Now my own list has grown to over five pages in my bullet journal. Friends began sending me their must-watch lists. Then I hopped on Wikipedia to see the holes in my list (did you know there’s a wiki page dedicated to rom-coms by decade?). I pulled out my bullet journal, scrawled at the top “Comfort Watching,” and started listing as many as I could. And while you can do much worse for a family movie night than the Hepburns (Audrey and Katherine - not related, in case you were wondering), a new rom-com renaissance happened, bringing with it new movies that are now considered modern classics. But there were too many that snuck by me. Of course I’d seen the Big Ones: You’ve Got Mail, While You Were Sleeping, 13 Going on 30. Last year might have been my best one yet: I decided to tackle all the romantic comedies I’d somehow missed in that golden age. It’s my excuse to banish practicality and make a habit of something I already want to do, but might not in the name of pragmatism. I’ve done all kinds of different delight-only resolutions since then-drink tea out of proper teacups, learn to make good sourdough bread (which I never did instead I learned to just buy the good stuff from a bakery), a year of Shakespeare (don’t worry, that’s fun for me), master eye makeup that’s not just mascara, learn origami. People really love the idea of fun-only resolutions.) (Let me tell you, when people heard that, I got so many adorable pajama sets for gifts that year. No more college t-shirts and yoga pants for sleeping. That first year, my resolution was to wear proper, grown up pajamas. ![]() Of course I begged Ginger to tell me more.Ī few years ago, a little bored with my regular new year’s resolutions like “drink more water,” I decided from then on, I’d keep making resolutions each new year, but they would only be fun. After a great recent discussion with author Julie Buxbaum (which inspired this post ), our Book Club community manager Ginger Horton mentioned a beloved yearly tradition that involves two of my favorite things: bullet journals and rom coms.
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