Fall Bucket List: 30 blissful things to do this Fall

Are you ready for Fall? This post will inspire you to be more mindful this season with 30 fall activities that will nourish your soul.

Well friends, Fall is officially here.

Absolutely nothing makes me happier.

I don’t know what it is about Fall but this is the season where I always feel like I am falling in love. I can remember my first Fall in New York, it was the most magical time of my life. I will never forget the smell of the air, the slowing down and the joy of finally being able to make the switch from shorts and sandals to dressing in hats and boots.

Fall is also the time where I have a long list of the some of my most favorite traditions and fun group outings to do that just make you feel so good. I am also obsessed with Fall fashion and coming up with chic Fall outfit ideas, the boots, the sweaters, the handbags. I absolutely love it. So, I pulled together a list of my favorite things to do for Fall that make this my favorite season of all.

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30 blissful things to do for Fall:

01| Declutter the clothes in your closet.

The first thing you will want to do is prepare your closet for the outfits you are going to want to wear. I like to go through and get rid of anything worn, torn or too dirty/damaged to clean. I’ve learned to live with the motto ‘quality over quantity’ and I like for this to specifically apply to my closet. You can do my very specific closet cleansing ritual that I swear by.

02 | Pick out a new perfume.

One of my girlfriends told me that she just purchased Tom Ford Lost Cherry and its a perfectly warm Fall scent. I am currently wearing Kay Ali Vanilla 28 and loving every minute of it. Whatever feels warm and sexy, its time to start wearing it.

03 | Transition your breakfast to Fall.

There is nothing I love more than iced coffee on a cold day but Ayurveda teaches us that as the temperatures drop, it is important for us to move to grounding and comforting foods. Think pumpkin flavored warm drinks and soup with root veggies.

04 | Try adding cinnamon to your morning coffee.

The benefits of cinnamon are numerous and adding a touch of the spice to your coffee enhances the entire experience. This is the perfect signal to the body that you can slow down and prepare for Fall.

05 | Start a weekly walking date.

I absolutely love going for long walks but the heat has kept me mostly at the gym. Now that the weather is cooling off, heading to the park for a walk is the best way to meet up and get good soul chats in with your girlfriends.

Get yourself some new walking shoes and a new belt bag.

06 | Get yourself some new Fall candles.

Something funny about me is that I can’t stand pumpkin spice coffee but I am in love with any pumpkin spiced candle. They are my absolute favorite. Here are a few Fall candles I love:

07 | Hit up a local farmers market and cook a new meal

There is nothing more fun than going to a farmer’s market on the weekend and making a meal with the local fresh ingredients. I am seriously craving all of the ones from this list, 31 soups to make in October.

08 | Rewatch your favorite cozy Fall shows.

I like to make my home feel more cozy so that I can opt for nights in versus heading out to eat with friends. Invite them over to watch feel good shows while everyone else is watching football. Top of my list is Gilmore Girls and the movie Autumn in New York.

09 | Plan a charcuterie picnic.

The thought of grabbing a picnic basket and filling it with my favorite hand grab foods and new dips just sounds divine. You could invite some of your friends to join and bring some cheese, wine and crackers to sit and enjoy the beautiful Fall afternoon.

10 | Start a book club with your friends.

Make a list of 5-10 books that you want to read in the Fall and see if any of your friends may want to join you. To treat yourself, grab the lightweight kindle so you can read without filling up your home with a bunch of new books. Check out my book recommendations here:

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11 | Treat yourself to a few new cozy throws for your sofa.

My cozy Barefoot Dreams blanket has become the all time favorite of anyone and everyone who comes to visit my home. So, this Fall, I plan on adding several of them to add to my collection for friends and family to enjoy as well.

12 | Start a new journal.

If you haven’t read my guided journal, The Daily Bliss, this may be the perfect time for you to start. It has 111 journal prompts and affirmations for you to use every day as an act of self care and self love.

13 | Update your phone and computer screensavers.

I love to create mood boards and vision boards for every season. I am currently in love with this one and I’m sure you can see why I love to display them on my tech. Check out my pinterest board of affirmations that I absolutely love and you can choose one or more to update your tech with.

14 | Deck out your front door with Halloween decor

The very first thing I do when Fall hits, is start shopping for Halloween decor. You can get some inspiration from my list of favorite Halloween front porch decorating ideas.

15 | Go antique shopping.

