Sunday, November 10, 2013

Ahh... Fall

I have been on QUITE a bit of a hiatus, and I'm sorry.  I'm so, so, so, so, so sorry.  I promise I'll never leave you guys like that again, ok?  You can trust me.  I love you, please forgive me.

Now for the post!
Fall.  For most of us, that means out come the pea-coats, scarves, and that awesome hounds tooth vest you've been dying to break out since you found it at the very cusp of the season change.  The leaves turn and start to fall, Pumpkin Spice Latte's are in all of our hands (admit it, you love them), and life appears as if you've stepped into an LL Bean catalog.  Then we have our favorite state Florida, where it snows sometimes where the last time snow was here was in 1988, and the snow men we made were half mud, half ice; 80 degree weather is abundant all winter long, and the chances of us feeling that nice Autumn breeze require you to be in North Central, at least.  Then after you feel that nice crisp breeze, run inside and pray that hurricane season has passed and that wasn't a warning of impending doom.

The main attraction to Fall (besides the awesome color palette that everyone somehow is on the same page about), is the smells that are all around you.  We don't always get that here in the south, so this post is about bringing some of that scent into your home - fake it 'till you make it Florida!  Obviously, anyone can do this any where, and have your home smell like that Fall magic:



Literally the number one way to make your house smell like Holiday's is with Dehydrated orange slices.  Best part?  They can double as awesome ornaments for your tree or around your house!  This lady has a pretty good guide to doing it in your oven (its SO easy); the only thing I did differently is add a little bit of cinnamon and ground cloves to either side to make my house reek of all things Fall.  *note: it's important to turn them every hour or half hour; if not, they start to curve and it's not cute*

image courtesy of widowontheprarie.com

**Another trick?  The "I totally just made 8 dozen sugar cookies and you can't have any" trick.  Fool your friends into thinking you're a binge eater with a better body than them, and your house smells better.  Win win.**


HAPPY FALL!!!!
more to come soon...