Autumn Bliss
Fall is my absolute favorite season, and living in New England for the last two years has made Autumn immeasurably more dreamy for me.
I’ve always been a “fall girlie,” as the kids would say. My birthday is in October, it’s Halloween/Samhain month, pumpkin and apple everything, and the weather morphs into the most enjoyable, cozy time of the year. You will not catch me hating on a drizzly day - just pass the chai.
A cemetery with vibrant trees at sunset.
Fall is truly the embodiment of the end of a cycle - plants that have spent the year growing now approach a period of rest after the hard work of producing blooms, pollen, nectar, and beauty. It lets us know in shades of winter berry red, pumpkin orange, and candle flame yellow that the time to prepare for the dark half of the year is now. It’s a vibrant close to summer and a beautiful approach to winter.
I often find myself wanting to live in the fall ambience year-round, which, can ya blame a girl? But as I’ve gotten older and had kids of my own, I’m begrudgingly accepting the lessons I teach them, which includes enjoying where you’re at and what you’re doing each day – an important reminder especially with snowy season just around the corner.
Some of the best advice I’ve seen lately on social media lately came from a woman reminding others to use this time of transition to actually create a schedule to help you through the winter months (I’m going to link HERE from Gabrielle Coffy, who I saw on TikTok and created the Winter Phase prep/breakdown guide – thank you Gabrielle!!). If the plants are on a schedule, I should be on one too.
An orange leaf rests on a gray, moss-covered rock.
This past year has felt like such a whirlwind, that I think my mind and body are actually quite looking forward to slowing down and just enjoying the season I’m in, both physically and mentally. We bought our first home here in Massachusetts not too long ago and with the weight of that off our shoulders, I’m pumped to nest, fall (ha ha) into a routine, and create our dream home. This may not be our forever home, but it’s our right-now home, and making our little safe haven feels like a wish finally come true. The state of the world feels pretty heavy, but I’m grateful and recognize our privilege in being able to get to this point. It’s been a long-awaited transition.
So although I may start to panic (just a little bit) at the ever-increasing amount of leaves on the ground, I’ll try and remember to enjoy each day and approach winter with the same enthusiasm I have for fall. Someone remind me to stock up on the canned pumpkin and apple cider now though, ‘kay? Thanks.
A house sits behind a cemetery, surrounded by orange and yellow-leafed trees. (Please note that for safety reasons, this is obviously not a picture of my personal home.)