Every Fall I get together some friends and plan a trip to our local Texas antique show, Round Top. Fall is my favorite time to do it. It’s a whole vibe, from the outfits to the gorgeous antique shopping and fun food. It wouldn’t be Fall without it.

16 | Do a Fall beauty ritual reset.

Head to your local Whole Foods and grab this pumpkin face mask ( I am obsessed ). Then, treat yourself to a steamer and create a whole beauty ritual as a form of self care. It’s a perfect idea to keep your skin moisturized as the weather gets cooler and dryer.

17 | Make a Fall scented simmer pot.

Want to make your home smell absolutely divine, a simmer pot will completely change your life. I love to make my home smell like a big cinnamon stick. Pick your favorite from these fall scented simmer pot recipes. You’ll have to get yourself a new Dutch oven if you don’t already have one.

18 | Visit a pumpkin patch & host a pumpkin decorating party.

Whether you want to have a pumpkin carving party or a no carve pumpkin painting party, early October is the perfect time to get your creativity going. You can get inspired by my pumpkin painting party ideas.

19 | Treat yourself to a flannel shirt/jacket.

Fall wouldn’t be complete without a flannel to carry around with you everywhere. You want to choose one that goes with almost anything, it is one of those things that makes you feel cuddly and cozy. why not wear a chic hat to make the look really pop.

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20 | Attend a food / wine festival.

Fall is festival season and I absolutely love attending the events with music, good food, wine and family fun. It’s the perfect way to spend a weekend with friends. Google local festivals in your town and plan to make a day of it. Also, treat yourself to something special that is unique to the festival.

20 | DIY or purchase a new Halloween costume

If you aren’t the type who enjoys purchasing a ready made Halloween costume, make sure to plan ahead and create a really fabulous DIY Halloween costume. Pick a theme that you can coordinate with kids, friends, family, etc. Here’s a list that may have some helpful costume ideas for you.

21 | Plan to send out hand written Thank you notes for Thanksgiving.

Writing thank you notes is a form of self care as it gets you to take a quiet moment to yourself in the energy of gratitude. This year, why not send out hand written thank you notes to the people in your life that you really appreciate.

22 | Get yourself a Fall manicure

Fall is the time when brown and neutral manicures come on to the scene. There are so many gorgeous Fall manicure ideas that you will love and will make every single Fall photo you take look chic. Loving Dior Dansante 449.

23 | Have a Harry Potter themed movie night.

Nothing screams Fall like Hogwart’s so Fall is the perfect time to have friends over, make some hot cocoa and binge watch the Harry Potter movie collection.

24 | Hang some floating candles in your hallway.

and put up some Halloween decor all over the home. From ghosts to spiders, get inspired by these classic DIY Halloween decorating ideas.

25 | Plan a walk in nature with a friend

There is nothing more calming than a good walk in nature as you gaze at the changing color of the leaves. Bring some coffees, treats and a cozy blanket so you can bask in the beauty of nature and have a meaningful conversation.

26 | Cook a bowl of chili

The most memorable dish that you can make during Fall is a good bowl of chili. I have had my eye on this turkey sweet potato chili recipe. Another reason to break out your new gorgeous dutch oven.

27 | Host a friends-giving soiree

Gather inspiring ideas for pulling together a beautiful fall dining room centerpiece and get ready to wow your friends. Plan out a menu and activity list for a Fall friendsgiving party.

28 | Attend a local weekend festival.

Fall is festival season and the perfect time to get some friends together and visit a market or festival. Whether its food and wine, art, holiday themed, markets and festivals are a great way to really embrace the beauty of Fall. If you are located in Houston, Tx, this is my favorite list for local festivals.

29 | Turn your bathroom into a zen like spa.

…and take a couple really long bubble baths. Be sure to bring a book to read, grab a glass of wine or warm cup of tea to enjoy while you relax and listen to calming music. Add in some aromatherapy and bath bombs. Perhaps you may want to treat yourself to a towel warmer or a bamboo bath caddy tray to make the experience that much more cozy.

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30 | Try a new homebody challenge.

Fall is the time when you want to get your home organized, feeling cozy and clean. Especially because over the holidays we typically have guests visiting. Why not try my 30-day Blissful Living Life Decluttering challenge. We will clean and clear out all areas of life, including the home with simple daily tips to try.

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My 15 Favorite Spiritual Awakening Books for Women Who Are Evolving

Looking to get closer to God, your soul, and your divine feminine? Here are my personal top 15 spiritual books — the ones that actually changed me, not just a list I pulled from somewhere else.

