SW XXVII {9.25.18} Sorry I’m Late

by Cristina | Last Updated: September 25, 2018

I Got Lost In the Back to School Activities/Play Dates/Tutoring/Something Navy Launch Shuffle

Do you smell that in the air? If you live in Miami it may just be the humidity BUT also it’s NEW TV!!!!!

I love Fall.  Fall usually brings cooler temps, sweaters, boots, and hot coffee.  While these insanely warm temperatures preclude most of what Fall was supposed to bring us it can’t ruin FALL TV!

I will be busy watching all week (you can see my must watch list below)…. plus trying really hard to manage the schedules of three kids who make more play dates and have more activities than most CEO’s.

When we were little did we boss around our parents this much?   Or were our parents just meaner/smarter than us, and said no? I can’t tell.  I’ve gone from mom to shuttle bus quick.

Anyway… I’ll keep this brief today we are discussing the art of an apology, the Hadids, Chrissy Tiegen, and how Fall TV brings out my best TV addict skills.

See you next week!

xx
Cristina

The Apology Police is Working Overtime

Ever been in an argument with your significant other where you know you are right? As you can imagine this happens to me often.  Our life in a nutshell: my husband and I are arguing- I’m right- and the time comes for him to apologize. 

I’ve always thought that my husband’s apologies were subpar.  I love him- I almost always forgive him- but mediocre apology at best.  He always defended his apologies saying I was not the apology police and that his “sorry” was just fine.

So imagine how ecstatic I was to find there is an actual Apology Critic.   Sorry Watch, founded by Susan McCArthy and Marjorie Ingall in 2012, is an entire site dedicated to breaking down public apologies. I obviously spent more than an appropriate amount of time on this site.   In a very smart and almost always hilarious way they condemn the shitty apologies but always issue praise when deserved.  

How it works? Remember a week or two ago when Revolve featured an image from an upcoming collaboration between Lena Dunham and a brand LPA {FIND THAT DRAMA HERE} where there was a practically perfect model wearing a sweatshirt that said “Fat is not beautiful it is an excuse.” Well LPA and Revolve issued apologies that were a little less than acceptable if you ask me- but you don’t have to they rated it HERE.

So what’a my takeaway here? In the event that I’m ever wrong again {unlikely} I will have a place to go and fine tune my apology skills.

For those wanting a short hand a couple of psychologists on Mind Tools would agree this is what you need to form a proper apology:
1- Express Remorse: “I’m Sorry”
2- Admit Responsibility: Empathize and take responsibility
3- Make Amends: take action make the situation right
4- Promise it Won’t Happen Again: or try to change behavior

It’s a full moon guys…. we could all probably improve our sorry game.

Standouts of the Week 

The Hadids Do Dinner. It’s the dinner party you can’t miss.  Gigi, Bella and their brother, Anwar have dinner with their mother, Yolanda in this AMAZING Beetlejiice parody.  Watch it HERE or click the image.

Chrissy Tiegen is Going to Hit a Bullseye! You see what I did there? Because she is coming out with a Target Line. The line is appropriately called, Cravings, after her best selling cookbook.  It has very pretty things to prep, cook and serve your guests.  Check out the entire line HERE and you can get shopping September 30!

Millenials Are Lovers! It would appear that Millenials are bringing the divorce rate down a whopping 18% from 2008 to 2016.  Apparently being “entitled” {I don’t call you that- society calls you that} also leads to being pickier about choice of partner which leads to less divorce.  Woohoo for love! Full article HERE.

LBJ is following Michael down the rabbit hole- literally! You get it- because Bugs Bunny has a rabbit hole and Lebron James will be starring with our favorite bunny in a remake of Space Jam.  This is not a drill. Catch the article HERE.

Like a Virgin. Ellen had the latest Bachelor, Colton, on last week and he met his first three ladies.  I’m trying really hard to be excited here ABC but you’re getting pretty BORING and PREDICTABLE.  You better hope this guy loses his flower on the season or we are looking at the three worst seasons in Bachelor history in a row.  But I will still watch- obviously.  Check it out for yourself HERE or click image below.

Just a Spoonful of Sugar! Mary Poppins is returning this Christmas and the trailer gave me the chills.  The Banks children are all grown up, and Mary is back to help them through a tough time.  It stars Emily Blunt, Lin Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, and Dick Van Dyke is even back with some moves.  Check the trailer HERE or click the image.

TV Addict Update  

As we have established, time and time again, I watch too much TV.

We get all of our favorite shows back this week! Get the DVR’s ready This is Us, Grey’s Anatomy, How To Get Away with Murder, Modern Family, The Good Place and more are all back.  And….

It’s Pilot season! What I’m going to report on for next week or you can follow along on my Instagram StoriesManifest (aired yesterday NBC), A Million Little Things (ABC Wednesday 10 PM), Single Parents (ABC Wednesday 9:30), and MURPHY BROWN!

Yes Murphy Brown is back! You can catch it on CBS Thursdays at 9:30 and watch Murph in a world of 24 hour cable TV and “fake news”.  Come on- Murphy was one of the first hard working women that we got to see on TV- let’s give her some love.

Have a suggestion? Let me know

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I think I stand pigeon toed cause of Michael Jordan 😊