Could my fall playlist be the answer to your impending SAD? Let’s find out.
If I had to pick a favorite season, my answer would be “not winter.” From late November-March, I am clad in the disgusting, faded-black puffer coat my mom bought me from Sears for Christmas in 2011 that I refuse to replace as a boycott against winter. I hate snow. I hate Christmas. I might as well look as sad as I feel.
We are currently balls deep in fall—an objectively great season! We’ve traded diced cucumber and tomato salads for cozy butternut squash soups and brussels sprouts roasted with apples. Love juices are flowing as wedding season concludes. I am no longer sweating and can finally stop pretending my thighs look acceptable in jean shorts, stepping out as the fashion #kween destiny has crowned me. All is hunky dory in this pumpkin patch.
Fall is also season of the intangibles. My emotions wax and wane across a spectrum of reflection on the past and preparation for the future. I feel nostalgic for the simplicity of school days and small town life. I get anxious as the fiscal year reaches full swing and work gets hectic with events. What could chill out this emotional cancer mama but a solid playlist? Enjoy my sounds of fall: