Busy Bee Mama

It's May 9th.... I'm a little late. Hello! Hi! Ciao bella! Yes, I called you beautiful. What isn't beautiful is the shows we lost this month... It's sad. Be prepared to say goodbye, but don't fret... some longtime favorites have survived. Let's get ready to rumble. Cancellations Shades of Blue (NBC) will end with its upcoming 3rd season (premiering in June 2018) Everything Sucks (Netflix) The Quad (BET) Homeland (Showtime)  Seven Seconds (Netflix) Taken (NBC)  Living Bibically (CBS) Ash vs Evil Dead (Starz)  The Path (Hulu)  Here and Now (HBO) Renewals Arrow (CW) Black Lightning (CW) Dynasty (CW) The Flash (CW) Jane the Virgin (CW) Legends of Tomorrow (CW) Riverdale (CW) Supergirl (CW)  Supernatural (CW) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW) - Season 4 is likely the last season. Killing Eve (BBC America) - Season 2 Mom (CBS) - Season 6 Alexa & Katie (Netflix) - Season 2 Barry (HBO) - Season 2 Silicon Valley (HBO) - Season 6 Broad City (...

It's funny. I graduated high school in 2010. The main thing our guidance counselors shoved into our brains was that we had to get a degree to succeed. This may be true if you become a doctor or maybe a lawyer, but other degrees do not have the same output. Success tends to be measured by happiness and money. Degrees such as education, criminal justice, and others do not have the same income as others (like accounting, law, pre-med/medical school, etc.).  So what is the purpose of getting a degree if that's true? Why put yourself into debt? What is the benefit of getting a degree?  Honestly, it's up to the person. For example, my dream job is to be a professor. For me to do that, I have to get a master's degree to teach at a community college (associate/bachelor level) and a doctorate to teach at a university (undergraduate and graduate). For me to achieve my dream job, I have to get a degree. It also means that I get to go heavily in debt. I regret not doing bett...

Marchin' right on into April. We are almost at the end of the Winter television show run and at the beginning of the Spring television show run. Summer is only a few months away. I found a lot of good television shows this Fall/Winter, but unfortunately, there's been a lot of crappy ones too. It seems like a lot of shows want to achieve that 30 minute sitcom perfection that my generation and prior grew up loving. It's apparently harder to achieve than you think because so many keep getting cancelled. Here's what made the cut. Renewals The Good Doctor (ABC) - Season 2 Schitt's Creek (Pop) - Season 5 Black Mirror (Netflx) - Season 5 The Wall (NBC) - Season 3 Power (Starz) - Season 6 Dancing with the Stars (ABC) The Bachelor (ABC) Child Support (ABC) America's Funniest Home Video (ABC) Travelers (Netflix) - Season 3 The Sinner (USA) - Season 2 Will & Grace (NBC) - Season 11 Hollywood Game Night (NBC) - Season 6 Queer Eye (Netflix) Nailed It!...

February is over. So are some of your favorites shows. Some will return for the Spring or Summer season (or even Fall)... some won't return ever again (unless another network revives it). I've been slacking on blogging... and watching television. It's the worst because I love television. Perhaps I'll binge all summer. Here is a list of the cancelled and renewed shows from February 2018!  Cancellations A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) will end next year with season 3.  Once Upon A Time (ABC) Disjointed (Netflix) **Paramount has delayed the March launch of its new series Heathers to later in 2018 as a result of the recent school shooting in Florida. ** Renewals BattleBots (Discovery and Science Channel) - Revived The Four (FOX) - Season 2 Tosh.0 (Comedy Central) - Renewed 3 more seasons Bosch (Amazon) - Season 5 No Activity (CBS All Access) - Season 2 Grace and Frankie (Netflix) - Season 5 Midnight, Texas (NBC) - Season 2 Superstore (NBC)...

Welcome to the new year! It's 2018, baby. Lots of new television shows are being released this year, but there's also a lot of old shows that will most likely end this year. Let's hope this is a good year for TV. I have a hypothesis that a lot of shows will be cancelled this year and next year will be the year of mostly new television shows. Let's see what was renewed and cancelled in January. Renewals She's Gotta Have It (Netflix) - Season 2 The Circus (Showtime) - Season 3 The Gifted (FOX) - Season 2 Young Sheldon (CBS) - Season 2 The Gong Show (ABC) - Season 2 Floribama Shore (MTV) - Season 2 Future Man (Hulu) - Season 2 Marvel's Runaways (Hulu) - Season 2 Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - Season 2 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS) - Seasons 3 and 4 American Dad (TBS) - Season 15 and 16 Stan Against Evil (IFC) - Season 3 The Walking Dead (AMC) - Season 9 9-1-1 (FOX) - Season 2 The Tick (Amazon) - Season 2 Grown-ish (Freeform) - Season ...

Here's one of the new things I want to try on the blog! I want to have a book of the month. This month, I'm going to suggest a book that I really like. This month, and every month this year, I'll post here about a book and where to get it. Then you have until the end of the month to read it! On the last day of the month, I'll go live on Facebook live (is google hangout still a thing?) and we'll have a discussion about it. It'll be fun and easy! We can connect and make new friends. This month, I'm going to suggest Outlander . I chose Outlander because it's one of my obsessions right now. I love the badassery of Claire. I love the ode to history. I love Jamie Fraser. I love the action. The only thing I'm not a fan of: it's a very "wordy" book and there's long sentences with Scottish and British terminology. If you read this book though (and you love it), it's actually a series! Right now, the author is working on book number nin...

2017 has left us, as well as some television shows. Now here's 2018. What's returning (or not returning) in 2018? Keep reading and find out below. Cancellations Haters Back Off (Netflix) Love (Netflix) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBC America)  Graves (Epix) White Famous (Showtime) Renewals Stranger Things (Netflix) - Season 3 Shooter (USA) - Season 3 Berlin Station (Epix) - Season 3 Big Little Lies (HBO) - Season 2 Victoria (PBS) - Season 3 Marvel's The Punisher (Netflix) - Season 2 Mr. Robot (USA) - Season 4 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) - Season 10 Frontier (Netflix) - Season 3 Van Helsing (Syfy) - Season 3 Dark (Netflix) - Season 2 There's so many shows that were renewed in December. Only five goodbyes though! I'm not heartbroken over any of these shows that are cancelled. I don't even have any honorable mentions! I'm hoping January has the same feels.  Are you happy about any renewals or upset about any of ...

It's Christmas! It's Christmas! It's Christmas! Less than a week until 2018, but who cares because it's Christmas! It's Christmas! It's Christmas! You're possibly going to get presents today. You may get a lot. You may get a little. You may get that 60" television you've been wanting. Or you may get something that you may need or already have. Regardless, someone took time out of their life to think of you. They thought you deserved something . It's important to remain grateful and humble during this day. It is easy to get lost in the greed of the season. Let's take today to revisit some manners. Today's challenge: Say thank you. Don't forget to tell everyone who got you a present today those two simple words. Thank you! Thank you for reading this blog. Thank you for buying me a present. Thank you for spending time with me today. Thank you for being you. Don't forget to say thank you! Today's task: Make a list. You...

Today is December 17th. There are only 8 days until Christmas and 15 days until 2018. What even! I am stunned. Can you believe it? What are your plans for Christmas? Comment below, I really want to hear them! Do you ever feel like you need a break? Do you feel like you need to get away? Do you want to travel somewhere new but don't want to break the bank? The title of this post is "baecation". Part "bae", part "vacation". What is a baecation? It's the term I'm using to label taking a vacation, having a little "me" time, and/or spending time with the people you love the most. Sometimes you need to take a little break. Sometimes you need a mental health day. Today's task: Plan a baecation. Plan a mental health day. Take one full day to do things to make you happy. Get your nails done. Go visit a beautiful place, like a waterfall. Go see a movie. Read a book in the park. Plan a day. Do it. Turn your phone off. Relax. Be you....

I'm not a big movie buff. I have never really been. I prefer watching television shows or books because you get really attached to characters over a period of time. Movies do not have the same affect. I'm trying to change how I feel about movies. I bought a subscription called MoviePass. I pay $10/month and can see a movie in theaters every day. So I've been paying attention more to movies being released in theaters. Here is a list of movies coming out that I'm excited for: The Disaster Artist, December 8th    Star Wars: The Last Jedi, December 15th Ferdinand, December 15th The Greatest Showman, December 20 Downsizing, December 22nd Pitch Perfect 3, December 22nd I'm excited for Ferdinand because I think Jude will really love it. Otherwise, I'm not as excited about this new Star Wars as I was for the 7th one. Mostly, I'm excited for the Greatest Showman. It has a bunch of big names, which makes me wonder if ...

Today is December 6th. There are 19 days until Christmas and 25 days left in the year. This month is flying by. There are so many things for you to accomplish. At the beginning of the year, you probably thought about some of the things you would have liked to accomplish this year. Some people want to remodel a room in their home. Some people want to refinish a dresser. Some people want to carpet clean their entire house so their carpets will be clean and free of allergens. I have a few unfinished projects. I am only human. Life gets in the way or money just isn't there. I understand that. I started fixing my dresser drawers when we first moved into our house in November 2016. Unfortunately, we never finished gluing the bottom drawer. Today's Task: Look at the list of projects you wanted to complete in 2017. What projects did you not start? What projects did you leave half-finished? Pick a project and complete it. I think I'm going to finish my dresser drawers! ...

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