October Bucket List: The Simple Joys of Autumn
October is the perfect time for autumn crafts, transforming your home to serve you best this season, and savoring the simple joys of autumn colors, seasonal bakes, coziness, and natural vibes. Read further for more ideas.
I have curated natural lifestyle inspiration in seasonal bucket lists, which I publish monthly. You can join the email list below to get them in your inbox when they are published, or read here the ones that have already been published:
- July: Natural living bucket list
- August: How to live more naturally this month
- September: Natural Ways to Welcome Autumn
Roll beeswax candles
Darkness is inevitable, but embrace it with light. One of the best ways is to use beeswax sheets to roll beautiful honeycomb-patterned beeswax candles. Natural lighting with natural colors of autumn.
Steep herbal teas
Keep yourself warm with herbal teas.
Avoid heavy energizing drinks to make your energy yo-yo up and down, use teas and coffees to balance your energy naturally throughout the darker time.
Study herbalism and plant uses
When the weather is not your friend, use your time to learn about plants that can heal you, plants you want to grow, and herbs you can use as tea already.
Make Autumn Crafts
Gather acorns, pine cones, rowan berries, and autumn leaves to make tea light candle arrangements, natural wreaths, rowan berry garlands, and more!
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Bake Cinnamon Rolls from scratch
The Cinnamon Roll Day is on October 4th, yay! The best day of the year, if you ask a Nordic.
Now it is the best time to use all of those warm spices to wake up the senses in a sweet, fresh bakery product form.
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Get cozy at home
Get those woollen blankets from the cupboard, make some apple glogg or dark hot chocolate, and light the beeswax candles you made.
Autumn time is a perfect time to revisit the nooks of your home. Change and arrange places so that they serve you best this season, now that you’ll be home more.
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Bake with pumpkin
And of course, October is THE time to bake using pumpkin. Try out pumpkin soup with some tahini, pumpkin muffins, and pies with warm spices, or use the pumpkin spices to make a delicious pumpkin spice latte.
If pumpkin is not your friend, try my recipes for different sweet treats to bake and enjoy them with some spicy hot beverages that are in season!
