Fall.
It’s my favorite time of year.
As the days are getting shorter, the air crisper, the leaves change color and fall from the trees, we start to feel that sense of urgency to get things done before winter sets in – just like the squirrels, we dash around madly before the end of the year.
It’s tempting to rush through fall without slowing down and taking it all in. But being the best season of living in New England, shouldn’t we?
So this year, although the light is fading fast and the sun sets a few minutes earlier each day, why don’t we promise ourselves not to give into that sense of urgency, but instead to slow down and take in everything autumn in Connecticut has to offer – from the amazing colors, the historic fairs, the harvest moon, the pumpkin patches and fresh milled cider, the bike trails, caramel popcorn and bonfires by the water.
I hope you agree and make a fall bucket list of your own before you have to hang up you bike and tune up your snowblower. Winter will be here before we know it, so I challenge each of you to soak up the last of the lingering light and embrace this beautiful time of year.
Here’s what’s on my bucket list for this Fall:
horseback riding // visiting a local vineyard // READING A BUSINESS BOOK PER MONTH // design elements 2017 postcards // go to a fall festival // CHEER LOUDLY AT A FOOTBALL GAME // give thanks by hosting thanksgiving // jumping into huge leaf pile with my kids // FAMILY HIKE IN WOODS // baking an apple pie with apples we picked // making and sharing pumpkin muffins // DESIGNING ELEMENTS HOLIDAY CARD + GIFT // running in the woods // family holiday photo // DAY TRIP TO PHOTOGRAPH // trying a new soup recipe // trick or treating // MAKING KIDS COSTUMES // fall bike ride // designing elements new website // FAMILY GAME NIGHTS // hayride // carving pumpkins // entering a 5k // PLANTING ONE HUNDRED TULIP BULBS // crockpot applesauce // writing my marketing plan for 2017
Another ambitious list this year, but I love a challenge. I did fairly well last year and I’m going to work hard to beat last year’s list! I’ll keep you posted. {Link to 2015 list: https://elementsdesign.com/category/heres-a-thought/}
What’s on your bucket list for this fall? Please share!
~Amy
