10 Reasons I Love Autumn, The Best Time of Year

10 Reasons I Love Autumn, The Best Time of Year [Last Updated – October 2022]

Autumn is well and truly here!

The Autumn equinox was on Sunday (the 23rd). But, I personally think of September as Autumn the whole way through because it’s by far my favourite season and my birthday is in September. So, you know, YAY!

I have been waiting for the official day of Autumn so that I can get into the full swing of things such as changing bits and pieces in the house, taking away bright, summer related colours and opting for mustard, burnt orange and other cosy colours to add throughout the house. 

Halloween is my favourite holiday of them all.

I love everything that goes with it so this year I have not so subtly been laying out pumpkin decorations and candles. So far my gran hasn’t said anything so I’m in the clear I think haha.

I can’t wait till the house is fully done up, with spider webs and all! Anyway, I could talk about all of these things forever, but today’s post is all about why I LOVE autumn so much.

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10 Reasons I Love Autumn, The Best Time of Year

1: Getting Cosy

I love curling up with a cuppa in front of the tv, watching heartwarming films and staying warm surrounded by pillows and blankets all in the traditional autumn colours.

In spring and summer our house gets SUPER hot, even without the heating on so I can’t do the proper cosy things.

That’s why I love autumn!

The colder weather comes in, night gets proper dark again and I get to bring all of my blankets out of hiding.

 

2: Hot Chocolate 

I could have hot chocolate all day long if possible. In fact, there have been occasions where it has been all I’ve drank the whole day.

I am a hot chocolate fanatic and proud.

Genuinely, I could easily drink it as my drink of choice all year round but I don’t because I’m scared I’ll get sick of it.

Ok, I probably wouldn’t but it’s not the healthiest haha.

Autumn is perfect because lot’s of new hot chocolate recipes are brought out by the coffee shops, they honestly make me drool!

3: Candles 

Candles are a huge obsession of mine. I love buying them and stocking up for the colder months because I love everything about them.

So, when Autumn is rolling around, I start to buy all the amazing new seasonal ones.

TKMaxx is my choice of shop when it comes to picking them up as they stock a huge range of amazing candle scents and styles.

4: Jumpers

Jumpers are my go to choice of clothing in the colder weather.

I just adore wearing them and my wardrobe from September onwards is 80% jumpers.

All the shops have amazing ranges coming out and I lust after them all *Heart eyes!*

If I could, I would wear jumpers all year round but sadly, I can’t. 

5: Halloween

As I’ve already said, Halloween is my favourite holiday for so many reasons and Halloween is in autumn, so naturally, I love autumn just for that.

I can get the house looking all spooky, I really go for it and since having my son, I can go all out to make our house a proper haunted palace.  

6: Nature

I’m a nature person through and through. If I could, I would live out in the middle of the woods by a lake in a cabin.

So, Autumn brings me so much joy seeing the leaves change colour, the crunch noises as you walk on them and the smell of the air in the mornings.

There’s also stunning sunsets which you don’t get to really appreciate in summer as I love when it’s a dark sky with the sun setting in the distance.

 

7: The crisp air

Waking up on a cold autumn morning and stepping outside to really embrace the air is the best thing ever.

You can smell nature and I love that.

There’s this thing about the cold air scent that takes me to a happy place. Maybe it’s because I have so many fond memories with my mum and gran around autumn that makes me love it the most. 

8: Socks & Boots

This might sound like a strange one, but bare with me.

Putting on big cosy bed socks makes me feel all kinds of happy. It’s like a little snug jumper just for my feet and I’ve already spoken about how much I love jumpers.

And with the socks comes the boots.

I can finally dust them off and start wearing them again and when I wear my beautiful brown boots or stylish black ones, I have to wear my fluffy socks.

It’s a win win. 

9: Pumpkins

I couldn’t not include pumpkins in this list. And although this traditionally goes hand in hand with Halloween, for me it just makes me think of autumn in general.

I have so many pumpkin ornaments that come out on the first day of autumn and I really enjoy decorating them to put around the house and using the insides to make soup, YUM! 

10: Scarves

As the weather turns colder in autumn, I can break out my scarves.

I have a massive scarf collection because I just love putting them on in the cold weather. The way they feel wrapped around my neck makes me feel secure.

Plus, I love how you can really make an outfit look more cosy by adding a scarf in.

And those are 10 reasons why I love autumn.

It’s an amazing season, filled with amazing scents and scenes.

I now pass the question to you, what do you like or not like about autumn? 

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