I’m a sucker for the warm summer sunshine, but my absolute favorite time of the year spans from Halloween to New Year’s. It’s the season of sweaters and scarves, rainy days spent indoors crafting and time spent listening to music while I perfect new recipes and cook copious amounts of comfort foods.
This year, I made a list of 25 things I’m looking forward to doing over the next two months – my “Holiday Season Bucket List.”
1. Bake a pie from scratch
2. Get better at running in the cold…and in the dark
3. Buy red lipstick…and have the courage to actually wear it!
4. Finish my winter reading list
5. Volunteer
6. Run a Turkey Trot
7. Make this stew
8. …and this soup
9. Treat myself to a mini-shopping spree
10. Spend a day in my PJs drinking mimosas
11. Try a new recipe for Thanksgiving dinner
12. Shop local on Small Business Saturday
13. Visit the Renegade and Bazaar Bizarre Craft Fairs in SF
14. Make presents for loved ones
15. Build a gingerbread house
16. Check out the SPCA puppies and kittens at Macy’s holiday Windows on Union Square
17. Convince Michel to let us take one of the animals home…
18. Get my holiday shopping done early
19. Santa Crawl in SF
20. Listen to carolers
21. Cut down and bring home my own Christmas tree (my first non-fake tree ever!)
22. Ugly Sweater Christmas Party
23. Take one more mini-vacay
24. Run a leg in the California International Marathon
25. Start my resolutions early
What other activities are must-do’s this season?
