One Monday morning, not too long ago, a co-worker arrived & I greeted him cheerfully. He gave me a sideways look because a) it was a Monday and b) it was morning. Then I saw a lightbulb go off and he laughed and said, “You’re in a great mood because it’s cold outside.”
YOU BET YOUR ASS, I AM.
And that is my classy intro to this year’s Fall Bucket List.
This year’s list feels a little light but life has been busy and I won’t pretend like I’d enjoy filling all my free time with traditional fall activities. I tried to stick to stuff that I either enjoy doing or stuff that really need done.
Outside Stuff
- Go to at least one festival
- Take a vacation
- Family Thanksgiving trip to Williamsburg
Get some mumsGet some pumpkins- Carve some pumpkins
Do a fall craft- Take a dog or two on a fall hike
Inside Stuff
- Gather the necessary items for our costumes…
- Host our annual Halloween party!
Decorate the house- Start & finish a project I’m working on with K
- Try out three new recipes for dinner
- Bake a new fall cookie
- Drinks lots of apple cider
- Meet my cousin-in-law’s new baby! (She’s due early Oct.)
- Celebrate my bffs’ birthday!! (One in Sept. & one in Nov.)
- Find a new fall cocktail to make at home
Get a PSL- Get 50% of my Christmas shopping done
- Paint the house
- Hang 90% of all art/pics once house is painted
- MAKE. ICE. CREAM.(If I don’t do it this time around I’m selling my ice cream machine)
- Scrapbook Year 4
- Order Year 5 photos
- Continue working on office & emptying my parents’ basement
Do I already have some things crossed off? Yes. Am I ashamed that I jumped the gun? Hellz no.
I’m working on my overhaul goals, too. This month has been… rough. But I’ll recap that during Kristen’s link-up at the start of October.
What’s on your fall bucket list?
Life as Louise 
I’m impressed that you’ve already crossed things off. That’s dedication!
I plan to try and have all my Christmas presents sorted by the end of October in case I don’t feel like doing anything after that. I’m also already trying to get lots of Christmas cards stitched while I have energy.
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I don’t know about dedication… I think it’s impatience 🙂 I couldn’t wait to get pumpkins on my front porch!
Makes total sense!
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Love it – I especially like the 50% Christmas Shopping done. That’s my goal every year but I never do it,
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I’m usually pretty good about it… I have ideas for quite a few people but I only have two gifts so far. There’s a BUNCH in my Amazon shopping cart, though.
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That’s awesome you have things crossed off already. I’m so ready for fall and all the fun food and events. I have go to a fall festival on my list too – it will be up tomorrow. Fall is my favorite, so I already have lots of fun things on my calendar. LOL
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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Your list is SO good. I always want to do all. the. things. in fall but I’ve overwhelmed myself before and I’m trying not to do that this time 🙂
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I always love your Halloween party recap – can’t wait to see your costumes this year!
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Thanks, friend!! I’m pretty excited about our costume this year 🙂 Our theme is famous people, real and fictional. (So it actually has to be a person or character- not just a ghost or a dog or something.)
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You already are killing it! So many lovely things on this list!
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Thanks, Kay!
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I want to go to an apple orchard, some fall festivals, and I’d also love to spend a day walking around Williamsburg once the leaves change! Ahhh I’m so looking forward to those cooler days!
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We have a few cute little farms and orchards around us so hopefully I make it to one or two of those. We went to Williamsburg one summer and had a great time. I’m excited to experience it closer to Christmas!
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What a fun way to break down the bucket list, into inside and outside things! P.S. I want to come to your Halloween partyyyy!!!
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It seemed the easiest way to organize them in my brain 🙂 COME ON OVER! You’re obviously invited!! 😀
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You’re just getting a head start on the list – no shame in that.
50% of Christmas done… that is goals for real to me. I dont even want to do Christmas this year. UGH.
Fingers crossed on making the ice cream so you dont have to abandon the machine 🙂
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I don’t know why but I feel really good about having some stuff crossed off!
