Fall Itinerary

 Hello and good evening, my Bibbles! 

Tonight I thought it would be fun to share my fall itinerary for this month. I even went as far as creating a fall-themed October calendar of everything I plan to do. 

Last night I thought about ways that this month can truly make life feel like fall since Portugal has been in the 20s, and to me that's not very fall weather-coded. I need 16 to 18 at least, with a good gust of wind to go with that. But sadly that's not the case.

So instead, we won’t rely on this sad excuse of weather; we ourselves will bring the fall weather with our fits, our drinks, and our vibes alone 😌. 

Without further ado, let's get into it.

This fall I want to treat it like I would Christmas, which I realize I have never done. When I think of fall, I only think of the season change and the seasonal drinks that I have when I’m at a cafe, and that doesn’t happen often.

But when Christmas comes around, every other night I’m having hot chocolate, the Christmas watch list is out, Christmas decor is up, and everything. And I feel like that’s because Christmas is a holiday and fall is a season. 

There is Thanksgiving, of course, but ever since I’ve moved to Portugal, I haven’t celebrated. That’s because my mom is not American; she is from Aruba, and most families don’t celebrate for obvious reasons. Although, due to social media and modern day tv a lot of Arubians have started celebrating, that is not the case for my mom and me, though. 

And most definitely because we have no family here and my mom and I are not up for planning, cooking, and inviting people over to our apartment for a mess we have to clean afterward. 

This year, though, I will commit to seeing the whole fall season as a holiday of its own. I want fall movies to watch, strictly Thanksgiving-themed fall movies. Basically any 2000s movie with a fall setting, and movies I have never seen!!! 

While brainstorming things I can do in the next two months to stay in the fall spirit, I thought of decorating my room. But funds are low, and the only cheap store that has fall-themed stuff that I know of is Primark, and I don’t have one close to me, sadly. 

Diy Fall Decor:

That brings us to the first fall thing I’ll be doing: making my own fall decor! I love this better too because I can make the decor match my room. 

My bedroom colors are pink, green, some blues, and white. So I don’t think bright orange pumpkins and dark brown leaves will match my room. Stores here don’t tend to have fall decor in different colored themes as they do back in America. 

My ideas for fall decor are making felt garlands to hang in my room and sock pumpkin cushions. For the felt garlands, I was thinking maybe mixed up, or separate garlands of pumpkins, leaves, mushrooms, and acorns. And for the sock pumpkin cushion, I have winter socks in the colors of my room!!!! I plan to make a pumpkin pillow this week to see how it goes ( Make sure to look out for that blog 😏 ). 

Fall films:

     

Next are the moviiiiieeeeesssss!!! During the Christmas season, I always try to watch as many movies as I can, and honestly, I need to start doing that this time around too. 

So I went on my trusted app, Pin Your Interests, and went to my board of movies to watch. I always save movies and never, and I mean never, watch them, lol. Because of this, I decided that October will be surrounded by 2000s movies that take place in the fall to early winter seasons, and next month I will look for movies that are Thanksgiving-centered. 

Now for the movies I have chosen:  Dead Poets Society, Cheetah Girls, Drumline, Autumn in New York, Paddington, Bambi, Charlie Brown: It's the Great Pumpkin, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. What do ya’ll think? I tried to find a few that looked fashionable, inspiring, going back into childhood, and taking place during the fall season. 

I have already seen Dead Poets Society, but it was at a sleepover, and I feel like I will pay more attention and really take in the movie if I watch it again alone. It's been years since I've seen Bambi or Paddington, and that needs to change.

And in these next two months, I want to watch a movie every Sunday. My goal is to figure out the perfect fall night in: the best snacks, drinks, environment setting, lighting, PJs, everything. 

Reading and Book club: 

Personally, it feels very fall to read; that sounds crazy out loud, and like I need to read more, not gonna lie. What I mean is that when school rolls around, I tend to read more, whether it's for English or History class or because of school book clubs I joined. 

Reading feels like a big fall activity, and I want to do well in it. I have recently started a two-person book club with a friend of mine. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is our book of choice; we already had our first meeting last Sunday, and it went great. It felt very fall-esque, and we had great conversations about the first few chapters. 

And while typing this, an idea came to mind. I can, as a fall night in, read the book and journal about it; about the characters and what crazy parts of the book make my head spin. But why only read one book, right? I should read multiple at a time and journal the process every time; I feel that way I will remember the book better too. 

Fall Fits:

Now, last but not least: fits of the season. These past few days, I have been taking pics of my outfits with my dg cam, and when I tell you that I have never felt cuter, I mean it! I want to start a new page as the months go by this fall: all my fall fits, what I consider a fall outfit for myself, and a deep dive into my style personally this fall. This might be what I’m most excited about this fall, not gonna lie 😝! 

But that is all for now, my Bibbles. I hope you all enjoyed this post and can take any inspo for your own autumn adventures. 

                       Until next time!

                         Love, Lady Zay.