Chilly Adventures: Things To Do this Fall

This week has been a rollercoaster of weather in Buffalo.  We have had cumulating snow, crisp fall days, and bright, sunny ones in the 70s.  So in the process of making this picture collage, I had a good variety of seasons to work with. 

Fall, in my opinion, is the best time for adventures.  You can go out and hike without melting from heat, take some magnificent nature walks, or watch an entire Harry Potter movie marathon (which is indeed an adventure!).  Also, sweater weather is the best kind of weather.

Without further ado, here are a few things you can do before the winter monster comes to stay.

 

 

Go out and smell the flowers.  

Strangely, the flowers in my garden have been thriving, even more so than they were this summer.  Now is the time to go and enjoy the beauty of nature.

 

 

 

 

 

Make some new friends.  

If you're lucky, you may meet a buddy on your walks.  Enjoy the simple things.

 

 

 

Be silly!  

I went grocery shopping in my Soft Kitty jumpsuit.  I would have to say it was one of my better life decisions. 

 

 

Make a homemade meal.

I absolutely love cooking or baking on chilly days.  It's the best way to warm my perpetually icy hands. 

 

Make it for two.

I suggest some homemade marinara for nice date night in.

 

 

Soak up the last bit of sun.

I live for sunny days.  They are the best pick-me-ups for your mood and your health.  I have said this on here before, but I'll say it again.  Go get some sun before it goes away!

 

 

 

 

Watch the leaves change.

 Fall is most loved for its brilliantly colored foliage.  Even for the worst photographer, you can get some nice pictures of the changing leaves.

 

 

 

Have a game night.

There is nothing wrong with some healthy competition.   If you really want to have a great time, you can make up rules to your games.  For example, I came up with something called The Resurrection Piece during a game of checkers I was losing miserably at.  What you do with a Resurrection Piece is, you take a pawn your opponent has already jumped, and make it a king. You can place it any where on the board.  Have fun getting other people to agree to that one...

 

 

 

 

Get ready for Christmas.

At this point, I'm certain you have seen or heard something about Christmas (whether you wanted to or not).  As for me, I'll be holding off on counting down to Christmas at least until after Thanksgiving, but I will be starting to work on my presents.  Since almost all of the gifts I give away are DIY, I need to start now.

 

 

 

 

Kiss the summer goodbye.

Cut ties with any and all love for warm weather now.  Get out your boots and mittens and prepare for a long visit from Jack Frost!

 

 

 

Make your own winter accessories.

A great winter activity to pick up is knitting and crotchet.  If you enjoy doing it, you can make great gifts from the heart (Which are the best kinds of gifts).

 

 

 

Dress up and go out.

November and December are such busy months.  There are so many things going on around town, so many new movies, and plenty of holiday parties.  So make the most of it and have some fun with your outfits.

 

 

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Super Fast Life Lesson

Incase the quality of this video is too atrocious for you to read what I wrote, I shall simply type it.  

So many people talk about how fast times flies... Why, if this makes us upset, do we let it? We shouldn't let our lives be something that can fly right by us. We can't let it get away...

I am currently laughing at the irony of this video. 

Black Friday/ Thanksgiving DIY

 

 

Let me be the first to admit that I will be leaving my house to go to shops the night of Thanksgiving, but I won't be fist fighting over $3 DVDs.  I plan on handing out notes to the workers who have no choice but to be away from their families and forced to spend a holiday at work in hopes to brighten their night.

Note, you can use this DIY as a nice simple gift to your friends and family for the holiday.

I will be showing you how to make an Inspirational Turkey.

 

 

 

 

What you'll need:

- Orange, Yellow, Red and Brown (I used black, sorry) construction paper

-Craft glue

-Scissors

-Pencil or Pen 

 

 

 

Above is a list of all the shapes and colors you will need to create your turkey.

 

 

 

 

Here's my little bird partially assembled.  Group the teardrops into threes as shown.  Once you've glued the eyes, don't forget to draw on the pupils.

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the front all done! Next you will have to wait for the glue to dry so that you can add the smaller white circle to add the inspirational message on the back.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for reading!  Let me know if you enjoy these DIYs and I'll do more of them.  Make sure you subscribe via email if you enjoy my page!. 

Quick Tips to Stay Healthy This Season

The start of the cold weather is always a prime time for germs to thrive. The flu is going around as well as some other scary things. Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you sneeze are some things we all know to do to prevent the spread of sickness.  Vitamin C has been frequently associated with immunity health, but I'm going to share with you all a few facts that you may not have heard already.

I love herbal tea with raw honey. My go-to right now is Echinacea, as it is known to support immunity.  I think it has definitely kept me from getting colds that my family and boyfriend has had.

