1. Order a PSL
Screw the haters. You order that PSL and you embrace every divine moment of it. It only happens once a year, just live your best life and accept the inevitable "basic white girl" label.
2. Go to a football game
3. Have a bonfire
4. Make homemade hot chocolate
Check out this quick and easy recipe from All Recipes. A little time and effort make all the difference in a cup of creamy hot cocoa when compared to packets of Swiss Miss.
5. Go apple picking
6. Have a scary movie marathon
7. Go through a haunted house
8. Take a nature walk
9. Do a corn maze
10. Knit a scarf
Step one: learn to knit.
11. Bake cookies from scratch
You can never go wrong with this classic recipe for Nestle Toll House chocolate chip cookies.
12. Alternatively, bake those delectable boxed Pillsbury cookies
13. Spend a rainy day reading a book
14. Compile a soothing playlist
Mine consists of Bon Iver, Ben Howard, The National, Alabama Shakes, and Max Jury.
15. Donate blood
What's a better way to celebrate Halloween than getting some blood sucked out of you? According to the Community Blood Center, blood shortages are most common during the summer and winter months, so this is a great time to start getting in the habit of giving blood throughout the holidays. And in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey, the demand for donations skyrockets. Suck up that fear of needles and go save some lives.
16. Go stargazing
17. Offer to rake a neighbor's yard
Don't make the little old man next door do it all by himself.
18. Bake a pie
Then eat said pie all by yourself in one sitting.
19. Take a technology break
20. Go to a local fair or festival
Pawnee Harvest Festival anyone?
21. Donate your old winter clothing and gear
Sweaters, coats, hats, gloves, boots... if you aren't using them, someone else will. Find a local shelter or clothing drive to donate your unused winter gear to (staying far away from the Salvation Army and other charities that exploit, discriminate against, and deceive the people they claim to help).
22. Make homemade soup
23. Start a Five Minute Journal
Get yours here.
24. Make s'mores
Or if you're like me, just eat all the chocolate.
25. Plant bulbs with your mom
Bulbs are plants that go in the ground during the fall to bloom in the springtime. Take a day with your mom/motherly figure to plant bulbs outside and spend some quality time together.
26. Go on a hayride
Unless you're allergic to hay.
27. Bake pumpkin bread
To go with your PSL, of course.
28. Declutter your room
Spring Cleaning doesn't have to come just once a year. With the colder weather coming, you're going to be spending more time inside and it's important to keep your environment clean, fresh, and welcoming. Clear out your closet, get rid of things you don't need and aren't using, and try out some feng shui techniques so your living space can become a breeding ground for positive energy.
29. Treat yourself to some Bath & Body Works fall scents
30. Or make your own candles
31. Read a Stephen King novel
32. Start a new TV show
Fall is full of television premieres, and it's also the perfect time to binge shows that will be returning this winter, like the CW's The 100.
33. Do a DIY project off of Pinterest
34. Watch every Tim Burton movie
35. Have a pet costume contest with friends
36. Learn the "Thriller" dance
37. Go for an early jog in the crisp air
38. Make caramel apples
39. Press leaves
40. Have a Harry Potter marathon
There are so many ways to enjoy all the beauty, coziness, and fun that fall has to offer. Go out there and make the most of it!