I’m serious about getting rid of the ice cream machine. It’s do or die now. LOL
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Yesssss I’m so excited for Halloween. I added to my tree last night and I’m in love. What a great list! I usually have most of my Christmas shopping done already and haven’t started yet ooooops haha. Maybe next year! Have a good weekend!
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Me too!!!
I have two gifts bought and about ten things sitting in my Amazon cart. So I feel *ok* about my head start, but not stellar. LOL
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So about this Halloween party? Do you have a theme? Does it change? How did it start? I have a former student whose family has the BEST Halloween parties… so now I’m completely fascinated by people who celebrate it and go all out.. I want to know all the details!
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YES! Halloween is my favorite holiday so our entire house is decorated, we have festive foods, and we typically have a theme 🙂 If you follow this link (https://audielou.com/tag/halloween-party/) it’ll take you to come home decor and posts from our past parties.
I usually pick a random theme (this year it’s famous people- real and fictional), make invites, and open the house for an evening! The first year we actually owned a house I started this party tradition. So we’ve been doing it since 2013. The first year I did a murder mystery- that was fun!
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It’s good to have fun stuff on your list too! We don’t use our ice cream machine as much as we should. It’s just a lot of prep. You have to remember to freeze the thing and stuff. We have a smaller freezer so it takes up a lot of space.
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Right now the interior bowl is chilling in our freezer. It has been for months… lol.
I’m so dang determined to use it!
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Good for you jumping right into your fall list! Good luck and have fun!
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Thank you!!
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In awe of your creative list! And well done on having done several things already! Greetings from London, UK
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Thank you so much! I always look forward to fall 🙂
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I love your list and the fact that you’ve already been able to mark things off it and it’s only the first day of Fall is so amazing and fun! I need to put a list together, too!
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Thank you!! I tend to jump the gun on fall activities and decorations 😉 I’m just impatient. Haha! I hope you share your list, too! I love getting new ideas!
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YAY FOR FALL!!!! I love Christmas shopping early, too. I like to make gifts and this year I am goping to crochet a bunch of gifts, which is taking a lot of time but it’s so much fun. Please upate us on the fall cocktail you make. Also. Nick and I have an ice cream maker that we LOVE. Try something simple like vanilla and you will be hooked!! I just made him pretzels and stout for his homecoming.
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It feels so good to just enjoy December/Christmas because you have all your gifts ready to go 🙂 I should look into making some gifts. I just don’t know what I’d make! Your blanket turned out awesome- your crochet gifts are going to be amazing! I still need to decide on a cocktail… That ice cream sounds AMAZING. Kyle would love that!!
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Hey doll!! So glad to meet you and have you join our bucket list link up. I email our group of bucket listers with the link up codes, so if you would like to join our email group, please send me a note at mommyhon333@hotmail.com. We will share our progress on 10.21 and 11.21 and would love to have you join us.
Admire your ambitious list. I like the way you divided it into two parts. I have divided mine in the past, too, but this season I just alphabetized!! Ha!
Looking forward to your fall recipes and new fall drink! I would like to do a fall soup blog-hop so if you are interested in that, let me know!
So glad to have you join us.
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Thank you so much! My list is actually shorter than it typically is for fall, haha! I didn’t even think to alphabetize it, though! Smart!
A fall soup hop sounds awesome!
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Hey there, I sent an email to some of my blogging buddies and have a few interested in a soup recipe blog hop. I was thinking mid-end of October. Please email me if you would like to join up. mommyhon333@hotmail.com
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Fall is such an exciting season. I still need to get my pumpkins! 😉
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I love fall 🙂 Having pumpkins on my front porch makes me so happy!
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Great list! Its Spring here in Australia so mine is to find the perfect Spring dress 🙂
Natalie
http://www.lucyandtherunaways.com
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It’s so funny to me how I can be in such a different climate or time of year as someone else on Earth 🙂 I guess that’s kind of small minded on my part… Hope you have a lovely spring and find a great dress!!
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Great list and well done for already ticking things off! I can tell you love fall!
We are having spring here in South Africa and I love this time of year. I cannot wait to unpack my summer clothes 🙂
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Haha, I really do. Thanks!
Spring isn’t my favorite season, but I’m always glad to have a little reprieve from the cold! Enjoy!
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