Things to do in autumn
What to do in the fall - 15 ideas of what to do in the fall from f-journal.Ru magazine
Autumn is an unpredictable time. Clear days give way to cloudy ones, sunny days to rainy ones. And if September still spoils us with warm weather, then October often brings the first frosts, and in November it is already completely cold.
And at the same time, autumn is always the beginning of something new. Vacations and holidays are ending. A new academic year begins. Every day is another chance to make your life better. After all, for a happy person, even the coldest and rainiest autumn is priceless time, which is so important to spend profitably.
But what to do in the fall so that you don’t live it in vain, so that you can remember it with warmth in your soul? We offer 15 ideas for things to do in the fall!
Arrange a photo shoot in nature
Autumn landscapes are the best background for beautiful shots! A field with sunflowers, a forest, the shore of a lake or river - pictures against the backdrop of the red and golden colors of autumn are simply stunning! Take pictures of everything: bunches of viburnum, late flowers, colorful leaves and, of course, yourself against their background. Make rowan beads, a wreath of multi-colored leaves, and weave bunches of viburnum and flowers into it. Collect beautiful twigs, colorful leaves, pine cones - you can use them to make New Year's souvenirs for friends and loved ones.
Start playing sports
In autumn, physical activity decreases, so many people gain extra pounds. Sign up for dancing, aerobics, yoga, go to the gym, or even better - to the pool. Swimming tones, promotes weight loss, and heals the body. Autumn is the best time for running: it’s not as hot outside as in summer, and fresh air, as you know, is very invigorating. Exercising will help dispel the autumn blues. After all, when a person leads an active lifestyle, happiness hormones are produced more actively.
Go on holiday to hot countries
Especially if you didn’t manage to relax in the summer, especially since in the fall there are plenty of inexpensive offers from travel companies. The long-awaited trip will give you a lot of new impressions and positive emotions, against which autumn depression will simply be powerless. You can also travel around your native country, through its most beautiful cities - at this time they are shrouded in special romance. Even a trip to a neighboring city will help you unwind and change your surroundings.
Have a picnic in nature
Sit by the fire, bake potatoes, fry sausages, drink aromatic herbal tea from a thermos, sing songs with a guitar. And if you can’t get out into nature, have a picnic at home. Bake potatoes and meat in the oven, open a jar of cucumbers or pickled mushrooms, make a homemade pie, make herbal tea, turn off the lights, light candles, turn on your favorite music and sit right on the floor with a warm blanket on the floor.
Invite friends over
Prepare different types of tea (with herbs, berries, fruits), sweet treats, such as cookies with wishes, invite your friends to visit and arrange a tasting. You can also bake a homemade pie - with apples, pears, plums, or several at once - according to different recipes, and organize a competition for the best dessert. Tea drinking with various goodies, intimate conversations, songs with a guitar, the smell of homemade baking... it's so great to spend evenings in the company of your favorite friends.
Create a cultural program
Film premieres, concerts, all kinds of exhibitions - study everything carefully, take care of tickets in advance, because it is better to purchase them for such events in advance. Read books. Paper. The smell of paper, the cozy crunch of pages, the yellow light of a floor lamp, a warm blanket, aromatic coffee - this is the perfect environment for reading. Books develop us, replenish our vocabulary, so don’t be lazy to read, because there are so many good books!
Go shopping
You don't have to buy anything. Just enjoy autumn shopping, because, unlike summer, it is measured and leisurely. In the autumn months, the stores are much quieter: new items are sold without discounts, summer items are already sold out, which means there is not such a rush as in summer.
Harvest the harvest
If you have a dacha, or your grandmother lives nearby, go harvest. You can get a lot of fun from picking vegetables, berries and fruits! Fresh air, bird sounds, gifts of nature, which you can then enjoy all winter - such a pastime is good for both body and soul. You can also help your grandmother make homemade preparations - make jam and pickles for the winter.
Go to the forest to pick mushrooms
Just imagine how you will feel when, after a walk through the autumn forest, you return home with a basket of honey mushrooms, boletus mushrooms or noble porcini mushrooms. A golden carpet of leaves covering the still green grass, red islands of berries in forest glades, colorful tree crowns through which timid rays of the sun break through, the last warm breeze blowing, a “concert” of bird voices - such a walk will give you a lot of pleasure!
Make homemade preparations
Stock up on seasonal fruits, berries and vegetables while they are on sale at affordable prices at the market. Vegetables can be frozen or prepared for the winter. Sauerkraut, lightly salted cucumbers, squash caviar, apple jam - you can get by with traditional recipes or master new, more exotic ones, for example, prepare dogwood jam or make candied pumpkin.
