Comments on: Feeling like fall…and a fall fun list https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159293 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:59:07 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159293 In reply to Kara.

@Kara – aw, thank you. It’s been kind of a rough day, so I appreciate that!

]]> By: Kara https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159281 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:44:59 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159281 Diving into fresh school supplies – for grown-ups! A planner + pens + paints = a blank canvas. Fall always feels full of possibilities.

[An Aside of Gratitude: Your blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and book chapters have transformed the way I think and act. Thank you!]

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159205 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:13:21 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159205 In reply to Ruth.

@Ruth – I do make it occasionally! But I have to sleep under something even if I’m not making the bed, and I think this new set of bedding will be less complicated than the current set-up.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159204 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:12:45 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159204 In reply to Jjiraffe.

@Jjiraffe- one of my kids used to call it “Chuck E. Jesus” and that’s perhaps the expression I would use to describe going there…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159203 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:11:53 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159203 In reply to BethC..

@Beth – Maine is going to be beautiful! I want to do a fall New England trip at some point. We might make it as far as Boston this fall.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159200 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:10:13 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159200 In reply to Grateful Kae.

@Grateful Kae- I like Christmas letters too! We’ve stopped writing them because everyone seems to do the photo cards, and now that social media provides more constant updates to far flung friends and family it seems less necessary, but I actually love the genre. Sometimes I write a Christmas letter just for us so I see what we’ve done over the year!

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159199 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:07:29 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159199 In reply to Caitlin.

@Caitlin – good point! I think I’ll go buy some Mrs. Meyer’s fall stuff.

]]> By: Caitlin https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159164 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:34:21 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159164 I think the fall fun lists are my favorite—it’s my favorite season. I also love apple picking and getting mums, and I’ll also add pumpkin picking to our list.

Another thing I like to add is buying the fall scents if Mrs. Meyer’s soaps and cleaning products. I’m an underbuyer and my husband teases me about this, but they truly bring me a lot of pleasure and make icky and mundane tasks much better, so it’s worth the minor investment.

]]> By: Caitlin https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159163 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:30:29 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159163 In reply to BethC..

My absolute favorite butternut squash recipe: http://meljoulwan.com/2009/11/23/eat-your-vegetables-butternut-squash/

I think Christmas letters written with good intentions and from the heart do not come off as braggy, and if people take them that way, it’s something to do with them, not you. Also, they can choose not to read it 🙂

]]> By: Grateful Kae https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/09/feeling-like-fall-and-a-fall-fun-list/#comment-159089 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 16:44:37 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17774#comment-159089 In reply to BethC..

Just commenting to say- I LOVE getting Christmas letters. I know what you mean about feeling too “braggy”, and I feel like lately it has become really common for people to talk about that/ refer to them as “brag letters” in the media and whatnot… So, I have mostly stopped sending them for that reason. BUT- I actually really love getting them and reading them from people who are still brave enough to send them. Much more so though than just a plain photo card (with a photo I probably already saw on Facebook 🙂

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