What do you want this Fall to look like?

 

 

The first starting point towards having an intentional Fall is to ask yourself this simple but important question:

What do you want this Fall to look & feel like?

Maybe you’ve thought about this a little here and there or possibly this question has never even crossed your mind.

For me personally I like to start with how I want this season to feel.

Sometimes when you start with the feeling, it can then better help you to figure out what this season might look like and some of the things you can do during this time to help you acheive what you’re hoping for.

Let’s start off with how you want this Fall to feel….

If you need some ideas here are a couple of things that might make your list…..

• relaxed

• calm

• fun

• nastalgic

• cozy

• happy

• abundant

  etc……

You get the idea…

Focusing on how you want to feel will help you decide your actions… because often times what we think affects how we feel, and how we feel affects what we do.

Now that you have an idea of the feel you would love for this season let’s think about what that might look like…..

Here are some personal examples that I’m aspiring for:

I’m wanting a calm and cozy Fall…so for me that might look like an evening in with my family, curled up with a good book and warm blanket. I would probably have all of our ceiling lights off, and use little lamps and candles for lighting. I may have the window open to feel a little bit of the fresh air and get a small breeze.

I’m also wanting a fun & nostalgic Fall so we are planning on going to a pumpkin patch, getting apple cider, making pumpkin muffin and apple cider doughnuts. We will watch cozy Fall movies and read some of our favorite Fall books together. Near Halloween we are going to make sure and do some of our traditions we do yearly (i’ll touch on traditions later on). We will do simple things to enjoy the magic that Fall brings without having to fill up our schedules and spend a lot of money.

No it’s your turn!

Grab a pen and paper, settle for a few moments and really think about how you want this Fall to feel and what you want it to look like.

I would love to hear what’s on your list. If you are comfortable with it, leave your thoughts and list in the comments below.