Fall is My Downfall

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Fall has always been my favorite time of year. It represents the excitement of school starting, the anticipation of the holiday season, the entrance of cooler weather (finally!) and the general feeling of starting anew.

Not to mention the pumpkin carving, hay rides, Halloween parties, family gatherings, pumpkin flavored everythings….etc.

And the past few years, fall has also been my downfall.

Fall pressures me into handmade Halloween costumes for my children every year. She screams at me to try every recipe in my Southern Living Magazine, and to transform myself into Martha Stewart in order to host the perfect Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house.

Fall taunts me with her Pinterest Boards: flaunting beautiful seasonal mantles, whimsical door wreathes and cozy sewing tutorials.

Fall pressures me into starting projects that I can’t possibly hope to finish before She ends, and continues to stress me out throughout her entirety.

And for whatever reason, I love fall for doing this to me.

Maybe it’s because I work well under pressure….she pressures me to finish everything before the end of the year. She is always on top of me…pushing me to learn new things, try new recipes, get out of my comfort zone. I love that she brings out my nesting tendencies, and when its ALL finally finished (just in the nick of time!)…she whispers to me that I need deserve that Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte.

And for all of this….fall is my favorite time of year.

What’s your favorite thing about fall?