Do some handicrafts
Buy yarn in different shades and knit cozy winter things for your loved ones: scarves, mittens, socks. They will sincerely rejoice at such gifts. In autumn, time seems to slow down. On rainy evenings, you can watch old films, read your favorite books, knit, embroider, enjoying the leisurely passage of time and your favorite warm drinks. By the way, you can read how to cook them at home in our article.
Celebrate Halloween
On October 31, All Saints' Day, throw a mystical party according to all the traditions - with witches, pumpkins and black cats: prepare treats, make pumpkin lanterns, dress up as ghosts and have fun like children. This is the meaning of one of the oldest holidays - to laugh at things that frighten you, in order to stop being afraid of them, in order to see something very positive in the scary. After all, in fact, Halloween is the kindest and most cheerful holiday of autumn. There is a reason that all the spirits are given candy.
Devote yourself to creativity
Drawing, yoga, vocals, dancing - there are many options. The main thing is that it is an activity for the soul. Enroll in a driving school, take a culinary course, learn to weave with beads, make origami, play a musical instrument. Carve wood, sculpt, take photographs - devote yourself to something new and exciting. Find a new hobby that will bring you pleasure, develop you, change your life for the better, and give you new acquaintances and interesting meetings.
Educate yourself
Take language courses, attend specialized seminars, read books on your specialization.
If you need to improve your foreign language, attend “conversation clubs.” Autumn is the time to change something in your life, rethink it, finish what you started, plan something new, decide on what you have long dreamed of, find a new, more interesting and highly paid job.
Spend your weekend active
In warm, sunny weather, you can go on a river trip by boat or motor ship, ride horses, go to the zoo, go to a roller skating rink, or organize a bike ride. By the way, all these ideas are very good for romantic dates.
Autumn is a time of year that many people dislike due to its changeable and unpredictable weather. But we must not forget that rainy days free up a lot of precious time, which we can spend usefully for ourselves. And even when it’s gloomy and damp outside, remember: every season has its own unique charm.
Are you still thinking about what to do this fall? Live and enjoy life! Fill every day with meaning, live with love and remember with gratitude! Happy autumn to you!
Alesya Musiyuk for the site f-Journal.ru
What to do in the rain?
When it’s a dull time outside the window and an eternally gloomy sky, a yellow-red path of leaves is laid from home to work, you become sad and especially want a holiday. Buy yourself a fashionable jacket or raincoat and, believe me, you will look forward to autumn.
What is it for?
Rain is absolutely no reason to be depressed. So folk signs inspire optimism!
If it rains on your birthday, it will wash away all the negativity and take away all the bad things. Getting married in the rain means living happily ever after in love and harmony. Taking an exam in the rain is your lucky ticket. Starting a new business in the rain is good luck.
The cure for boredom
If you woke up from the characteristic mournful knocking on the window and realized that the rain had changed all your plans, do not be upset. The weather has provided you with an excellent opportunity to do things that have been put off for a long time or just take a break. So don't get sad. Do more useful things:
Finish what you started. Sew on the torn buttons, knit a scarf, add to the picture, glue up the wallpaper.
Watch films that have been waiting in the wings for a long time. Take inventory of your CDs and tapes and distribute the lists to colleagues. Ask them to do the same. Set up an exchange fund. Interesting evenings are guaranteed.
Write letters. It doesn't matter whether it's electronic or simple. The main thing is to be sincere.
Clean the apartment, sort out the old trash in the closets. Throw away those items of clothing that bring back bad memories to you, ruthlessly and mercilessly! Wearing red corduroy trousers, did you fail the exam so miserably that you are still blushing? Down with! The blouse you wore when you had a fatal quarrel with your loved one? Let him go to his younger sister. But then it will become lighter and freer.
Lie down on the sofa and finally get some sleep! Or dream.
You can organize your leisure time in this way: take an interesting book, crawl under a blanket, put a vase with seeds next to it and enjoy reading and gnawing with pleasure... SO COZY!
It is no less pleasant to warm up in the arms of a loved one.
Sit down with a cup of tea/coffee on the windowsill and watch this... Life is beautiful - seize every moment. And if the rain started unexpectedly, you can observe a lot of interesting and even funny things. Or you can take an umbrella and walk through the puddles or… kiss (“It’s raining outside, there’s slush outside, but they don’t care…”).
There are many options for a “rainy” pastime! You can read an interesting book, chat on the phone with your sister, mother, etc., turn on your favorite movie and fix all your clothes, bake puff pastries with cheese or berries and invite everyone for tea, lie in a bath with sea salt, get a pedicure and much more. What can you please yourself with! And others too.
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