I was recently given an assignment to create a vision of what I wanted my daily life to look like for the next six months. I'm in the Autumn of my life, and it is the beginning of autumn, plus, I love everything about the 'Bers. September, October, November and December. It's a no brainer. I want to indulge my warmest fantasies and run my fingers through Autumn's golden hair.
Instead of a list, or a schedule, my vision is to only do things that give me that Autumnal feeling. I'm tempted to tell you the things I'm going to avoid, banish, and stay as far away from but those ugly things may not have any free publicity.
Here we go.
The 'Bers = contentment. It's what the Danes call hygge. It's a coziness from the inside out. The feeling is exquisite comfort. It's not too hot. It's not to cold. It's just right.
Instead of a list, or a schedule, my vision is to only do things that give me that Autumnal feeling. I'm tempted to tell you the things I'm going to avoid, banish, and stay as far away from but those ugly things may not have any free publicity.
Here we go.
The 'Bers = contentment. It's what the Danes call hygge. It's a coziness from the inside out. The feeling is exquisite comfort. It's not too hot. It's not to cold. It's just right.
It's magic.
Here's my list of the autumn time, which by the you don't have to wait til the actual time of year to bask in it's cozy presence. Autumn can reflect the time of day, the golden hour as its known. The fall season of your life. The season of a project. The actual season. You get the picture.
Autumn is orange. The simmering warmth of orange, right before it turns red. Oh my...this sensation is The 'Bers!
I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture. This autumn time of my life I'm also going to indulge in my love for nostalgia. It makes me happy to reminisce.
Music. Fabulous, music.
To this very day when I hear "When You Wish Upon A Star" I get warm and fuzzy. It reminds me of when I was little and no matter what was going on at that time, when I. heard that song, I knew it was time for the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday night. It was a vacation from the world for an hour. Sometimes two, if there was a special movie. I was whisked away to a magical place.
The 'Bers are also that sweet spot when you get tucked in. You have your pillow fluffed just right. Your under your favorite blanket and you are midway between being awake and falling asleep.
Remember that feeling because after that comes the "Ary's.
January and February.
What are your autumnal feelings? I'd love to know.
With all my simmering love,
Kelly
Here's my list of the autumn time, which by the you don't have to wait til the actual time of year to bask in it's cozy presence. Autumn can reflect the time of day, the golden hour as its known. The fall season of your life. The season of a project. The actual season. You get the picture.
Autumn is orange. The simmering warmth of orange, right before it turns red. Oh my...this sensation is The 'Bers!
- Once upon a time... Those are wonderful words that alert every dreamer when it's time for a story. What is more reassuring than a great story?
- red checkered flannel
- The trees. I'm paraphrasing, but that saying where this is the time of year when the trees show you how letting go can be beautiful.
- Walking through the woods and spotting a deer. The magical fleeting moment of making eye contact before it dashes away.
- Dashing through the snow
- Over the river and through the woods to grandmothers house we go.
- The International House of Pancakes carousel of tasty syrup. Making your choice and pouring it over a warm Belgium waffle smothered with butter. This one may cause a heart attack or send you to the winter of your life. But... for a moment its the rapture.
- Casseroles. Even more comforting when it comes from a friend.
- crock pots
- Kind people
- Taking a stroll and dropping in to visit Ms. Betty Jean. She offers you a cup of coffee and a warm blueberry scone before you get into a gossip session. Now, now, the gossip is strictly nice. It's about Mr. Green Jeans cow who gave birth to twins. A miracle I tell you. Bobby and Ella, childhood sweethearts who finally tied the knot. Mrs. Drummel's green thumb and her 900 pound pumpkin. O.K. it's not always so nice, we do debate whether Lilly Baldwin cheated in the pie contest at the county fair. We are green with envy because her pecan pie really is the ooiest and gooiest, and best we ever tasted and can not reduplicate.
- Soups
- Baseball in October. Fingers crossed the Mariners make it.
- fuzzy slippers
- trick or treaters
- ghost stories
- Waving at Mr. Thompson the mailman then pulling a card, letter or a note out of the mailbox from an old friend, while singing, "We just got a letter, we just got a letter, we just got a letter. I wonder who it's from!?
I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture. This autumn time of my life I'm also going to indulge in my love for nostalgia. It makes me happy to reminisce.
Music. Fabulous, music.
To this very day when I hear "When You Wish Upon A Star" I get warm and fuzzy. It reminds me of when I was little and no matter what was going on at that time, when I. heard that song, I knew it was time for the Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday night. It was a vacation from the world for an hour. Sometimes two, if there was a special movie. I was whisked away to a magical place.
The 'Bers are also that sweet spot when you get tucked in. You have your pillow fluffed just right. Your under your favorite blanket and you are midway between being awake and falling asleep.
Remember that feeling because after that comes the "Ary's.
January and February.
What are your autumnal feelings? I'd love to know.
With all my simmering love,
Kelly