Should I rewrite the list and cross out the goals I had as failures? That seems so negative and harsh. BUT when do you figure out the direction you want to go. Shouldn't I already have my career figured out? I go in one direction and then a year or two later, I have decided its not where I see myself. Should I be this stressed out? Or shall I take this year and just throw myself into it?

The blogs I have read about turning 30 have been so mixed. Literally, night and day. Some say to just embrace it. Age is just a number. Others say get your act together. I feel like Bridget Jones or something; when I would rather feel like Carrie Bradshaw. I hope this anxiety passes so I can enjoy the damn day.

I surely did not think when I celebrated my 29th birthday that this year would take such a whirlwind. A four year relationship ended, devastating me. My career path completely changed and has left me questioning which direction to go. AND in a million years, I never thought I would be back home relying on my parents for help. No wonder I am having such spontaneous and frequent panic attacks.

Maybe I will spend the next month just doing A LOT of self discovering, praying, crying (lol), and also being grateful for what I do have and not what I do not... as lying about your age these days isn't really an option.