Looking for ways to embrace a cozy Fall feeling in your home? Here is a round up of Fall favorites to love, from recipes, home decor and more.
“I like it when we are all hugged up.”
Those were the words that our youngest daughter, Livvy spoke into the airwaves during a recent evening at home.
And?
I love it.
I love this expression “all hugged up.”
I love that this phrase is hers and that she put a name to the cozy factor I am after in this season.
Because?
If there was a sentiment for how I want our slow Fall to feel?
It is most definitely –
all hugged up.
The truth is though…
Our pace and schedule is anything but slow right now.
Probably yours too –
And so?
I think that is why I am clinging to this endeavor of having a slow Fall mindset, while our bodies are living out the real tension of being forced forward…
and fast.
So I’m thinking…
What we do and How we live it out –
especially..when we come home?
Might matter more during this Fall season, than during any other season.
During a season traditionally accompanied with transition and new…
Home and familiarity and the feeling of, all hugged up, might be more sought after, more comforting…
more needed now…than in any season.
Yes, the invitation of still and slow…in the midst of go, go, go…
is here and it’s for you and for me.
All hugged up is here –
and it’s for all of us friend.
Which brings me to what has inspired most of today’s What I’m Loving Right Now seasonal post.
Fall Nesting is here and I’m loving it.
Welcome to What I’m Loving Right Now –
the Fall edition. 🙂
For those that are more new around here, I like to share these “What I’m Loving Right Now” posts almost seasonally.
It’s a round up of random.
Randomness that I happen to be loving right now…and I think you will too.
Let’s go!
What I’m Loving Right Now – Fall Edition
For starters?
I Am Loving Our Front Porch Glow Up
Last month, I shared our Fall front porch HERE in this post, decorated with all of the mums and pumpkins, that my Mom and I could fit into her car.
The thing was…
While I was in the middle of all that sweeping and porch polishing, in order to get the front porch ready to be decorated?
I came across some shards of glass –
…and I was reminded of a little accident.
A little accident that involved one of our daughters that shall remain nameless and a lacrosse ball. 🙂
And so?
We did a little updating to our front porch, since last month, when I shared our Fall front porch.
Look closely at the picture below.
Now, can you see WHY we needed to do a little porch glow up?
Yep, that light fixture, to the left of the door?
Let’s just say…
it should have been wearing a helmet – or a mouth guard at least. 🙂
Below is a Before and After comparison, now that our porch has enjoyed a little glow up.
A little larger, a little more sleek…a little more sophisticated.
You might have noticed the front porch looks a little wet.
It’s been raining for days and days…
So, I moved my pumpkin door mat (now on sale for under $9) and the larger, layered outdoor rug, inside to the garage.
On these dreary nights, as I am pulling the car into the driveway from a sports practice for our girls?
I a LOVING the SOFT GLOW that these new exterior porch lights are giving off, as we come home.
Also?
I am loving the fact that my pink mums are in full bloom with all this rain!
If you scroll back up, you can see they were just starting to wake up, when I first decorated our front porch.
I actually fell in love with these outdoor wall light fixtures in matte black, while I was at the home of a Home with Heather client recently.
I loved them so much –
That after I left my client’s house?
I drove straight to Lowe’s and bought four of them. 🙂
The full glass front and sides, allows the soft light to cast farther now and really warms up the front porch.
We purchased the 18″ size and they are just the right size.
The outdoor lantern light fixtures are available in a few sizes.
We also tried a few different light bulbs. (The daylight bulbs were too bright for our taste)
We bought this 4 pack of lightbulbs from Home Depot and they are perfect amount of soft brightness.
Once, the rain lets up, I will be sure to take more pictures of the new light fixtures at night.
I Am Loving A Delicious Hot Soup Right Now
As I mentioned earlier. It’s been raining for several days straight.
And around here?
We call these chilly, rainy Fall days…
Soup Weather.
You might be thinking…
Ok Heather – you just shared this Air Fryer Cookie Dough Bowl hack last week…
And Yes, we loved those warm cookie dough bowls of deliciousness.
But?
Let’s not get carried away with your kitchen attempts. 🙂
And I would 100% agree with you.
However?
I have a secret weapon that helps me in the kitchen.
My Mom gave me this recipe book, when I married Shawn 17 years ago.
She obviously knew that I was going to need all the help I could get.
And she was right.
And over the years, I have tweaked a few recipes in this magic spell book…
I made Taco Soup in the Crockpot yesterday for dinner…with a tweak, from the way I usually make it.
And?
Let’s just say this Taco Soup was a crowd pleaser.
Here’s my tweaked Taco Soup recipe:
Taco Soup Recipe (in the crock pot)
On The Stove:
Brown the ground meat until fully cooked. (I used 2 lbs. of ground turkey)
Add in a small can of tomato paste.
Add 1 can of diced tomatoes. (You can use Rotel, our girls say that it’s too spicy, so I use regular diced tomatoes)
Add 1 16 ounce container of plain cream cheese. (I used a block of cream cheese, not whipped.)
Add 1 yellow onion, diced.
Mix together.
Transfer Ground Turkey mixture to the Crock Pot.
