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Bucket list for October is here! 🍁

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Natural living bucket list for October

Hi Reader,

If you missed the past months Natural living bucket list, you can find them here: August | July | September​

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Here is your monthly Natural lifestyle inspiration dose for this month. In October is time to share and enjoy the joys of autumn:

  • Roll beeswax candles. Darkness is inevitable, but embrace it with light. One of the best ways is to use beeswax sheets to roll beautiful honeycomb-patterned beeswax candles. Natural lighting with natural colors of autumn.
  • Steep herbal teas. Keep yourself warm with herbal teas. Avoid heavy energizing drinks to make your energy yo-yo up and down, use teas and coffees to ​balance your energy naturally​ throughout the darker time..
  • Study herbalism and plant uses. When the weather is not your friend, use your time to learn about plants that can heal you, plants you want to grow, and herbs you can use as tea already.
  • Make Autumn Crafts. Gather acorns, pine cones, rowan berries, and autumn leaves to make tea light candle arrangements, natural wreaths, berry garlands, and more.
  • Bake Cinnamon Rolls. The Cinnamon Roll Day is just around the corner (more about it in a few days!). October is the best time to use all of those warm spices to wake up the senses in a sweet fresh bakery product form.
  • Get cozy at home. Get those woollen blankets from the cupboard, make some ​apple glogg​ or ​dark hot chocolate​, and light the beeswax candles you made. Autumn time is a perfect time to revisit the nooks of your home. Change and arrange places so that they serve you best this season, now that you'll be home more.
  • Bake with pumpkin. And of course, bake using pumpkin. Pumpkin soup with some tahini, pumpkin muffins, and pies, or use the pumpkin spices to make a pumpkin spice latte.

What goes on your bucket list this lovely October?

Share your favorite things in October over on Instagram, tagging me with @blue.tea.tile or just replying to this email!

Every day makes a difference. ♡

Sonja

PS. Read the full post for more October vibes and ideas for natural ways to welcome autum: October bucket list.
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