This month, we are falling back in love with healthy habits. Just as the season shifts, it’s the perfect time to reset. Checking in with your personal goals, building better sleep routines for true rest, or nourishing our bodies with fall flavors like roasted root vegetables, apples, and spiced teas. Maybe it’s trading late-night scrolling for curling up with a good book under a cozy blanket, or stepping outside to breathe in the crisp autumn air. Whatever it looks like for you, remember: healthy habits are intentional that can ground, heal, and restore us.
I’m sharing this calendar preview to keep us on track! If you like this format, drop me a line and let me know! Let’s chat 👸🏾
I’m going to make the most of this cozy season, join me in trying out a few yourself:
- ✨Host a fall gathering with your friends, especially if you have something to celebrate, big or small!
- 🍎Go apple picking
- 🔥 Put a “fire” on your TV screen and have a cup of apple cider maybe even use the time to chat with a friend
- 👟 Take a walk in a beautiful park
- 🎃 Visit a pumpkin patch or go apple picking.
- 🔥 Host a backyard bonfire with blankets, hot cider, and friends.
- 🧺 Pack a fall picnic with hearty soups, bread, and seasonal fruit.
- 🥧 Bake fall favorites like apple crisp, pumpkin bread, or spiced muffins.
- 📚 Create a cozy reading nook with warm blankets and seasonal teas.
- 🍲 Cook seasonal meals using root vegetables, squash, or stews.
- 🍎 Make homemade cider or chai and sip slowly while journaling.
- 🕯️ Add candles and warm lighting for a cozy home atmosphere.
- 📓 Reset routines
- 🛌 Prioritize sleep hygiene as nights grow longer.
- 📵 Unplug evenings to enjoy board games or quiet conversation.
- ✨ Start a gratitude journal to reflect on daily joys.
📚 Books of the Month
For this month’s books, I first recommend checking them out at the library for Free! Can we talk about the joy of that?!?!? I LOVE the library and check out many many books a month. 🏃🏽♀️ Start with your library!
Coded Justice by Stacey Abrams is the third Avery Keene thriller. Now working as a corporate investigator, Avery is hired by a company developing AI to transform healthcare for veterans. But when glitches turn deadly—including the suspicious death of an engineer—she and her team uncover a dangerous web of corporate intrigue, ethics, and hidden agendas. Fast-paced and thought-provoking, this legal thriller dives into the risks of technology, the pursuit of justice, and the courage it takes to uncover the truth.
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts is a lyrical and heartwarming blend of memoir and cookbook by Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky’s former Poet Laureate. Through nearly forty family recipes—ranging from corn pudding to Granny Christine’s jam cake—Wilkinson honors five generations of Black Appalachian women who shaped a culinary legacy rooted in resilience, memory, and ancestral presence. With beautiful photos, vivid storytelling, delicious recipes and soulful reflection, this book invites readers into kitchens where cooking becomes a celebration of heritage, connection, and the untold stories of Black Appalachia.
I was fortunate enough to hear Ms. Wilkerson speak in person last year. I loved the wisdom she shared around being a home cook and now watch her daughters discover their own love of cooking. I’m making it a goal to try her biscuit recipe… wish me luck!
🍠 Wellness Challenge
🍂 This Month’s Wellness Challenge is all about embracing the flavors of the season! The goal is simple: incorporate at least one fall seasonal vegetable into your meals this month. Root vegetables and other autumn produce are packed with nutrients, grounding for cooler days, and a delicious way to reconnect with nature’s rhythm. Whether you roast them, blend them into soups, or enjoy them fresh, choose one (or more!) and let the season inspire your plate.
Fall Seasonal Vegetables to Try:
- Sweet potatoes
- Carrots
- Beets
- Turnips
- Parsnips
- Rutabaga
- Butternut squash
- Acorn squash
- Pumpkin
- Brussels sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Cabbage
📝 What’s Coming to the Blog this Month:
A few fun posts are coming up! I’m excited to meet the season! 🍂
- 💤 Sleep Hygiene part 2 – Poor sleep can be detrimental to your health. Let’s fall back in love with our sleep routines
- 🫖 Benefits of Green Tea – We’re going to dive deep into this mysterious liquid that has stood the test of time with health benefits.
- 🙌🏾 Pre-Diabetes in Remission… a huge accomplishment for me. I’ll chat all about it.
- 🍂 Fall Ingredients for your kitchen– Let’s go on another haul for Fall!
- 💻 How to be more productive at Work– it’s been a minute since I’ve done a work post… let’s crush those work goals!
Friends I have so much fun writing this blog, and it truly gives me joy and supports my health! Grab a cuppa and let’s Fall in!
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Stay well,
💛 J