Autumn Bucket List Inspo

Hey y’all! Can I just say how excited I am for autumn?!

I wanted to pop in today and share my bucket list for this season. 

I’ll admit, at first I started to feel a little sad that summer was over… after all, I was super busy and the season seemed to just fly by me! I finished my novelette, got my website redesigned, and started posting twice a week here instead of once. 

But now, I’m excited for autumn. I recently stepped outside and experienced that wonderful warm/chilly weather as the smell of freshly fallen leaves reminded me how much I love fall!

And today, in honor of sweater weather and the first day of fall, I had a wonderful time goofing off with my brother and the chickens in a huge pile of leaves. Yes, I’m so excited that fall is here!

So, without further ado, here are 34 things I want to do this autumn!

1. Drink coffee together with my sisters
2. Draft at least 15,000 words of my novel, Dauntless Trust
3. Go to the beach— fall is the best time to do it since it’s not packed but there are still some really nice days!
4. Visit a cozy Christmas store
5. Read 20 books. I know that’s not a whole lot but I have a hard time finding books that are clean and filled with content that I want to fill my mind with. (I’d love recommendations in the comments!)
6. Learn a new song on the piano
7. Make pumpkin pie
8. Make apple pie with my mom
9. Enjoy Thanksgiving with my family
10. Sing Gobble Gobble really loudly with my brother while peeling apples and potatoes the day before Thanksgiving (it’s a tradition, haha)
11. Decorate my writing space to match the aesthetic of autumn
12. Have a bunch of writing session outdoors
13. Sit/lay in the leaves outside and think about my stories
14. Host my own stay-at-home writing retreat
15. Write a fall-themed short story (I got this idea from Laura’s fall bucket list!)
16. Go on a hike
17. Play the “leaf game” with my brother (basically, trying to catch leaves as they fall off the trees, haha)
18. Have hot cocoa with my friends— even if it’s only over zoom.
19. Be more intentional about getting up earlier so I can enjoy quiet moments with the Lord and writing
20. Get character collages/book covers for my characters and books
21. Teach our dog, Gabriel, a new trick
22. Beta read a book or two
23. Have one on one time with each of my nieces and nephews
24. Experiment with hand lettering 
25. Wear a pretty dress
26. Go on a walk
27. Have a photoshoot
28. Have a girls night with my sisters and watch Pride & Prejudice
29. Buy new books
30. Organize my books
31. Make a fall treat
32. Figure out—and practice— what cookie I’ll make for this year’s Christmas Cookie Swap!
33. Have a writing session in a library or bookstore
34. Go outside when it’s raining