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10 Autumn Slow Living Habits I’m Actually Doing This Year

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22 responses to “10 Autumn Slow Living Habits I’m Actually Doing This Year”

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    Anonymous

    Your introduction completely captured the shift in the air, Dolly. What I appreciate most about your reset is how realistic it is. Creating small, twenty-minute pockets of quiet feels like an achievable luxury we can all fit in between the daily chaos. This post is a lovely reminder to slow down, breathe, and just be present for the life we are actually living.

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    Your point about leaving silence alone instead of immediately filling it with scrolling or chores really hit home for me. It’s so true that the magic of the season is found in the ordinary, tiny shifts. Here’s to a cosy, un-picturesque, and deeply noticed autumn

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    Anonymous

    Beautiful Blog

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    Anonymous

    I absolutely loved ♥️. The birds, the new leaves, the budding flowers. It’s hope and it’s refreshing and uplifting, just like your post. And also it’s start of Cozy fashion. Fantastic post ! Thank you for sharing ! 

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    Anonymous

    love your blog

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    Anonymous

    Beautifully captured- the quietness of autumn feels so refreshing. 🍂

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    Anonymous

    Walking without making it “exercise” really struck a chord with me. I’ve started taking little walks just because I fancy getting out. No step counting, no rushing about just a stroll, having a nosy at the gardens, watching the leaves change and saying hello to whoever I bump into. It does me the world of good.

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    Anonymous

    Oh, I do love this. I’m 70 now and have lived on my own for a good few years, and I think you’ve captured something here that I’ve only really come to appreciate with age. Autumn doesn’t need all the fuss, does it? I’m quite happy with a cup of tea, the heating on low, a good book and a bit of peace and quiet. I think I’ve finally realised that an ordinary day can be a very good day indeed. This was a lovely read and has made me look forward to autumn arriving properly.

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    Anonymous

    nice

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    Anonymous

    Your blog is like reading a short book with our own personal experiences where we are the main character. Love doing what you do.Always precious

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    I really enjoyed reading this because it feels so much more realistic than all those “perfect autumn” routines we usually see everywhere. As a mum, I honestly don’t have the time or energy to completely reinvent my home and routine every season.

    Most days are school runs, getting everyone ready, work, laundry, meals, and then wondering where the day even went! That’s why I loved the idea of finding little pockets of autumn in the middle of all that chaos making a warm cup of tea, opening the window to that cooler air, having a slower morning when possible, or simply sitting for a few quiet minutes after the kids are settled. Those tiny moments really do make such a difference. And I completely agree that autumn has this way of making your mind feel fresher. There’s something about the cooler air, earlier evenings and quieter feeling in the day that makes me want to slow down a little and stop rushing through everything. This post honestly made me want to embrace the season in a much simpler way this year Dolly. I love your writing and your choice of words just makes me slow down.

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    Anonymous

    loved it

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    Anonymous

    Also, I NEED your personal autumn movie/series recommendations! 😂🍁 Tell me the cosy movies or shows you always go back to when you want that perfect fall feeling. I’m making a little watchlist and I promise I’ll actually watch your recommendations! 🎬☕🍂

    Love, Michele

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    Anonymous

    I absolutely loved reading this. 🍂🤎 It has made me want to slow down, make a warm cup of tea, and romanticise these little autumn moments instead of rushing through them

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    Anonymous

    cosy blogs are back

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    Anonymous

    BER MONTHS are back and so cosy blog . I wish you could really start a YouTube channel . But I know you won’t . Still love you passion for writing

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    Anonymous

    Dolly where were you ????? We missed your blogs . I even emailed you . Our fav season is back .

    Shelly and my husband were watching movie and it just popped . You know how much we love when people actually write without using AI or any other room of new skin. We love you and hope to see you soon . Though in Atlanta we have nice weather sort of cloudy . But we love your perception.

    kisses to you dear . Don’t stop writing

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    Anonymous

    Dolly after very long you came back . You need to write more .A lovely reminder that slow living doesn’t have to mean changing your whole life. Sometimes it’s just giving your mind a little room to breathe. 🍂☕️

    Em ❤️

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    There is something about slowing down, even for a few minutes, that makes my mind feel so much fresher. I often find myself moving from one thing to another without really stopping like school, work, chores, messages, the endless little things that need doing or and before I know it, my head feels completely full. What I loved most about this post is that the habits don’t feel unrealistic or like another list of things we have to achieve. The idea of simply sitting in silence, taking a longer walk, reading a few pages before bed, or noticing the cooler air really spoke to me. These are such small things, but somehow they create a little space in your mind. I especially loved the thought of not filling every quiet moment. I think we are so used to reaching for our phones or finding something productive to do that we forget how refreshing it can be to simply sit and do nothing. Even twenty quiet minutes can make me feel like I’ve pressed a little reset button in my head. And I completely agree about noticing the ordinary things the change in the light, the cooler mornings, the smell of something cooking, a quiet house. They may seem insignificant, but those are often the moments that make a season memorable. This post has honestly made me want to slow down a little, breathe, clear my head and stop feeling like every minute needs to be productive. Maybe that’s what I love about autumn most. It somehow makes me want to come back to myself.
    love,liz

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    Anonymous

    A warm cup of tea, cooler mornings, an early evening, and just letting the day be a little quieter. 🍂 I’m really trying to make this autumn feel less about doing and more about simply being.

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    Anonymous

    wow superb blog layout 😍😍

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    Anonymous

    Your INTRODUCTION just captivated my whole soul. I could actually see you doing all that.

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