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Creating a Fall Bucket List

October 8, 2021 By Deanna Piercy 8 Comments

The seasons seem to zip by in a blur and often we realize – too late – that we didn’t fully take advantage of each one. My favorite way to avoid that is to create a seasonal bucket list. I may not end up doing everything on it but there’s a better chance if I’ve been intentional. Here is my fall bucket list plus a free printable so you can create your own. 
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My Fall Bucket List

1. Decorate for the season.

I have a large lidded tote full of fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving decor. I also have fall decorative pillows for the sofas and LOTS of cozy throw blankets. Our house really comes into its own during the cooler seasons. It becomes a warm and cozy cocoon with candles, twinkle lights and good things baking in the kitchen. 

We also have a front porch, large balcony and covered patio. These will take on a seasonal ambience with potted mums, pumpkins and string lights.

2. Plan a couple of family game nights. 

We may have to do these over Zoom but we all love Cards Against Humanity. We recently added The Simpsons cards to our collection. 

3. Have friends over for a barbecue. 

Now that we finally got some patio furniture, I want to have some close friends over to barbecue before it gets too cold. 

4. Do a puzzle.

We have a lovely wood card/game table that I like to keep set up in our family room most of the time. Right now I’ve got a coloring book and colored pencils on it but soon I’ll get out a puzzle for us all to work on instead. 

5. Watch a movie on our balcony.

We have a screen and projector which we use for karaoke during our annual backyard music festival (sadly, cancelled the past two years). Now that David redid our balcony I think it would be really fun to hang the screen up there and watch movies outdoors. We might even need to splurge on a popcorn machine. 

6. Bake seasonal treats. 

Pumpkin bread, apple pie and an old favorite – oatmeal cake. 

7. Take daily walks outdoors.

I have a nice pair of Hunter wellies and we live on 40 wooded acres. Now is the time for me to make use of them for outdoor walks. 

8. Roast marshmallows and make s’mores. 

We have a large fire pit where David burns branches and such after yard cleanups. It’s about time do a final mowing and pickup of branches before winter. I’ll surprise the guys with this marshmallow roasting plan as a treat for their hard work. 

9. Take a picnic to the lake. 

We have a very lovely lake about an hour from here and I would love to have a picnic lunch there some Saturday or Sunday soon. 

10. Take a fall foliage drive. 

This is something I’ve wanted to do for AGES! There is a stunning foliage drive on the border of Oklahoma and Arkansas. We’ve seen it in the springtime but never in the fall. We are usually too busy this time of year but our schedule is looser due to the pandemic. This is our opportunity and we have booked a little getaway with friends. We’ll be staying in cottages at a bed and breakfast (complete with private fire pit!) for two nights. We will drive the 54 mile Talimena Scenic Byway and I couldn’t be more excited. It should be peak foliage time and I hope to get some beautiful photos to share. 
 
 
 

What about you? Have you ever made a fall bucket list? I created a free printable that you can use to make your own. I’d love to hear what you’ve put on yours. Leave me a comment!

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Fall Bucket List Printable
 

 
 

“It was a beautiful, bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.”

– Diana Gabaldon

 
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Comments

  1. Melanie Riley says

    October 9, 2021 at 7:59 pm

    I had a summer bucket list that I didn’t complete, but a couple of the things I can roll over to fall. I need to hurry and make my list because the weather here will soon be too cold to have much fun outdoors! I still want to go to the Botanic Gardens and there’s a new-to-us coffee/tea shop I wanted to go to and then walk around that neighborhood to admire the houses.

    I need to get out my Halloween decor, though it’s minimal. I plan on doing that tomorrow.

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    • Deanna Piercy says

      October 10, 2021 at 11:07 am

      I hope you can squeeze in a few things before the cold weather hits. Our weather is highly unpredictable. We’ve had snow on Halloween and we’ve had 80 degrees. We sat outside last night, enjoying our new patio furniture and fire table. The weather was perfect. I hope it lasts a few more weeks.

      I don’t have a lot of Halloween decor, either. I do, however, have a fun skeleton I bought just a few years ago. Last year I sat it up where the mail and delivery people would see it. I posed it like it was waving hello and hoped it might give them a little smile since their jobs have been so stressful during the pandemic.

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  2. Tori says

    October 10, 2021 at 2:30 am

    That’s an excellent Fall bucket list. I hope you manage to do atleast most of the things on it, if not all.

    Two of the things on yours would be on mine too. Check out my Fall bucket list and I’m sure you’ll spot them.

    1. Decorate for the season.
    2. Watch seasonal movies.
    3. Bake seasonal treats.
    4. Do seasonal crafts.
    5. Get out in nature and enjoy it whenever I can.

    Come to think of it, that bucket list could apply to any season. 😉

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    • Deanna Piercy says

      October 10, 2021 at 11:09 am

      Great list! I need to add some seasonal movies, too. Our son has been watching a bunch of horror movies (not my thing) and last night went to some friends home for an outdoor screening of a few. I love “Hocus Pocus”. What are your favorite seasonal movies?

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      • Roz says

        October 10, 2021 at 5:10 pm

        Hocus Pocus is probably my favorite fall/Halloween movie ever. I also don’t like horror movies either.

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        • Deanna Piercy says

          October 11, 2021 at 2:32 pm

          It’s a fun one! I prefer to be entertained rather than scared by movies.

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      • Tori says

        October 11, 2021 at 2:31 am

        Though I’ll watch horror movies, I wouldn’t really add them to my list. I might watch some if I’m in the mood, but the stuff I’d be most likely to watch is more the kinds of things you might like. For example, I think “Hocus Pocus” is an awesome choice, and most definitely one on my list! Others are:

        The Craft
        Goosebumps
        The Halloween Town movies (though I actually haven’t seen all of them, but the couple I’ve seen were excellent in my opinion)
        The Casper Movies
        Roald Dahl’s The Witches
        Practical Magic
        The Harry Potter Movies
        The Nightmare Before Christmas

        I’m pretty sure I’m forgetting some, but you get the idea, and that’s plenty to be getting on with anyhow.

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        • Deanna Piercy says

          October 11, 2021 at 2:32 pm

          Thanks for the great suggestions!

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