Add remaining items to the crock pot.
Add 2 cups of Water
Add 1 can of Corn. (drained & rinsed)
Add 1 can of Black Beans. (drained & rinsed)
Add 1 package of Taco Seasoning.
Add 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
Add 1 tsp. of Cumin.
Add 1 tsp. of Chili Powder.
Cook on High Heat for 2 hours or less!
Serve with corn muffins, tortilla chips and top with sour cream and cheese.
I would love to know if you try this Taco Soup Recipe!
It’s definitely being added to the Fall rotation more frequently around here.
I Am Loving This Pumpkin Muffin Mix From A Box
Don’t let that Taco Soup Recipe fool you friend.
I love a good boxed baked good.
Every Fall, I stock up and buy boxes and boxes of this Quick Bread Pumpkin Muffin Mix to keep on hand.
Linking this super easy Pumpkin Quick Muffin Mix HERE from Amazon. (I also buy it from Shoprite.)
We have made this as a bread, but prefer to make this Quick Bread with the Muffin Directions, because the girls love to eat these muffins for breakfast, on their way out the door to school.
I Am Loving These LED Flameless Taper Candle Sticks
For the record?
This little scene is about as spooky as it gets around here.
The girls and I had so much fun decorating our entryway for Halloween and filming this silly Instagram REEL last night.
These flameless taper candles look so real!!
You can see these flameless real wax tapered candles up close HERE in this clip.
I am already looking forward to using these flameless candles on the mantel and dining table for Thanksgiving ad Christmas season without the worry of using actual lit candles!
Talk about a game-changer!
I Am Loving These 3D Bats
You might remember from my Fall Home Tour from last year –
That we used these exact 3D bats last year to decorate Eve’s coastal bedroom…
And the kitchen…
And this year?
We added the same 3D bats to the entryway.
In short?
I would add these bats and flameless candles to your Amazon cart…today. 🙂
They do not disappoint!
The 3d bats are inexpensive, fun to decorate with, and there are more than enough to use in multiple places around your home!
And the LED candles – they are what I call a NO-Brainer – Game-changer!
As we were hanging them on the wall last night, it made me think about how in a few short weeks, we will be hanging ornaments on the Christmas tree!
Crazy!!
I Am Loving Family Movie Night WITH A Fun Charcuterie Board
Have you watched Hocus Pocus 2 yet?
We watched it over the weekend.
Or, I should say –
SOME of us watched it and some of us watched it with our eyes closed.
Love you honey.
Regardless, we love a family movie night and we love it even more now, since we have started making a charcuterie board to accompany us during the movie.
It just makes the movie night more festive.
I Am Loving This New Book
A fellow blogging friend, launched a book last week called, A Home To Share – Designs that welcome family and friends.
I ordered Leslie’s new book on Amazon last week and it arrived the next day.
Not only does it make for a beautiful coffee table book or work well as pretty shelf decor, as I am using it HERE sitting on my new IKEA built-in bookshelves.
This book is more STUNNING when you OPEN IT.
If you want a sneak peak at the book, you can visit Leslie’s website and blog HERE.
You can also see me flip through this beautiful book HERE in my Instagram Shelf Decor Highlight.
Speaking of Shelf Decor?
I Am Loving All Things Shelf Decor Right Now
I am LOVING my New Amazon Store Front!
Have you checked it out yet?
You can easily shop the shelf decor from the image above and more HERE on my Amazon Storefront.
You might also love the Fall Decor section of my Amazon storefront!
Of course – I also love shopping at Target too. 🙂
You can also shop my Non-Amazon Shelf Decor Favorites and more
by following me HERE on my Like To Know It page.
I Am Loving This Vanilla Pumpkin Candle
This candle makes a room smell good…even when it’s not lit!
Yes, it’s that amazing.
I Am Loving These Leaves Next To My Writing Chair
Maci brought this handful of leaves to me last Friday.
She collected them on her walk home from the middle school bus stop after school.
She brought them straight to me, with her back pack still on her shoulder, while I was writing and sitting in the same chair, that I am sitting in right now.
These leaves and the fact that she stopped to collect them, reminded me of our Home School Days, and the Fall season, during this time two years ago.
And the fact that she slowed down enough to notice and collect these changing leaves…
Made me smile.
I Am Loving This New Google Review About My Home with Heather Business
My heart was truly humbled after reading this new review, posted yesterday on Google from a new client.
It warms your heart when people take the time to leave a review on your business that you pour you heart and soul into.
I have the best clients!!
Last But not least?
I Am Loving The Fall Sunsets Right Now
We have been having some extraordinary sunsets lately, here in Maryland.
I snapped these photos from the parking lot, during one of our daughter’s soccer practices last week.
No filter required.
Sometimes, when things get a little (or a lot) too much?
You usually don’t have to look far, in order to be reminded –
He’s Got You.
We just have to be willing to stop, breathe and look up.
I hope you have found a bit of inspiration and encouragement from this random round up of What I’m Loving Right Now, Fall edition.
I know things can get noisy out there, don’t be afraid to take it slow and steady.
Living on a prayer,
Heather
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