We can continue to enjoy living simply even as the seasons change. Here are some ways you can celebrate life's transition from summer to autumn.
Clothes
· Add a scarf, jewelry or boots to transition your favorite outfit
· Donate any summer clothes or shoes that you never wore this past summer
· Organize your closet with fall outfits, shoes and accessories that you love and wear
Beauty
· Try a new shade of lipstick in a warm color
· Keep a small bottle of hand lotion in your purse to fight that cold-weather dry skin
· A little bronzer on your cheekbones can give you a warm glow (even as that summer tan fades)
Home
· Put away summer decorations
· Decorate with fall plants and mums
· Put away any patio furniture when it becomes too cold for you to sit outside
· Change bedding to something warmer and fluffier, so you can keep cozy even with the windows open
Food
· Attend a farmer’s market and cook with local seasonal fruits and vegetables
· Try new autumn-inspired recipes
· Bake for family and friends (my favorite for fall is pumpkin chocolate-chip bread...see the recipe below*)
Exercise
· Purchase a new fall workout outfit or jacket and continue exercising outdoors
· Try something new and take advantage of trial memberships and classes
· Use exercise videos indoors (you can check them out for free at your local library)
*Want to bake something delicious this fall? Here's my favorite fall-recipe... It's a special treat perfect for serving with a cup of tea. It's also great when it's wrapped up pretty and given to a friend. ♥
D's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf
Mix in Bowl:
- 3 cups Flour
- 3 cups Sugar
- 2 tsp. Baking Soda
- ½ tsp. Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Ground Cloves
- 1 tsp. All Spice
- 1+ tsp. Cinnamon
Make a well in dry ingredients and add:
- 4 Eggs
- 1 cup Vegetable Oil (I use Canola oil)
- 2/3 cup Water
- 2 cups Canned Pumpkin (2 cans are a little more than 2 cups, but it is ok to use it all)
- 1 pkg. Chocolate Chips (I prefer the mini chips)
- Mix it all well!
Spray pans with PAM. Makes 2 or more Loaf Pans. Try cupcakes too!
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean. (Cupcakes take less time.)
ENJOY!!
