Fall is within the air so at this time we’re going over our Autumn bucket lists. We’ve got all the things from rooms we need to embellish, meals we need to make, and issues we need to do with our children.

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Elsie’s Autumn Bucket record:

Beautify just a little bit every single day for Halloween

Have a Halloween get together

Host Thanksgiving (Try Elsie’s Oatmeal Cookie Pictures)

Watch Halloween motion pictures (prime grownup horror motion pictures and prime child spooky movies- The Addams Household, Hocus Pocus, The Nightmare Earlier than Christmas and Spookley The Sq. Pumpkin for toddlers).

Sustain along with her spooky free little library

Have a pie day (Try Laura’s Apple Tart, Pumpkin Pie with Cheesecake Swirl, and our different pie recipes)

Get a Halloween manicure

Make the enormous spider home ornament

Create a pumpkin fence

Emma’s Autumn Bucket record:

Host a clothes alternate (already executed)

Have a children baking get together (already executed)

Costa Rica journey

Publish Handmade Homicide

Paint the library and sunroom (put image of Emma’s headboard from Harry Potter home)

Halloween costumes

Be a marriage photographer for a day

Do a soup evening

Do her personal Halloween manicure

Potty practice (Observe @biglittlefeelings on Instagram to take a look at their potty coaching course)

Put extra dinners in her dinner rotation (Try Emma’s Stuffed Peppers recipe)

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Episode 203 Transcript:

Emma: You’re listening to the Stunning Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation pay attention. Fall is within the air, so at this time we’re going over our autumn bucket record. Woo hoo! I all the time love doing the bucket lists, so I hope listeners do, too, as a result of I like them. 

Elsie: I’ve by no means heard anybody say they didn’t prefer it. I feel everybody loves it. I’m fairly certain. I’m fairly certain it’s gonna be a winner and I feel it’s similar to such a enjoyable factor as a result of it makes me sit down and plan, you recognize, and take into consideration the season and I hope that it makes our listeners do the identical factor. Yeah. So we are going to put within the present notes a hyperlink to the printables that we all the time have. You don’t want it. You’ll be able to simply make a listing on any piece of paper, however I do know typically it’s enjoyable to have a cute printable and you may put it in your fridge.

Emma: Yeah, I hold mine on my bulletin board and it simply says the colours of fall and it’s enjoyable. However you may also simply make it on a chunk of paper, it doesn’t matter.

Elsie: Sure! Okay, so earlier than we soar in, I needed to share one thing cute that occurred that’s bringing me pleasure lately once we moved right here this summer season, one in every of my primary targets was to spend extra time with household it’s form of the entire purpose why we moved right here and my mother had like informed me I’ll come over to your own home and we’ll paint collectively and I believed it’s actually cute however I wasn’t like certain if she would actually do it or like how typically, however she appeared fairly severe. So the opposite day it lastly occurred. She simply randomly texted me and he or she was like, can I come over tomorrow and paint with you the entire day? And I used to be like, yeah, we will do it on Friday. And she or he came to visit and we painted collectively nearly the entire day. And we talked about our targets, and we talked about, like, she was attempting to find a brand new portray fashion, and I’ve been doing the identical factor, and it was simply, like, such a pleasant, great day. It was a type of moments, like, full circle, that made shifting right here make sense, and that and, like, being with our grandma all of the freaking time. And we began doing like just a little Sunday morning with Oscar like just a little cousin grasp. 

Emma: Primarily, I’m bored, and I’m like, can we come over? And he loves it. He calls it Goldie’s home. I don’t know why, as a result of he loves Nova, and he performs with Nova extra. However yeah, that is Goldie’s home. So, can I am going to Goldie’s home? And I’m like, if it’s Sunday, yeah, we’re going. Anyway, it’s cute. 

Elsie: It makes me really feel like the purpose of why we moved right here is, like, all occurring, all of it feels price it, and the payoff is, like, over and over and over, so it’s type of simply, like, a constant reminder of, like, why we’re right here. And, you recognize, it labored. It’s good. We’re spending extra time with our household. And it’s lovely.

