No pumpkin spice lattes will be involved in this post.
It
would be very difficult for me to pick a favourite season. I love
them all, and each season brings a new mindset, new hobbies, and
every time I find new things to make me happy. Autumn is here, and
now that the leaves have turned orange and scarves are out, it is
time for me to share with you what is making me happy this autumn.
These
past few weeks I have been feeling very creative, and I fuel this
creativity as much as possible. It makes me appreciate the present
moment even more, and experience this season in a totally different
way. So without further ado, here are my favourite things to do this
autumn...
TURN ON THE LIGHTS
The
most depressing thing about the end of the year is that days are
shorter and it gets dark very early in the day. A lack of light may
make you feel unmotivated, sleepy, moody... So my best tip when
autumn arrives is to turn the lights on! You can find really cheap
fairy lights in Primark, and adding a couple of strings of fairy
light in your room can be a game-changer. Think about where you want
to put them too: around your bed and your desk are the best areas,
because it is where you need a lot of light. Everything will feel so
cosy and special!
GO OUTDOORS
In
the autumn, we should appreciate the days where it's not grey and
rainy. This is why whenever the sun is out, and lets out that
beautiful, golden light, we should run outside and enjoy it! There is
nothing more satisfying that the autumn sun. It always feels like a
privilege when you have a sunny and (somewhat) warm autumn day, and
there are so many things to do outside at those times: leave and pine
cone picking, walking in the park, a day trip (Winchester and Wells,
UK are awesome cities to see in the autumn) or even, if the cold
doesn't bother you at all, a picnic in the park with warm drinks and
comforting foods!
My
favourite places to go around London in the autumn time are the
outside area of Covent Garden (you can always pop in Whittard's for a
warm tea or delicious hot chocolate!), St James' Park and the Kyoto
Garden in Holland Park. Autumn colours, and squirells galore!
PLAY WITH MAKEUP
The
autumn is my favourite season to play with makeup. It makes me want
to get out all my dark lipsticks, my shimmery eye shadows and it
gives me inspiration to create new looks. Often in the spring and
summer I prefer lighter makeup looks, but in the autumn, my Naked
palette is out again, and so are my glitter nail polishes! It is also
a good self-care moment, - am I the only to feel like applying makeup
is super relaxing?
I
will soon be creating a blog post all about my favourite autumn look
this year. Every year, I create a new makeup look on the blog. You
can have a look at my previous looks by following these links: my
2015 autumn look, my
2016 look and last
year's more subtle look!
TAKE IT SLOW
While
in the summer we tend to be outside all the time, staying out for
hours in the evening, going for drinks and spending a lot of time
socializing, to me autumn is a time of centering yourself back. Find
the time to listen to yourself, do things on your own a bit more,
spend a rainy day at home relaxing and practicing mindfulness. There
is nothing wrong with stopping from time to time, and letting go of
the fear of missing out (but that is a whole other topic...)
My
top tips? Spend a few hours doing exactly what you want. And if that
means watching a silly TV show to get your mind off stress, then do
it. Do something relaxing.
Since
September, I have started stretching out once or twice a day, in
little fifteen-minute sessions. I put on relaxing meditation music
(you can find lots of these videos on YouTube) and think about
nothing. It helps me unwind, especially before I go to bed. At this
time of year, we can start to be tired. We have accomplished a lot,
we have spent busy months working and enjoy holidays, and to make it
through to these last days of December, we need pick-me-ups. Read
books, watch comforting shows or films, cook hearty foods, and don't
rush when you take time for yourself. You deserve it. Make it a
weekly thing that you look forward to. And just like that, autumn
will have flown by - and you'll be ready to attack winter strong!
What are your favourite things to do in the autumn?
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