If you're here, I have a feeling you already know why you clicked on this post.

Maybe you've felt a pull lately — toward God, toward your soul, toward something bigger than the noise of your everyday life. Maybe you've been feeling a little disconnected from your divine feminine, from your intuition, from the parts of yourself that know things your logical mind can't explain. Maybe you're just evolving, and you can feel it, even if you can't fully explain it yet.

I've been there. And honestly, I'm still there — because I don't think this kind of growth ever really finishes.

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These are my personal top 15 picks. I didn't pull this list from someone else's "best of" roundup. Every book here either cracked something open in me, brought me closer to God, or helped me finally understand a piece of my soul I hadn't been able to name before. A few are books I'm still working my way through myself, and I've been honest about which ones those are — because I want this list to feel real, not performative.

If you're ready to get closer to God, get closer to your own alignment, and come home to yourself, consider this your reading list.

Start Here: My Top 5 Picks

If you only read five books from this entire post, start here. These are the foundational ones — the books I'd hand to a friend who told me she was just starting to wake up spiritually and didn't know where to begin.

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1. You Can Heal Your Life — Louise Hay

This is genuinely one of the first books I think anyone should read on this path, and it's why I'm putting it at the very top of this list. Louise Hay lays the groundwork for everything else — the idea that our thoughts, our self-talk, and our beliefs about ourselves are directly tied to how we heal, how we love, and how we live. It's simple, but it's foundational in the truest sense of the word. Once this one clicks, everything else on this list makes more sense.

What made this one stick for me is how unflinching it is. Hay doesn't dance around the connection between the stories we tell ourselves and the lives we actually end up living — she just lays it out, plainly, and asks you to look at it. I remember putting the book down at one point and just sitting with how much of my own self-talk I'd never actually questioned before. It's the kind of book that quietly rearranges the furniture in your mind.

What this book teaches you:

• How your inner dialogue directly shapes your outer reality

• Practical affirmations you can start using immediately, not just theory

• How to trace physical and emotional patterns back to old, unexamined beliefs

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2. The Power of Now — Eckhart Tolle

This book changed how I see myself. Tolle taught me that I am not my mind — that there's a "me" underneath all the thinking, and learning to separate the two was the beginning of everything else on this list. It's the book I recommend most often, and for good reason.

I think what makes this one so different from other spiritual books is that it doesn't ask you to believe anything. It just asks you to notice. The first time I actually caught myself mid-thought-spiral and realized, oh, I am the one watching this thought, not the thought itself — that was it for me. That was the shift. It sounds so simple written out like that, but living it is a completely different experience, and Tolle walks you through it patiently, page by page.

What this book teaches you:

• How to separate your true self from the constant chatter of your mind

• Why the present moment is the only place peace actually exists

• Practical ways to interrupt anxious or repetitive thinking in real time

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3. A New Earth — Eckhart Tolle

The follow-up to The Power of Now, and honestly just as important. This one goes deeper into the ego — how much of our suffering is really our ego running the show — and it challenged how I understood spirituality itself, not just my own mind. I'd read these two back to back if you can.

If The Power of Now is about the present moment, this one is about the mask we wear through it — the identity we've built to protect ourselves, and how much of our daily friction with other people actually comes from ego clashing with ego. Reading this made me start noticing my own defensiveness in a totally new light. I'd catch myself getting reactive over something small and think, wait, is this actually me, or is this my ego protecting something?

What this book teaches you:

• How to recognize your ego at work in everyday reactions and conflicts

• Why letting go of who you "think" you are opens the door to who you actually are

• How collective ego shows up in relationships, work, and even how we talk about ourselves

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4. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success — Deepak Chopra

This is one of the books I come back to as a foundation. It reshaped my basic mindset around living, soulfulness, and mindfulness in a way that's stuck with me ever since — not just spiritually, but in how I actually move through daily life. Don't let the word "success" in the title fool you; this is a soul book.

What I love about this one is how tidy it is — seven principles, laid out clearly, that you can actually hold onto and come back to when life feels chaotic. It's the kind of book you can reread in an afternoon and still walk away with something new every single time, which is rare. I've gifted this one more than almost any other book on this list, honestly, because it feels like such a gentle, accessible on-ramp into deeper spiritual thinking.

