Autumn Musings

October 6, 2023



 There's nothing more magical than fall in the city. The changing color of the leaves, sun-drenched picnics, THE FASHION!!! The energy in the air is electrifying. I find inspiration in every corner, and I want to embrace the enchantment of fall... without spending a sh$t ton of money. And all the successful people reiterate that, in order to create the life you want, you must envision it first. So that's precisely what I'm doing.

I want my dreams to become my reality. And I've been standing in my own way... because part of me struggles to believe that the life I want is possible for me. Self-doubt really isn't serving me... like at all. So I'm finally going to listen to all the people I admire and spend the evening visualizing what I want this fall. After all, this is my favorite time of the year, and life is too precious to let another fall go by without indulging in all the charm that surrounds us. 


Things I love about Fall     

  • Cozy nights in with pizza, wine, cashmere socks, weighted blankets and fall movie/tv marathons 
  • Candle-lit dinners with soulful music 
  • Hot chocolate 
  • Cinnamon rolls 
  • Trench coats with mini dresses 
  • Tall boots with mini skirts 
  • Crunchy leaves beneath my feet 
  • Jazz Clubs and dessert 
  • Speakeasies 
  • Chunky sweaters 
  • Foliage hunting 
  • Dressing up for the ballet or opera 
  • Sunset happy hours 
  • Sipping champagne by a roaring fireplace or fire-pit 
  • Stoop decor 
  • Sweaterdresses 
  • Halloween Celebrations 
  • Comic-Con 
  • Fancy soups 
  • Cozy bookstores with lounges 
  • Dressing up and spending time at chic wine bars while listening to a live piano performance 
  • Wine-tasting and vineyard hopping 
  • Football tailgates 
  • Thanksgiving food 
  • Evening strolls 
  • Pumpkin patches 
  • Mulled wine 
  • Blazers 
  • Tweed jackets 
  • Tights and Fishnet stockings 
  • Trips to Sleepy Hollow and Salem, MA 
  • Renting rowboats in Central Park 
  • Alfresco dining at beautiful restaurants 
  • Cacao color palates 
  • Olive and tan clothes 
  • Antique shopping on weekend trips away 
  • Cute and intimate cottage trips 
  • Renaissance faires 
  • Camping 
  • Scenic train rides 
  • Fall festivals 
  • Rewatching all the Halloween movies on Disney+
  • Gilmore Girls 
  • Game nights with friends 
  • Pumpkin-flavored everything 
  • Apple picking 
  • Apple cider 
  • Haunted houses 
  • Fall crafts 
  • Hayrides 
  • Bonfire parties 
  • Corn mazes 
  • Smores 
  • Paint & Sip, Drink & Draw, Drink and Draft parties 
  • Museum hopping 
  • Farmers markets 
  • Movies in the park 
  • Harry Potter marathons 
  • At-home date nights spent cuddling on the couch 
  • Cozy blankets 
  • Fall tablescapes 
  • Costumes! 
  • Seasonal nail art 
  • Apartment fall/Halloween decor 
  • Seasonal cocktails
  • Rooftop Happy hours 
  • Berry and nudy-brown lipsticks 
  • Fall foliage hikes 
  • Farm-to-table dining upstate 
  • Wellness retreats in the countryside 
  • Farm visits 
  • Reading by the fire 
  • Dinner parties 
  • Crisp mornings 
  • Chilly nights 
  • Old Hollywood movie marathons 
  • Journaling under the stars 

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