Autumn Countdown: September Eve, Welcoming Autumn, Slow Living and What’s Next

Hello, my dear readers! Tomorrow is September 1st and the atmosphere just feels different. I swear I can sense a gentle chill, mixed with the scent of ripening apples from the farm behind our house and a sprinkle of magic dust floating in the air :) Perhaps it’s just my feelings speaking, but our three-month countdown is over. The weather has turned cooler, children are going back to school and we can finally light our pumpkin candles and bake cinnamon rolls in peace, without hearing "...but it’s still Summer!".

📅 Sunday, August 31st, 2025
September Eve

I’ve been putting off writing this post, going back and forth in my mind, because where do I even start? This is the last post in the three-month-long series I’d been thinking about since last year (if not longer). It turned out better and more successful than I ever dreamed and really opened my eyes to the amazing community of women I’ve gathered here in my little corner of the internet.

From your comments, I’ve learned so much about you. We come from different parts of the world, from different climates. Some of us have just become mums for the first time, while others are enjoying retirement. Some of you are teachers going back to work this September, others work in retail like me and brace for the pre-Christmas shopping season. There are also carers, nurses, homemakers, office workers and so many other ways of life - but somehow, we are all connected here on the blog.

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I think it’s the burnout of the last 20 years of the internet and rising consumerism that many of us are waking up to. We all enjoy sending a quick message to a friend online or treating ourselves to a new dress or candle, but the way things are going in 2025 is not sustainable and many of us are starting to notice it. Whether we’re younger generations who grew up on the internet or those who remember life before Facebook/the internet, we are all recognising the same patterns: the cycle of overworking and overconsumption that we want to step away from.

My pumpkins are turning orange and on September 1st I’m going to light my first Pumpkin Spice candle of the season - the small joys of life :)

Autumn as a Symbol of Slowing Down

In recent years, in mainstream Autumn has become a symbol of slowing down and being more intentional with our time and way of living. Many people say they love Autumn for its cosiness and homely comforts, but what I really hear is that they love it for the peace it brings - the slower tempo, the chance to let go of the hustle narrative, endless productivity and constant self-improvement that are pushed on us from New Year’s until late Summer. The cosiness of Autumn means being home, where we can be ourselves without proving anything to anyone. Autumn is also about the beauty of nature, which shifts our focus to pretty leaves and acorns rather than chasing the latest phone models and productivity apps.

Autumn has always been a time of gratitude and reflection. It has been since ancient times. The last of the harvest, preparing fields for Winter’s rest, nesting inside homes, all cosy and secure thanks to the work of Spring and Summer, gathering and preserving fruit and grain. I believe these ancestral instincts still live within us. Two hundred and fifty years since the Industrial Revolution cannot erase thousands of years of repeated patterns and cycles. They are still present and those of us who haven’t lost ourselves in consumerism and the chase of the modern world can still feel them - like the urge to plan your garden and declutter your home in Spring or to nest and rest in Autumn and Winter.

Gentle task

The last gentle task in this series is simply to enjoy your “BER” months: don’t fall for all the “must-dos” and “must-haves”. Every year, I hear from people who feel they’ve “failed” their Autumn because they didn’t bake cinnamon rolls or visit a pumpkin patch. I’ve spoken more about this in my September to-do list but in short: Drop the aesthetics and what Instagram tells you Autumn should be about and instead just go for a walk in the forest or park.

Honestly, if you ask me, as long as you spend time in nature and take a little time to reflect, you’re already doing Autumn right. 

What's next?

I’m incredibly grateful that many of you enjoyed this series and even made it a habit to visit my blog every Sunday.

1. Going forward, new posts will be going live on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t yet, please subscribe to the newsletter so the link to each new post can land straight in your inbox.

2. I’m also thinking about starting a Slow Living series for 8-9 weeks from January through early March, where we could gently transition together from Winter rest into setting intentions and planning for early Spring. Let me know if that’s something you’d be interested in!

3. And lastly, I want to officially share something close to my heart: I’m starting to write the first of four planned books on slow living, the seasonal kitchen (not a cookbook), the wheel of the year and honouring the old ways in the modern world. They say a dream becomes a plan once it’s on the calendar (or something similar, lol!) and I’ll officially be starting in the second week of September. I don’t have a publication date and I’m not going to rush. I expect to still be writing and editing book no 1 well into Spring or Summer 2026 (perhaps even longer). But I’ll be sharing my journey as an aspiring author here and on the channel and I’d love for you to follow along.

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A few closing words…

This was supposed to be just a short post thanking you all for participating, but I always have so much to say about slow living and the seasons that putting it all into a book feels like the natural next step.

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for choosing to slow down over these past three months and for allowing me to be your guide. It’s something I don’t take for granted. This may be the last post in this series, but the slow living blog continues and I’m looking forward to sharing new posts and videos with you - always with the hope of inspiring you to see how much beauty and joy can be found in the ordinary.

Wishing you a wonderful Autumn 2025,
Adriana x