What this book teaches you:

• Seven core principles for living in alignment rather than in resistance

• How detachment from outcomes can actually bring you closer to what you want

• Why "success" from a spiritual lens looks nothing like the version we're taught

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5. The Four Agreements — Don Miguel Ruiz

Simple on the surface, profound underneath. This one's less about big spiritual concepts and more about how to actually live — four principles that quietly rewire how you treat yourself and everyone around you. Short, but it will stay with you.

This is the book I hand to people who tell me they don't really "do" spiritual books. It's grounded in ancient Toltec wisdom, but it reads almost like a practical manual for how to stop taking everything so personally, how to stop assuming, and how to actually mean what you say. It's short enough to finish in a weekend, but the agreements themselves are the kind of thing you'll find yourself thinking about years later, in the middle of an argument or a hard moment.

What this book teaches you:

• Why taking things personally is almost always about you, not the other person

• How to stop making assumptions that quietly damage your relationships

• Four simple, repeatable practices for showing up with more integrity

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Once the foundation is there, these are the books that helped me understand my own power alongside my faith — that manifestation and trusting God aren't opposites, they actually work together.

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6. Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself — Dr. Joe Dispenza

This one completely changed how I think about manifestation and our own power. Dispenza breaks down, almost scientifically, how we get stuck being who we've always been — and what it actually takes to become someone new. It rewired something in me.

This is the book for anyone who wants the science alongside the spirituality. Dispenza walks through the actual neuroscience of habit and identity, and once you understand why you keep repeating the same patterns, it becomes so much easier to interrupt them. I found myself highlighting almost every other page, which almost never happens for me. It's dense in places, but it's worth taking slow.

What this book teaches you:

• The neuroscience behind why we stay stuck in old patterns and identities

• How your body can be "addicted" to familiar emotions, even negative ones

• Practical meditative techniques for rewiring your brain toward a new identity

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7. Divine Breadcrumbs — Rachael Jayne Groover

This book taught me so much about listening to God and trusting the path He's laying out, even when it doesn't make sense yet. I think this one is especially important for women — it gave me language for something I'd felt but never quite named, about following the small signs instead of forcing a strategic plan.

What I love about this one is how much permission it gives you to not have it all figured out. I've spent so much of my life trying to plan five steps ahead, and this book gently made the case that maybe I only need to see the very next breadcrumb, not the whole trail. It felt like being given permission to trust myself and trust God at the same time, instead of choosing between the two.

What this book teaches you:

• How to recognize the small, quiet nudges God places in front of you

• Why you don't need the whole plan — just the next right step

• How to trust your intuition as a form of divine communication, especially as a woman

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8. Allowing Divine Intervention — Richard Dotts

This book helped my mindset so much around allowing God to intervene — really knowing, in my bones, that I'm supported by the universe and by the divine, not just hoping I am. It's a quiet shift, but it changes how you move through hard moments.

There's something so relieving about this book, honestly. So much of the manifestation world can feel like a lot of doing — vision boards, affirmations, constant effort — and this one flips that on its head. It's about learning to actually let go and let something bigger step in. I read this during a season when I was gripping everything way too tightly, and it loosened something in me that I didn't even realize was clenched.

What this book teaches you:

• How to release control without giving up on what you want

• Why "allowing" is its own spiritual practice, not passivity

• Practical ways to actually feel supported by the universe, not just say you are

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9. Leveraging the Universe — Mike Dooley

Dooley has a way of making the universe feel like a partner instead of a mystery. This book gave me practical, real steps for actually working with that support instead of just wishing for it — less "woo," more "here's what to actually do."

I appreciate how straightforward Dooley's voice is — he doesn't over-mystify any of this. He treats the universe almost like a business partner you need to actually communicate clearly with, and that reframing made manifestation feel a lot less like wishful thinking and a lot more like a relationship I could actually build and maintain.

What this book teaches you:

• How to communicate more clearly with the universe about what you actually want

• Why vague wishing rarely works, and specificity does

• A practical framework for partnering with the universe instead of just hoping at it

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These are the books that pulled me closest to God and helped me reconnect with the divine feminine within myself — the part of me that had gotten quiet over the years without me even noticing.

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10. Spirit Junkie — Gabrielle Bernstein

I really, really loved this one. Bernstein is so honest about her own journey out of fear and into faith, and reading her story made my own feel less isolating. This is a great one if you're craving a more relatable, modern voice on this path.

Bernstein doesn't write from some untouchable, enlightened place — she writes from the mess, from the addiction and the anxiety and the fear that came before the faith. That honesty is what makes this book land so differently than a lot of the more traditional spiritual texts. It felt like she was talking directly to me, not down to me, and that's rare.

