The Frugal Retiree's Fall Bucket List

Today is one of those rare days when I  am suffering for my night owlish-ness. Such suffering will be worth it in the long run (the reason for my seven am awakening was the fact that we are getting new basement window wells as well as a couple of egress windows). In the short term however...ouch

In other news, the fall equinox is today. So I get to actually put out and photograph all that fall decor! Of course, blog wise, I got the jump by a day, since I updated to some fall "blog decor" the other day. The weather seems to sense that fall has officially arrived, because while we still have  eighty degree weather for a couple more days, then we go down to a more "fallish" seventy and sixty degree range. Although this close to the sun, on clear days, that seventy still feels like eighty.

Meanwhile, I think it's time for a bucket list for fall. This list is mainly about me, doing things for me, or just plain fun things-for the most part. I've not included regular habits or things like that, mainly because I've started a journaling system and write about those daily. It also doesn't include any travel other than day trips as it looks like I'm gonna be nursemaid for a full month somewhere between now and Christmas. 

My son is waiting on call backs for surgery scheduling while he decides what the best time in terms of Business school, and how long he can live with the pain. If there are any professor/instructor types reading this, should not being in a sling for three weeks qualify for some kind of assistance via typing? This year's classes including almost all IT related classes and this is his typing hand.  My Christmas travel plans may get shot if he decides to live with said pain until the winter break (plus I doubt he can go that long with the pain and lack of sleep).

And finally, while winter begins the 21st of December, I do have some "Christmas goals" that you will see at the bottom. Cause in this house, Christmas prep begins the day after Thanksgiving. 

And so, onward and forward to Autumn!

1.  Take that previously discussed four day weekend-when I am not doing things for the guy with no working arm or helping the guy recover from surgery on said arm!

2.  Take at least one class on a new to me art or sewing technique

3.  Make five pumpkin recipes

4. Go to the Botanic gardens when the fall leaves and flowers are fully in bloom

5. Knit one fall thing for me and make one fall piece of jewelry (and perhaps sew the a fall decor piece),

6. Take five one day outings between now and the holidays-Oktoberfest and some Christmas Markets in the mountains are on the list.

7. Go to a play at the downtown arts center

8. Continue bullet journaling (more later-best thing I've done in years) and begin bible/prayer journaling

9. Organize my closet for the fall/early winter season and see what I need to put on my wish list.

10. Get a more organized bedtime routine in place-because even a night owl needs a system for slowing down in the evening. Especially when she lives with non-night owl types.

11. Assuming either the Rangers or the Rockies get into the play-offs start looking for tickets. In both locations after season ticket holders are chosen, there is generally a lottery.  All this, of course,  is dependent on team performance!!  

Christmas bucket list:

1. Make a gingerbread house or similar decoration

2. Make Christmas jewelry

3. Go to the Nutcracker ( missed it last two years because of travel and illness)

4. Attempt to document all the Christmas ornaments including the ones given to offspring as to where they came from and meanings they may have and so on and so forth.

5. Think about having a Christmas cookie exchange party (again, my fall and early Christmas are still dependent on so many things when it comes to my injury issues and son's upcoming surgery).   

And there you have it. I've kept this list short and sweet, at least for me. Fall is my  main sewing and crafting season and I spend a great deal more time in my studio (to the point that I am using my friendly Alexa device to remind me to get up and exercise after forty minutes). I have not included any "habit" type stuff like do yoga every day both because those are fairly entrenched and because I journal them every day. And finally, there is pretty much nothing about the house. Because other than continuing to decide whether to repair our pergola or turn it into an outside "gal cabin" and getting the fireplace checked out, that can all wait until the early spring.

I'm working on some major updates post URL loss/replace on the blog, and hope to be able to link up to other bloggers and their lists soon. Meanwhile, do go check out Tamara and Jodi and their fall goals, as well as those links from other bloggers.

And now, it's Thursday cooking night, and I am off to get the ingredients for a baked potato bar-in all it's glory!!