Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a great week as we make our way through September. Since we are now at the halfway point of the month, I figured it was time to break out the fall bucket list.
I love lists! I love laying everything out in one space, I love the satisfaction of crossing things off when they are completed, I love seeing my to-do list in front of me. It should come as no surprise that I love seasonal bucket lists. These lists serve as a way to get ideas for weekends activities, time with family or even dates. I carried some items from my summer bucket list over to my fall bucket list that I didn’t accomplish yet.
Without further ado, here’s my Fall 2022 Bucket List!
Winery
Apple Picking
Coffee/Book store date
Brewery
Fall Walk
Collect Leaves
Apple Recipes
Clean Cars for fall and winter
Fall Festival
Get Pumpkins
Decorate for Fall
Bonfire and S’mores
Enjoy Candy Apple
Fall Drive
Try a New Soup Recipe
Enjoy Hot Apple Cider
Celebrate Halloween
Make a Candy Corn Recipe
Watch a Halloween movie
Try a new Pumpkin Recipe
Curl up and Read a Book
Celebrate Thanksgiving
If you are looking for ideas or inspiration for fall fun, may consider checking an item or two off this list. I would love to hear what’s on your fall bucket lists too! Feel free to share them with me below!
The days are getting longer, the sun is setting later, and we are having more days that are warmer rather than freezing…there’s nothing quite like spring. I can hardly wait for next month!
Ever since the start of the new year I have been in cleaning and organizing mode. From closets, to cabinets, under beds and all around the house. I tossed and donated A LOT! I first blamed it on being coped up in the winter and wanting to get things tidied up after the holidays. Then I said I was getting my spring cleaning out of the way. Once I started, I couldn’t stop. The one thing I didn’t do was take any before or after pictures…blogger fail. So I apologize for the lack or pictures in this post.
If you are on the fence about doing some spring cleaning or need that extra push to get it done, I hope this post serves as that motivation.
Here’s some tips and tricks for spring cleaning:
Start small
It can get overwhelming to start cleaning and organizing. Don’t get too stressed out about the mess or clutter, instead break it up. Start with a closet one afternoon or cabinets one night. For example, I did my closet on Sunday after work, then the following week, I worked on organizing shoes and donating ones that didn’t fit. The following week, I went through my drawers. I broke it up when I had the time and I worked on small areas. I had a sense of accomplishment at the end of each task but wasn’t burnt out after a mass undertaking of non-stop cleaning.
Make a List
If you can’t get to everything in one day or even one month, keep a running list of things of things you want to tackle. Sometimes I would be going about my day and would see a cabinet that needs organized or tidied up, if I didn’t have the time to tackle that in that moment, I jotted it down to clean it out when I had the time. I had a list to refer to when I had time to clean or organize and then it was always good to see how far you have come with organizing.
Use It or Lose it Rule
This is a question I ask myself if I’m on the fence about getting rid of something. There are some things I know can be an easy decision to donate or toss. But then there’s the other things that may be harder to decide to donate or keep. The first question I ask myself is “Have I used or worn this in the past year?”, yes, the pandemic makes it tricky, but if I have used or worn it then I keep, if I haven’t then I reconsider. The second question I ask myself is “If I keep it, will I use it within the next few months?”, if the answer is yes, then I keep it and I do my best to use or wear it. This is another way to make sure you are using or wearing what you have.
Don’t buy organizational tools while you are in the thick of it.
This is easier said than done. It can be easy to be cleaning something and then think, “I need to buy a new bin or desk organizer”. Hold off on buying a new tool or item, instead see what you must use. For example, for the longest time, I thought I needed a new jewelry box. I hunted for one for a while, but kept coming up empty handed. I went through my jewelry and ended up getting rid of things that were broken or I hadn’t worn and was able to reorganize my jewelry and turns out I didn’t need a new jewelry box. That’s another benefit of cleaning or reorganizing, you find new purposes for old things.
Those are just a few ideas or tips when it comes to spring cleaning. I have spent a lot of time over the past few months cleaning, tidying and reorganizing and it has been so nice to see more clean and empty spaces around my house and room. For those who enjoy spring cleaning and organizing, what are your top tips for cleaning? Drop them below!
I love lists! Lists allow me to organize my thoughts and things that need to get done.
Every summer I create a list of things I want to do. Some things are fun and are spent with family and friends. Other things might be things I hope to accomplish or things that need to get done. At the end of this summer, I am happy to say I got almost everything I wanted to accomplish done! That’s doesn’t always happen. Here’s a peak into my summer and everything I got done.
SUMMER TO DO:
Read Five Books (read 7 instead!!) ✅
Blog Twice a Week (if you are reading this now then I must have done it) ✅
Finish The Office (gotta get my Netflix in-it was my second time watching it and I couldn’t get enough) ✅
Finish House of Cards(it took me to long to finish but it was worth it and I can’t wait for next season) ✅
See one friend from college (I didn’t see any friends from college but I will be seeing them soon enough once classes start)❌
See High school friends (yes I did and loved every second we spent together-friends for life) ✅
Spend a Full day at the pool (it may not have happened until the last week of summer but I got it in) ✅
Go out got ice cream at night (I ate way to much ice cream this summer but it was worth it) ✅
Go to White Turkey and Sara’s (one of my last meals at home this summer was spent here) ✅
Go on more walks (my favorite way to relax) ✅
Go to the beach more than once ( I made it twice- does that still count?) ✅
Take it slow-try not to rush all the time (after a whirlwind of a school year I tried to take it slow and that happened maybe 5% of the time. BUT it happened) ✅
See extended family (seeing my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents truly made my summer. Family over everything) ✅
Take advantage of the free things (go to the zoo, beach) (nothing better than taking advantage of activities in your own backyard) ✅
Host people for dinner at my house (I love having company over and I was happy I could help entertain this summer) ✅
Try something new ( I’m starting a new job this fall so that’s new!!) ✅
Physical Therapy (not something particularly fun but it was necessary and it was so helpful) ✅
Surgery (again, not so fun but I am so glad to have it behind me) ✅
Hit the Gym (I didn’t go as much as I would have liked but I felt so much better when I went) ✅
Do decorations for school (part of my new job and they turned out pretty good) ✅
Internship (I learned a lot and it helped my career-success!!) ✅
Work my summer job (in addition to my internship I’ve been working here for the past 5 years and I love it) ✅
Family Vacation (spending time with family and getting away-nothing better in life) ✅
I got a lot accomplished this summer. Some work, some play. And (almost) everything got crossed off. Another summer in the books. Now it’s time to hit the books. Time for school and fall fashion!