What this book teaches you:

• How to move from a fear-based mindset to a faith-based one, step by step

• Why your lowest moments can become the doorway into real spiritual growth

• Practical tools rooted in A Course in Miracles, but explained in a modern, relatable voice

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11. Return to Love — Marianne Williamson

Williamson is such a good author, and this book really teaches you how to connect with spirit in a way that feels grounded, not abstract. It's rooted in A Course in Miracles but stands beautifully on its own if you're not ready to dive into the source text yet.

This was one of the books that made me feel like faith and intellect weren't opposites — Williamson writes with so much clarity and conviction that it never feels flimsy or vague. There's a section on fear versus love that I still think about regularly, honestly, whenever I catch myself reacting from a scared place instead of a loving one.

What this book teaches you:

• The core distinction between choosing fear and choosing love, in any moment

• How to apply A Course in Miracles principles without feeling overwhelmed by the source text

• Why forgiveness is less about the other person and more about your own freedom

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12. A Course in Miracles

This one is a commitment, but it's such a good book to return to again and again. It teaches you about God, the Holy Spirit, forgiveness, and the nature of love in a way that goes deeper the more you sit with it. This isn't a one-and-done read — it's more of a practice.

I'll be honest, this isn't a book you casually read on a beach vacation — it's a workbook, a daily practice, a real spiritual commitment. But that's exactly what makes it different from everything else on this list. It's not asking you to just understand something intellectually; it's asking you to actually practice it, day by day, until it becomes how you see the world.

What this book teaches you:

• A daily practice for shifting your perception from fear to love

• A deep theological framework around forgiveness and the nature of God

• Why this is a lifelong practice, not a book you simply "finish"

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13. Awakening Your Inner Light — Aeoliah

This was a book that really, really changed my life. It's about reclaiming your true identity and healing the parts of yourself that have been dimmed by self-doubt or self-abuse over the years. If you feel like you've lost touch with your own light, this one will help you find it again.

There's a tenderness to this book that I haven't found many other places on this list. It doesn't rush you toward healing — it meets you exactly where the dimming happened, and walks you back toward yourself slowly. I remember reading certain passages and just crying, not out of sadness exactly, but out of recognition, like something in me was finally being seen.

What this book teaches you:

• How to identify the ways you've dimmed your own light to feel safe or accepted

• Gentle practices for reclaiming your true identity, piece by piece

• Why healing self-abuse is often the missing step before deeper spiritual growth

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14. The Untethered Soul — Michael A. Singer

This is the one that comes up in almost every spiritual conversation I have. It’s about learning the art of surrender and truly giving it all up to a divine power.

It picks up a lot of the same thread as The Power of Now — learning to observe the voice in your head instead of being run by it — but takes it even further into daily practice.

What this book teaches you :

• How to observe your inner voice instead of being controlled by it

• Practical techniques for releasing old emotional energy that's stuck in the body

• A path toward inner freedom that doesn't depend on your outer circumstances

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15. Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe — Laura Lynne Jackson

This book helps you learn how to actually see the signs — the breadcrumbs the divine is leaving for you all the time, if you know how to look. It's a beautiful guide for spiritual awakening and for learning how to listen to and communicate with your higher self. It genuinely shifted how present I am to the small moments now, and how much less alone I feel in the day-to-day.

What I love most about this one is how ordinary the signs actually are once you start paying attention — a song, a number, a stranger's comment that lands a little too perfectly. Jackson makes the case that the divine isn't speaking in some far-off, dramatic language; it's speaking in the small, everyday details we usually rush right past. Reading this genuinely slowed me down.

What this book teaches you:

• How to recognize signs and synchronicities in your everyday life

• Why slowing down is often the missing piece of spiritual communication

• How to open a real, ongoing dialogue with your higher self

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You don't have to read all 15 in order, but if you want a place to start:

• Brand new to this journey? Start with #1, #2, and #5.

• Craving a closer relationship with God specifically? #7, #10, #11, #12.

• Want to understand your own power alongside your faith? #6, #8, #9.

• Feeling disconnected from yourself lately? #13.

This list is going to keep growing as I keep evolving — that's kind of the whole point. Bookmark this one, because I'll be adding to it.

What book changed your relationship with God or your own soul? Tell me in the comments — I read every single one, and I'm always looking for my next read too.

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