It rained the other day and the big tree down the street shed a lot of brownish red leaves. As I walked past, I wished for a minute I’d had my camera or phone on me to capture the moment. Upon reflection, I realize that my life has been a hurry for a long while now. I miss the days I’d take a while to walk down Bode Thomas Street listening to music, just for the sake of relaxation.
Fall reminds me to slow down and reflect. Day 3 UBC, which I began here, invites us to share what we do in the Fall/Harmattan that is unique to the season. Well, when ‘mber’ months begin with September, first I begin to smell Christmas in the Harmattan air (do you?). And with that comes the desire to listen to Christmas-y music. Though, I avoid Christmas-y films (they make me cry). Food wise I start to think more about Zobo drink, Fried rice recipes and small chops like chin chin. Fashion wise I begin to wear a lot more jewel tones like deep shades of red, purple, maroon, blue and green. And I begin to post a recap of the months gone past. To make it brief I begin to wrap things up in various areas of my life. Gift and Gifting wise I begin to make a list of the younger people in my life, who cannot afford to buy themselves much yet, and try to decide what to gift them. Also, I begin to think of what to gift myself for my birthday, since I’m an ‘mber’ month baby. Home Wise I begin to clean out clutter and hidden dust piles and I begin to choose Christmas decor. Motivation wise I begin to think about what I’d like to end at the close of the year and what I wouldn’t mind carrying over into the following year. Do you have Fall rituals you do? Care to share them?
Here are two other ways I've styled this Horse Print Ankara Skirt
Outfit 1 Outfit 2 