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I have to admit something to you all. I completely stressed out trying to figure out what my FIRST 31 Days of Autumn Bliss post should be.
What can one say to properly invite you all into the most wonderful season of all? What will inspire you to want to relax here, feel comfortable and at home and then come back again for 31 days in a row?
How do I explain why I will I be writing on the topic of Autumn for 31 Days in a row? Oh, the pressure.
We all live in different countries, states and parts of the world. Some of us are sweltering in 100 degree heat, some of us have never fully experienced an Autumn season.
Why do I find Autumn so inspiring?
If you are a reader of this blog, you will hopefully understand what I am about to say.
In my mind, Autumn is not reliant on the temperature of the air outside. It is not dependent on a turning of the leaves. It is definitely not just a precursor to a long cold winter. It isn’t about pumpkins and black cats on a mantel.
Autumn is A Season of Contentment
I look at Autumn as a season of embracing the life I always dreamed I would have as a homemaker. Do I have to have the perfect life or home I dreamed of back in the day in order to be content right now? Of course not. I have a life worth being grateful for every day. But do I embrace it? Do I savor it? Or am I saving that contented life for some other season? (when I buy that new house, when I have more money to decorate, when I don’t have to work or when I have more time to stay home and enjoy my life?)
Autumn is a time for me to create a sense of peace and contentment RIGHT NOW with my home and my life. That feeling of contentment is not something that is always handed to us on life’s silver platter of gifts. It is a feeling we can easily lose sight of in the midst of life’s challenges and disappointments.
Autumn is a time to slow down and embrace the home and life we have.
Do we need the perfect temperature or fall colors on the trees for that? I think not.
Embracing the blissful season of Autumn is a choice.
For the next 30 days, we are going to do more than just dream wistfully about Fall, we are going to get off our rumps and do some nesting!
We’ll consider how to embrace Autumn in each room of our home, find practical ideas to inspire us, and we’ll have fun sharing fall homemaking rituals along the way. I’ll share some of my very own fall favorites around my house!
Oh, and I’ll share Autumn treats and go on some Fall drive by’s too (you can’t fully embrace Autumn without tasty treats and Fall drives, right?) Some posts will be super sort, one image or thought of inspiration, some will be long like this one, but all will be filled with things I love about fall and hopefully will inspire you too!
I’m so excited! Tomorrow I’ll show some more awesome entryways, so stay tuned!
Are you with me? 31 Days of Autumn Bliss!*
PS. I got a new FALL BANNER on my blog!! Did you see it? Click over here if you are on a reader or facebook! Made by my friend Jamie @ JYL Creative, he created my original banner and fall-i-fied it for me this week!
Meanwhile, please visit the other wonderful and inspiring ladies who are contributing to this collective 31 Day series, each with their own topics! They are all amazing ladies with great hearts so enjoy each and everyone of them this month! Find the whole list of bloggers right here!
It IS a great post and I’m so embracing autumn….that I think if I embrace it enough our desert heat might subside a bit from this 106 degrees. Autumn is also my favorite time of year. I just posted some pictures of what our daughter did yesterday.
xoxo lylah
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I am excited right along with you about these next 31 days because I want to create the same peace and contentment in my own home!
Over at my blog, I am writing 31 days to creating a home for your soul. You inspired me when I first read about this planned event.
I will be slowing down this month and doing all I can to enjoy this, my favorite season!
Jeanine
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Ahh Melissa I don’t know why you’d be nervous about what to say for this first post in your series…you are always inspiring because you blog from the heart and you are real and we can always tell that and appreciate it
Love the new banner and always peeking into your windows. Looking for forward to following along this entire series. Fondly, Roberta
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Melissa,
I just love your blog, along with all the inspiration and ideas I have received here! I have linked your blog to my latest blog post….passing your inspiration on to others.
Thanks so much!
Joanne at Seasonal Hearth
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I’m a lover of fall to and I’m excited to see what all you post about! It’ll be great:)
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Lovely!!! But you totally cracked me up when you said “get of our rumps”. LOL
In 31 days hopefully I will feel better about fall.
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Hugs and God bless, Fi
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Melissa, I am very excited about your 31 days!!! I’ll be stopping by for every one.
Thanks for sharing the goodness with us all.
Blessings!
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It truly is a season of contentment.
If you get a moment, I would love for you to stop by and enter my fabulous fall and French GIVEAWAY.
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Melissa… I love your blog! I am going to follow you now! I would love for you to come by and visit my site… it is a work in progress and I am doing a weekly link party that is growing weekly too… I look forward to reading more of your posts …. Anna @ Moon River
Melissa… I love your blog! I am going to follow you now! I would love for you to come by and visit my site… it is a work in progress and I am doing a weekly link party that is growing weekly too… I look forward to reading more of your posts …. Anna @ Moon River
I am looking forward to sharing these next 30 days of contentment . Autumn is such a time for reflection and nesting as a family in the evening.
YES! Let the beauty and newness of Autumn begin!
I love this post!! So very true!
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OMG! 31 days of AUTUMN bliss???? I am OVER excited!!!! Can’t wait to go on this journey with you! Pinky
Lovely post and no truer words were ever spoken! In fact, I went out bought a new rake today … just because it’s autumn. We have an old one from last year – but being inspired by this season of bliss – I just had to get a new shiny one. I will be following your journey this month and reminding my readers to do likewise.
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Autumn is one of my favorite seasons for decorating. I’m looking forward to your 31 days of autumn bliss.
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I have been preparing for a trip, taking a trip, or recovering from my trip for the last 4 weeks…I’ve missed a lot of blog posts! But I have gone back and read *every one* of your 31-days series and am loving it! Thank you for the great ideas!
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