Hello Spring, Hello You, Hello Me!
I’m here, thankfully I’m still here. It’s been kind of a whirlwind of a Winter but Spring is here and I’m happy to say everything is really coming up roses. I missed this space and I hope to update more frequently. I know I say that a lot but that’s how I feel and sometimes this space isn’t my priority.
Anyways, happy to be back and happy to share.
This month seemed to have just flown by in a blink of an eye. This weekend is the first weekend I’ve had free to pretty much do nothing or do everything I want to do. In the busyness of the month, I haven’t had a chance to put together a proper “Autumn Bucket List” until this past week. So here it is, free off the press.
This season will consist of the following fun items:
Neighborhood Walks
Decorating for Halloween = done
Bake some good stuff
Make some good comfort food dishes
Read more books = in progress
Try to make a new-to-me latte recipe
Relax = doing that today… hello spa day
Buy Flowers for the house = in progress
Decorate for Fall
Drink more water = in progress
Photo-a-Day Challenge = not happening so far.
Inktober challenge= in progress
Eat more apples = in progress
Make a dry leaves journal
Beach BBQ with friends = done
Fall picnic
Polaroid pictures = in progress
30-day journal challenge = done
Blog more = hmm, need to work on this
Spa days = in pogress
Buy pumpkins = done
Buy Halloween candy = doing that today
Start a “seasons” journal = done
Be thankful = in progress
Bake something for work colleagues
Patience = always working on this
Make a new Fall playlist = done
Buy a work worthy warm jacket = done = thank you J. Crew!
Hope your Fall is shaping up for some good fun.
PS- I downloaded this cute little “Autumn Bucket List” from the blog A Beautiful Mess https://abeautifulmess.com/ in case your interested.
The windows are open but I can hear the rain coming down. It’s the first rain of the season. October has arrived and I’m so excited for this season. Carved pumpkins, leaves on the ground, cool days/cool evenings, misty mornings, Santa Ana winds, Halloween, costumes, scary movies, pumpkin spice and everything nice.
I think this is going to be a season of change. I’m not sure if it will all be good but I’m ready to face it. Also, I want to relish in everything I love about the Halloween season.
Welcome, to the fall season.
I can’t get enough of these flowers. I don’t know their official name but I just call them yellow buttons.
I guess I’ll just have to buy some more this week.
Well, this Summer didn’t turn out as expected. Some family emergencies occurred and that’s life sometimes. So I didn’t get to do as much of my Summer Bucket List as I anticipated but that’s okay because family comes first. The one thing I did get to do was read. Hooray! I’m usually a pretty slow reader and get distracted with things like the television, napping or stalking people on instagram but I’ve been trying to keep those time wasters to a minimum and pull out my book whenever I have some down time.
Let’s take a look.
These are the books I have read. All pretty interesting but for me Elanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine really got to me. It was sooo good, it made me laugh and actually made me cry (which I don’t do often) with books. I was rooting for “Elanor” from the first page! I think there is a movie in the works but it probably won’t stand up to the book but I’m anxious to see it. It was awesome!! I also really liked Convenience Store Women. It was different, funny and often times relatable. I just finished Sharp Objects last week and whoa! I’m interested in seeing the mini-series that just came out. All good books.
Here’s what I’m reading right now. I’m looovving Strange Weather in Tokyo. So good. I’ve been devouring it and can’t wait to get to the end. I’m reading the sun and her flowers at a slow pace. I love the drawings that Rupi Kaur includes in her books.
Here are the next three books I have waiting on my mantle. I think I’ll save the Shirley Jackson and Wilkie Collins for October, you know for the greatest time of the year…Halloween. Scary movies and scary books are my jam.
I hope this day finds you well and you have some time to read!
A couple of things I can cross off my summer bucket list, got back into the pool and I’ve been doing lots of reading. I should share those reads soon. Other then that it’s been a busy, busy, hot, hot and very low key summer.
Do you have those type of days were you just want to hide from the world. Sit in a room, eat junk food and just rest. I haven’t had one of these days in a really long time but today is just one of those days I don’t want to be an adult.
Tomorrow is a new day and I’m looking forward to a fresh start.
