Fall ’23 Daydreaming

Between the subtle ease in weather and dramatic change in hue, I, too, wish to find serenity and transformation within the anticipated arrival of fall.

For what I daydream merely burrows my passion more profound for what may come within the season to come:

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• Fall in love
• Make a gingerbread loaf from scratch
• Cook more homemade soups than I can count
• Finish each book I’m currently reading
• Have sunrise/sunset picnics weekly
• Ride bikes to get coffee and a pastry (try not to fall off as much as I can)
• Bake homemade cherry and pumpkin pie
• Get a new tattoo (or several)
• Go on art museum and café dates
• Experiment with various coffee recipes
• Take countless walks
• Attend a tea party
• Learn to sew
• Buy (or make) a new pajama set and more jackets to love
• Be more social
• Take an excessive amount of candid polaroids
• Get a pedicure with a neutral (but sparkly) color
• Prepare for family birthday season
• Have bonfires weekly
• Go on a day/weekend trip
• Make and/or go out for a luxury brunch
• Be creative with fall crafts
• Have movie nights with homemade snacks
• Figure out what I’m doing with my life
• Be curious
• Be spontaneous
• Exercise healthier self-talk
• Paint a pumpkin
• Forgive myself for spring/summer mistakes
• Go to a pottery class
• Find and buy a stripped knit sweater
• Visit every farmer’s market possible
• Decline a camping trip invite, opt for a cabin instead
• Make caramel apple fries
• Have a game night with a charcuterie board
• Cook meals using various in-season vegetables
• Accumulate my fall playlist
• Write three times a week with every ounce of passion in my veins

As the wind softly weaves by, I wave to the rustling leaves, as they, too, eagerly await to be set free to their destined metamorphosis.