As the weather cools down, what are some self-care activities that you gravitate towards in autumn? Take some time this fall to enjoy the changing seasons and nurture your mental, emotional, and physical health. Here are some small ways to enjoy fall.
- Sip hot tea
- Take a stroll and really notice the changing leaves, the colors, and the crispness in the air
- Decorate your space to bring autumn indoors
- Make spiced apple cider
- Rake the leaves
- Jump in those raked leaves
- Collect leaves on your next hike and make a collage or put them in a journal
- Read a good book
- Listen to a podcast or an audio book
- Volunteer
- Journal
- Daydream
- Take a cat nap
- Declutter one area of your house
- Donate some things that you no longer need.
- Try a new recipe such as an autumn soup, or roast some vegetables
- Go apple picking and then make an apple pie with your favorite spices
- See if you can escape from a corn maze
- Watch your favorite movie
- Go pumpkin picking or check out the largest pumpkin grown this year
- Read ghost stories by the fire
- Go camping
- Check out a local festival
- Create a gorgeous fall wreath
- Learn a new skill
- Take a bike ride
- Learn how to knit or crochet
- Paint