October felt like iced coffee, even though it was finally cold enough for hot coffee.
It looked like rhinestones scattered across my black desk and half-finished crafts, like coloring, junk journal pages, diamond art, and paint-by-numbers.
It sounded like my running playlist with leaves crunching underneath me. Also, switching it up with some lifting from the ladder.
It felt like finally realizing I didn’t need anything extraordinary to happen for the month to be worth remembering.
It’s the first girls’ night out once a month, with everyone dressing up at their best and the crescent moon shining through the night. All the pictures, laughter, and music make it worth it.
During the evening, the smell of fall really hits you when someone nearby is burning wood. That smells so good, and I always look forward to it when the temperature drops.
It’s the leaves changing and falling to the ground, turning brown, reddish, and orange, and the fall foliage in the park.
My future solo dates to museums and just wandering around New York City and New Jersey, taking everything all in.
It’s the season for me to make my holiday and seasonal coffee at home. So far, I’ve made Cookie Butter Toasted Marshmallow iced coffee, White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice iced coffee, and Pumpkin Spice Cookie Butter iced coffee.
They all taste like fall in a cup.
Last but not least, it’s learning new things with books like Curiosity and Power: The Politics of Inquiry by Perry Zurn and The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World by Christine Rosen.
And all the fiction books I listen to because it’s spooky season, like Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman and Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer. So far into the month, it’s a perfect balance with everything.
Also, making stickers on the side that match my blog posts and seeing how happy I am with how they turn out.
It’s friends and family showing up when they don’t have to, but still do. It means a lot.
It’s Halloween weekend coming up and getting to watch people get creative or not. But this time, I am spending the weekend with my forever friend. The last two times, I was away visiting my other forever friend in Myrtle Beach, and before that, it was Mexico City to visit my Uncle Carlos with my brother.
I love all those experiences and how I got to spend time with everyone.
October is still unfolding, and I’m looking forward to everything else this month has to offer. Whether it’s another iced coffee, a new craft, spending time with people I love, or simply enjoying a quiet day at home. I’m learning to appreciate these little moments more because they are the ones that make life worth remembering.
So far, October has been a little bit of everything, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
