October’s Loving the Ordinary List

31 Ways for Loving the Ordinary each and every day

There is a saying about October by Heather A. Stillufsen, “Autumn the season that teaches us that change can be beautiful.”

It is time to slow down, live in the moment, and love the ordinary days.

It’s time to do a few more items from your Fall Fun Checklist. Don’t have a list? October’s Loving the Ordinary List is full of things to do – Ideas for every day of the month to enjoy loving every day that autumn has to offer.

I create a list of ways to Loving the Ordinary daily every month. It is a list to help enjoy life by Carefully Curating the days with home, garden, and life. Taking time to enjoy the moment alone or with someone special. I’ve expanded on some of these ideas to inspire you further. As a result, here is October’s Loving the Ordinary List of ideas to add everyday joy to life. In addition, curate or fine-tune what you’ve already created. 

With all that said, please find one or two ideas to love and enjoy in October. Here’s October’s Loving the Ordinary List.

• Wear orange in any of its beautiful shades – carrot, rust, amber, ginger, fire, clay.
• Plan Halloween Costumes or the day’s outfit. Visit a thrift or vintage store for inspiration.
• Create a Halloween Playlist, Movie Marathon, and/or Menu
• Decorate your home for fall; add a shade of orange to your living room, dining room, or kitchen
• Visit a pumpkin patch, then pick out your favorite for the front porch, tablescape, or your desk
• National Do Something Nice Day, visit the site for some great ideas.
• Make an Autumn Floral Arrangement using small gourds, mums and dahlias
• Have a spooky storytelling night – complete with candles, flashlights and treats
• Bake an Autumn treat, one that could be your signature annual one
• Plan any redecorating of inside rooms before the holidays
• Cook a new fall squash recipe: salad, soup, or casserole
• Find a local Oktoberfest to celebrate the season.
• Read a seasonal book, for example, a thriller novel, murder mystery, ghost story or gothic tragedy.
• Master an apple donut, muffin, or cake recipe
• Enjoy a corn maze
• Decorate your front door for Halloween
• Host an annual fall soup potluck with the neighbors and friends.
• Place a pot of simmering water on the stove, then add spices to create a seasonal scent
• Go on a spooky cemetery or house tour
• Open the windows so the crisp fall air can come inside
• Go on a hayride
• Get the garden and your tools ready for winter
• Tackle one large fall cleaning project like washing windows inside & out or cleaning all the light fixtures.
• Take a drive, bike ride, or walk to view the season or Halloween decorations.
• Bring out the crockpot and instant pot. Grab your favorite recipes and ingredients to prepare for busy nights during the upcoming holidays.
• Treat yourself to a caramel apple or make one yourself
• Get out your warm boots. Do they need replacing?
• Outfit the living room with cozy blankets, candles (new-style battery-operated ones are lovely), and dimmable lights (three-way light bulbs are another alternative).
• Carve pumpkins afterward, and toast the pumpkin seeds.
• Have a photoshoot in a leaf pile, corn maze, pumpkin patch, or hayride.
• Go to a restaurant you haven’t been to and eat on its patio before it closes.

I hope this list sparked some inspiration for October with loving the ordinary each and every day.

As I said in September, that is my wish for you this fall. ‘I hope October finds you enjoying a moment seasonally, enjoying your home, your garden, and your community**. In addition, may this list of 31 ways for Loving the Ordinary each and every day help you enjoy the month.’ October Blessings to You, Bobbi

** “Community” I use that word to reference all those people in our lives. That is to say a word for our family, those we consider family, friends, neighbors, and those we nod and say ‘hello’ to as we take our morning walks.

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