Fall has to be one of my favorite things in the entire world. I spend most of the year pining for it, but here it is, September, and honestly, I'm not that excited. Summer in Portland didn't feel like Summer, and so, inevitably, Fall has started to feel, well, not very Fallish at all.
I don't even know if it's the weather's fault anymore. Maybe it's just me. So I've decided to share a little instructional I made, in case you need one too, on how to get into the spirit and fall back in love with fall.
Step #1 - Dress the part. Dig out your favorite fall boots, your cozy patterned tights, your rustiest colored clothing. When you get dressed in the morning, pretend it is the most perfect fall day out, with crisp, cool air, and red-orange leaves speckling the sky. Don't worry if people think you are crazy wearing a scarf and a hat when it's 80 degrees outside. If you're anything like me, you already look crazy.
Step #2 - Drink tea. Preferably something with cinnamon, or apple or vanilla.
Step #3 - Take a walk. Preferably with a cute dog. Look for signs of fall. Dead grass, leaves turning at the edges? No luck. Look for orange painted houses or brick walls and pretend they are trees.
Step #4 - Come home, curl up in your coziest chair and daydream about all the summer fun you had. It was there, remember? The days swimming in the lake, exploring golden meadows, eating ripe
Feeling it yet?
Yeah, me neither. I miss my red ripe tomatoes.
Damn you, weather gods.
1 comment:
Haha, here in Texas, we don't get a Fall. Just Summer, Summer, Summer, two weeks of winter and then Summer.
Of course, it can be 85 degrees one day and then 25 w/2ft of snow the next. True story..it happened last year. Dec. 22 found us with 85 degree weather...everyone's walking around in flip flops and shorts. Dec. 26, there's snow on the ground. :P
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