Hello October – plus a Comfy Cozy Giveaway!!

On By Erin @ Cracker Crumb LifeIn autumn, Comfy Cozy Cinema

Hello everyone!! It’s FINALLY October. My favorite month of all. And it feels like fall here, y’know? I stepped out on the deck this morning, barefoot as always, and the wood under my feet was cold and the air was chilly. I checked the temperature, and was glad that I had coffee with me – it was a mere 49 degrees.

I see all these people talking about how they feel so much more alive in the fall, and I can relate. That is exactly how I feel, like I am fueled by cooler weather. Rusty colored leaves tumble through my soul, chill winds raise my spirits, and I thrive in this weather. The heat and humidity of the summer weigh me down, but in the fall I come alive again.

Away go my shorts and sandals, and out come my jeans and sweaters and boots, ready to walk down trails filled with trees blazing their colors before they go to sleep for the winter. Soups and stews and warming meals are making their way on to my meal plans, and I have told Billy it is time for him to wake his sourdough up, to begin baking our bread for the week. It is a time of transition and change, as we begin to settle down into a different rhythm. School has started and our days are spent reading and learning and creating, and before we eat every evening I clear the table of our day’s work, pencils and papers and books. Weekends are full of plans for pumpkins and apples and chestnuts; they are also full of plans for bonfires with family, cider, Halloween fun and this week, a vacation.

I also see so many autumn bucket lists online, and yes, there are things I want to do this fall too. But this year I am also trying to be mindful to not cram our every moment full of plans; I want us to enjoy the season, time with our family being together, because sometimes when you are spinning from one thing to the next, you forget to really enjoy what you are doing, to pay attention to that moment, truly pay attention to it. I have a list of things to do, but I am also trying to have an anti-bucket list as well.

Sunday, we declared the day to be a nothing day. We called a halt to running and doing and spent the day hanging out with each other, just slowly letting the day spin out while we read or painted or played, in the case of Wyatt. It was a rainy day, perfect do-nothing day. We ordered ramen from a local noodle house, which was delicious, and we finished up our ghost portraits. We finished up the night by watching Kiki’s Delivery service, which is part of Lisa from Boondock Ramblings and my Comfy Cozy Cinema. And it was a wonderful day. I want to make sure I save space for these type days this fall as well.

My favorite book has a quote about winter, that humans say they like winter but what they really like is being proof against it. And maybe there is some truth to that. I love fall and the weather and being out in it, but it is also so nice to be snug inside with my tea and a blanket and a book. And also, cookies and chocolate.

With that, I want to talk about our giveaway! Lisa from Boondock Ramblings and I are cohosting a small little comfy cozy care package giveaway, to go along with our favorite season (fall!), and our Comfy Cozy Cinema! We have some fun little goodies to be sent off to one winner, with more surprises to be added as well! We want to celebrate the season and this is just one way we would like to do that this year.

You can enter anytime between today and October 15th, and the winner will be announced on our blogs Thursday, October 17th. Please enter via Rafflecopter and it is only open to those 18 or older living in the US.

Right now I can only post the link – the code is not working for me! Please let me know if entering is still an issue!

https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3614a4fa2/

And that is it from me today! I hope that whatever you do today you all do something that makes you smile!

15 thoughts on “Hello October – plus a Comfy Cozy Giveaway!!”

  1. Joanne's avatar Joanne

    What a cute gift basket! While it is getting pretty chilly here in the mornings too I still have my flip flops out; I am wearing with them hoodies and sweaters and scarves but that’s fine by me. I do love this season but I feel like the part of fall I like (the cool but not freezing temps, the pretty colors and leaves, the blue skies) go by so fast and then the more winter side of fall slides in and I don’t like that part of it nearly as much.

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  2. You’re so lucky to have a traditional Fall with all the trappings! Here in the Phoenix area, it’s still over 100 degrees outside and will be for another month or two. Ugh. We’ll have beautiful weather after that, but it’s still not real Fall like I had when growing up in Washington and going to college in Utah. Boo hoo. Enjoy it for me!

    Fun giveaway! I’m going to enter right now.

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  4. marsha57's avatar marsha57

    Oh, I was surprised this morning, too, when I took Jack out! It was chilly, and I was wearing my summer nightgown! I loved the way you put it…that we come alive in the fall. I feel exactly the same way. We’ve already had chili! Granted I had made it earlier this spring and froze it, but it was still perfect for an early autumn night.

    I wish I had a bucket list for this fall. Everything is kinda on hold with Mike’s hip. I’m afraid my teacher voice keeps coming out as he is content to just use his wheelchair rather than walk with his walker. I keep telling him those muscles aren’t going to get any stronger if he doesn’t use them. I am definitely not a nurse!

    I think your Sunday sounds absolutely wonderful. I love rainy days as they give me a reason to not get dressed or feel like I need to do something. Right now, I’m trying to decide if the outside plants worth still watering. They’re still blooming so I guess I should keep watering them!

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    1. Wasn’t it just so nice, to walk out and feel that chill? I was so happy in that little moment. And chili! I am jealous! Lol.

      Make one anyway! Maybe it will help Mike to get up and use his walker, to have things to look forward to doing. PT is hard, and he is going to have to use those muscles or he will lose them! I am so bossy but hey, PT mom over here. Don’t be afraid to be a little ..pushy. Use that teacher voice. Make him walk a little more with that walker everyday. Find a goal.

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  6. Annette's avatar Annette

    Thank you for cohosting the giveaway!
    It is definitely not fallish weather in North Texas. It is still in the 80s and 90s during the daytime. The temps at night are dropping into the low 60s which is nice. I will be glad to turn off the central AC when it is cooler. It will help the electric bill be much less.
    I’m ready to cook my favorite cooler weather foods: Chicken noodle soup, beef barley soup, chicken and dumplings, and chicken pot pie.
    Cooler weather makes me feel refreshed after the long hot summer.

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