Tuesday, October 11, 2022

2022 Fall Bucket List

THE LONG AWAITED
FALL BUCKET LIST 2022


 Happy Fall Dear Reader! 

  Fall is slowly making its entrance. It's been nice to turn off the air conditioner! We've had a few chilly nights. A few of the maples are showing their first blush of red at the tops. Gold is tinging some of the oaks.

  If you've been around for a bit, you know that I've had surgery every fall for the last five years! That is not on my bucket list this fall! Praise God! Cancer is finally behind me, and I just have yearly check-ups and one long-term pill to help prevent a recurrence. I'm so glad!

 I've actually already done a few of these things. I still added them to the list, because y'all might want to do some of them. I'll put items I've completed in italics. Then I'll come back and update regularly so that you can see my progress. 

 I have found that since I began making these bucket lists, I am more intentional about enjoying each season. It's too easy to get stuck in a rut.

 I'd love to hear what is on your bucket list for fall. Please share a list or a link to your list in the comments below. Is there anything I've forgotten that you consider a must do? Let's talk and be friends. 

Here's my bucket list for 2022.

  • Make my fall bucket list
  • Make my fall reading list
  • Decorate for fall ~ I decided to decorate minimally, but I really like it for this first empty nest fall.
  • Enjoy candy pumpkins
  • Knit wool socks for undisclosed recipients. Three pairs  done... Three pairs on the needles!
  • Make a gift list
  • Collect Christmas cards
  • Go to the Maple Leaf Parade
  • Make friendship tea
  • Knit wool socks for my husband
  • Knit hats for the SPED kids I taught this year ~ Working on it!
  • Eat Queen's Apples (cut up apples with caramel and pecans)
  • Finish reading The New Testament. ~ Finished 
  • Bake pumpkin shaped cut-out cookies
  • Make apple crisp
  • Roast marshmallows around the fire 
  • Enjoy the fire pit my adult sons built for us
  • Curl up with a terrific book
  • Carve our pumpkin with my husband
  • Bake pumpkin seeds
  • Read a wonderful Christmas book 
  • Take a drive to look at fall foliage 
  • Sip apple cider
  • Listen to a Christmas book on Scribd. 
  • Hand quilt Emily's quilt 
  • Drink eggnog
  • Worship God under the stars
  • Eat homemade chili
  • Maple Leaf Festival
  • Sew on Fridays ~ Total fail on this one! Next year!
  • Try a new soup  
  • Invite friends for pie 
  • Tea with Dad
  • Invite friends for a soup supper
  • Collect pinecones, leaves and seed pods to decorate - I collected only acorns this year.
  • Take a walk and enjoy the maple leaves
  • Make or buy ornaments for the family 
  • Make homemade cocoa
  • Bake pumpkin bread
  • Bake cookies
  • Make a pecan pie and share the recipe
  • Burn cinnamony, pumpkiny, spicy fall candles
  • Visit my Dad 
  • Enjoy a visit from my sister-in-love Debbie 
  • Read by candlelight or lamplight
  • Celebrate Thanksgiving with family at home
  • Make Christmas gifts ~ Working on it!
  • Watch Christmas movies
  • Read another Christmas book
  • Listen to Christmas music
  • Finish my Fall Reading List
  • Decorate our Christmas tree Thanksgiving weekend

Alright, now you know some of the things I hope to do over the next month and a half of fall. Yes, it's a long list. No, I won't do it all. Yes, I'm still gonna try!

Plan for relaxation, plan for fun, plan for sanity!
Enjoy and look for the sparkles of joy!
Keep positive and optimistic!

Be blessed!

Laura
Focusing on the Lord
and Loving This Season


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4 comments:

  1. I wrote out my bucket list just today (on my blog)! You have quite the list. We can tell who is the older one between us!:) I hope you enjoy "working" through the list and every day of this pretty season. Hooray - and hallelujah - to cancer being behind you and no surgery this fall!! Such a blessing!

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    1. Thanks for writing to me Jennifer! You've got some great things on your list!

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  2. HOLA LAURA: AQUI ESTAMOS EN PRIMAVERA, LO CONTRARIO DE TU PAIS, ESTOY PREPARANDO MUCHOS REGALOS PARA MI GRAN FAMILIA EXTENDIDA, TAMBIEN ESTOY TEJIENDO CALCETINES, HASTA AHORA TEJI 4 PARES, TAMBIEN 4 CAMINOS DE MESA TENGO QUE HACER 8, Y TEJER MAS MEDIAS, HACER REGALOS PARA LOS NIETOS, UF MUCHO TRABAJO, ESPERO TENER EL TIEMPO NECESARIO PARA HACERLO. NO ESTOY LEYENDO ACTUALMENTE, SOLO LA BIBLIA, NO TENGO MUCHO TIEMPO, TAL VEZ DURANTE EL VERANO PUEDA LEER ALGO, DESEO QUE ESTES LLENA DE PAZ EN ESTOS TIEMPOS TAN TURBULENTOS EN LOS QUE VIVIMOS. BENDICIONES PARA TI Y LOS TUYOS.

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  3. Oh my lovely friend, I am so happy you are surgery free this fall! Thank you for posting this list of all the cozy fall things! I am going to go back over it and copy the things I didn't think of! Hugs!

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Laura Lane
5 Year Cancer Survivor