Cinnamon is also believed to strengthen your immune system.  I put it on my peanut butter toast, cereal, and sometimes my tea. Plus it is extremely delicious, so that's always a plus!

Get some sun.  Honestly and truly, if there is even a little bit of sun out, go try to enjoy it. I have found that if I'm feeling tired or run down, sunshine will revitalize me.  I know now that it's getting cold out, it's much harder to be outside, but if there's a sunny day, bundle up and talk a stroll.

Sweat a little bit. I'm guilty of neglecting to work out, and I always regret skipping days. Exercise is a key component when it comes to being healthy, regardless of what your issue is.

Find out what kind of diet works for you.  If you look online you will find an incredibly long list of diets to follow but the ones that work best for you are the ones that you discover for yourself. For example, during the colder months I find myself wanting protein more and more. I listen to what my body wants and most of the time it's exactly what I need. Our bodies are so much smarter than we give them credit for. Of course you need to be careful to try not and confuse your junk food cravings with your body letting you know what it needs, but with practice, you can figure it out.

Let me know if anything on this list helps you, or if you have anything to add to it.

As always, thanks for reading!

Things That Make Me Laugh

I don’t think I laugh enough.  Lately I’ve had such tunnel-vision about my problems that I completely forgot to enjoy my life.  I really believe laughing is medicine.  If you can manage to laugh, you’re doing alright.

Last night I stayed up way past my bedtime finding things on YouTube that made me sore with laugher.  So I have compiled a list of things that I hope you can laugh along with.

Two Hamsters One Wheel

Every single time I watch this I have tears from laughter.  I can assure you no hamsters where hurt in the process of making this.

The Creepy Song by Julien Solomita

Just do yourself a favor and look this up.  That is all.

Wake Up Pranks

Some of them are a bit cruel (mouse traps are never good) but the majority are really funny and harmless.

Standup Comedy

Like any form of entertainment, you have to weed out the crap to find the good stuff.  I’ll give you a short list of jokes that I have deemed worthy of laughter.

-Dane Cook “The Friend Nobody Likes”

-Jim Gaffigan “Holidays”

-John Mulaney “The Salt and Pepper Diner”

-Louis CK “When I Thought I Was Going to Die”

Obviously there is some vulgar language and offensive material so beware.

Pooping Scenes

I am not ashamed of diarrhea, it is hilarious in comedy.  I have plenty of my own pooping horror stories and they are always the funniest to tell.  Two of the best movie poop scenes are from The Other Woman and Bridesmaids.  You can probably find the clips online, but if you've got the time, watch the whole movie!

p.s. If you’re offended by diarrhea, you’re missing out on one of life’s comedic gifts to you.

 Other Peoples' Laughs

The one thing that makes all of the rest of this list worth laughing about is sharing it with other people, especially people with awesome laughs.  I have a couple people in my life where if I hear them laughing, everything is automatically ten times funnier.  The best part of comedy is that it is something that brings people together.  Some of the times I've laughed the hardest were when my friends and I saw something kind of funny but kept laughing at each others' laughs until we couldn't breathe.

I hope you enjoyed this list and spend some time with good friends and laugh a little, or a lot. (;

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My Identity Crisis

In my very first blog I wrote about how my name is not really Bailey Sebert, and it may have gone unnoticed to all who clicked on the link to my blog in the past few days, but I’m no longer Bailey Sebert.  I decided to change my name on the Google Plus account linked to my blog for two reasons. (1) I finally learned how to do it! (2) I was having a meltdown about who I am as a person in this world and I really felt disconnected going by a pseudonym.  I love my name and who I am and I felt I was being disloyal to myself by choosing to name myself something other than Julia Grizanti.  Heck, I can even Google my name and see things other than my social media accounts (which I would obviously have to list as my greatest accomplishment in life so far). 

Lately I have been feeling very much like a stereotypical teenager.  I’m totally lost about what I’m supposed to be doing with my life, and I have no idea if my goals in life are even achievable.  I have been told by so many people two versions of what to expect for my future. One being, that I need to find a backup plan for when my pipe dreams inevitably crumble and fall to the pitiless floor of Fate’s dungeon. The second being, that if I work hard enough I can achieve any and everything.  While I always hope that is true, I expect the first reality, and I work towards a slightly different one; a future where I find a happy medium.  I want success, who doesn’t?  Yet I am entirely willing to get beaten around by the world if it means I haven’t given up.

I know Julia is the type of person who believes in all of that, but I have no idea who Bailey even is.  I don’t know if I would ever be comfortable being someone other than Julia Grizanti. 

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this.  I really appreciate it. 

-Julia

One last Halloween Post!

Okay so I lied. This is my very last Halloween post I promise. I wanted to share my costumes from last night. I went as the ghost of Lizzie Borden and a banana. 

I hope everyone had a frightfully wonderful holiday! - Julia