Weekend Design & Wellness Project

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Fall Closet Organization This weekend, head to your closet and bring forward your fall clothing placing this seasons colors together. The fall color palette includes; rust, burnt orange, mustard yellow, camel, creamy off whites, brown, soft gold with accents of dark green and minimal black for some accessories or detail within patterns. This color palette works for all humans and all skin tones. The shapes of garments are best when they are fitted to highlight each body type. To understand the clothing that suits your body type watch this quick video for the female body and the male body type.

Enjoy your fall organizing!

Photo by: Alyssa Strohmann @anotherlovely

Photo by: Alyssa Strohmann @anotherlovely

Autumn Meditation

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Crisp fall air cleanses the lungs and forces us to acknowledge the shift in seasons. As we pull out the cozy sweaters and warm up apple cider, it’s only natural to reflect upon the past nine months of the year. This transition into the fourth quarter of the year provides us with an opportunity to make any adjustments needed to goals or plans. The key is to not get discouraged if the goals have taken a detour or broke down months ago. Evaluate where you are and decide what makes sense for you now and make a short term plan to close out the year with a sense of accomplishment.

Here are a few Autumn mediations to get the most out of a fresh new season!

Autumn Equinox Meditation by Great Meditation

Autumn Equinox Guided Meditation by Mystical Art

Weekend Design & Wellness Project

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Photo by: Kate Hliznitsova @kate_gliz

Photo by: Kate Hliznitsova @kate_gliz

Create a fall picnic this weekend! Choose your favorite location, a park, beach, farm or a winery to set up a relaxing and healthfully indulgent feast. If you’re short on time, consider having a picnic in your yard. The point is to take the time to prepare enjoyable snacks and quiet time for yourself or with someone special. Be sure to lie down and take in the nature that surrounds you. It wouldn’t hurt to say a few kind things to the person or people with whom you may be sharing this picnic.

Enjoy this beautiful first weekend of a new season!

Seasonal Self-Care

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Happy Fall! Season changes are a perfect time to refresh your mind, routine and perspective. Make time to add some self-care to this season’s calendar. Your mental and physical health are more important that most of the “important” things that are a priority in the calendar. Self-care doesn’t have to cost anything at all and can take one hour or less to experience. Think about it like this, you naturally blink your eyes, breathe and go to the bathroom automatically so start to see an act of self-care as an automatic response. Start by looking into the mirror and saying “I love you.” For more self-love affirmations, look to the queen of self-care, Louis Hay.

Weekend Design & Wellness Project

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Photo by: Sarah Dorweiler @sarahdorweiler

Photo by: Sarah Dorweiler @sarahdorweiler

This weekend, choose a favorite home decor piece and create a table setting inspired by that item. Consider the colors that you’d like to bring out or support the main piece. Look for fabric around the house that could coordinate as a table runner with the centerpiece. Now, add some dinnerware and cloth napkins if they are accessible. If paper napkins are more convenient, then have some fun folding and making sculptural shapes that will compliment the centerpiece. This exercise is for your eyes only so listen to your instincts and create like a child, then take some pictures, change it around and take more pictures. The more playing and experimenting you do with centerpiece arrangements, the more comfortable and confident you’ll become.

For guidance, refer to Monday’s post “Choosing Tasteful Holiday Decor.”