Emma: I like hanging out with Mother, too, as a result of, I imply, she’s similar to probably the most joyful individual. But additionally, she’s an actual storyteller. So, it’s like, I get extra tales about, like, our Grandma Karina or, like, you recognize, simply random tales from like her childhood rising up on the farm or like tales from our childhood that like I used to be too younger to actually keep in mind. Yeah. And possibly we don’t have a photograph of it, so I haven’t heard the story but, however there’s like tons, you recognize, after which it makes me take into consideration like at some point Oscar received’t keep in mind like all of this, however I’ve like all these random little tales of like we used to do that on a regular basis, you recognize what I imply? I don’t know, so it’s enjoyable to, like, form of get these out of Mother while you’re hanging out, and he or she’s, like, an amazing storyteller. She loves telling tales. So, anyway, it’s enjoyable. It’s very enjoyable. 

Elsie: It’s magical, yeah. Ah, it’s like the very best of the very best. Okay, so we’re going to commute. We every have 10 issues that we need to do for our autumn bucket record, and I feel I’ll in all probability actually do all 10 of those. Mine aren’t very aspirate. Oh, it appears like I forgot one.

Emma: I feel I’ve greater than 10, however I’m like going to mix some. Anyway, we’re simply going to commute and no matter, you recognize, you get it. 

Elsie: The quantity will not be necessary. 

Emma: It actually isn’t as a result of you may put no matter you need on the record. Okay, so one factor that I’ve already executed, is as a result of I’ve a number of issues highlighted already, as a result of my technique is, as an alternative of checking the field, I like to focus on it. I simply visually, it’s like larger, and I simply desire that. Anyway, so a few issues I’ve already executed, as a result of I used to be attempting to do some issues earlier than our journey, which I discussed in our final episode. I already hosted a clothes alternate with a bunch of my pals from my e-book membership after which I known as it my child’s baking get together. However it was like my nieces and one different little gal. And I talked about each these items just a little bit in our episode about internet hosting, like internet hosting events. They had been each simply actually enjoyable and it was a good time. It was actually enjoyable to hang around with the youngsters and, like, do some baking and, like, I feel I actually impressed the women with my unicorn ice cream, too, which was only a bonus. After which the clothes alternate, it was the primary time I’d hosted it at my home with Oscar there. Like, he’s asleep upstairs. So I ended up establishing an area in our basement, which is the least adorned space of our complete dwelling. However I, like, put all these blankets on the ground and I put a espresso desk down there that had the cheese plate and, like, just a little dessert board and I put all these pillows on the ground. So it was, like a sit-on-the-floor hangout zone, which I’ve by no means executed earlier than. I had this actually, possibly too-strong pumpkin candle burning. However it was good vibes, and 

Elsie: I form of suppose that every one pumpkin candles are too sturdy as soon as they begin going, however I prefer it. 

Emma: I had it upstairs earlier than, and I really feel prefer it was simply getting extra unfold out. After which after I put it within the basement, our basement isn’t essentially small, but it surely’s additionally not, like, large. So I really feel like rapidly I used to be like, oh, it’s yeah, that is very sturdy. Like, it nonetheless smells like pumpkin down there. And now it was like two weeks in the past. That’s humorous. So possibly it was an excessive amount of. Whoops. However anyway, that was actually enjoyable. And people had been issues I actually needed to do that season as a result of they only really feel like. It’s not that they’re even essentially fall-related per se, however I could be such an introvert, so I wish to put issues on my bucket record which are like, keep in mind to host your mates, you want that, you simply will overlook and keep dwelling and watch motion pictures and be an introvert for those who don’t ever make targets. So, anyway.

Elsie: Oh, yeah, I like that. The cookie get together was such a giant success. My children cherished it a lot, and Emma acquired them every a cookbook. It was simply lovely. Okay, so my first one is, so we’re dwelling in a brand new dwelling this 12 months, which we form of have been yearly. 

Emma: Story of her life. 

Elsie: However that is the final time that we’re dwelling in a brand new dwelling.

Emma: Possibly while you die we must always put you in a distinct grave each two to a few years, like transfer you. So, you’re all the time shifting. This can be a Halloween time. I’m similar to, on the Halloween practice. Okay, overlook it.

Elsie: Yeah. No, I’m simply gonna fake you didn’t say that. Okay. So, one in every of, my first targets is, this 12 months because it’s our first 12 months in our new dwelling, the final dwelling it was actually onerous for me to brighten for Halloween, for some purpose. It was so large, and the extra I renovated, the better it acquired. However it was like, the primary 12 months in it, I didn’t do an excellent job. I did an excellent job on the entrance porch and that was it. So anyway, this dwelling, it’s like actually, actually, very easy to brighten. And I’m going like, loopy. I’m loving it. I’m having a lot enjoyable. And so, my technique has been that I embellish. I do one factor a day, and I’ve been adorning now for, like, every week, and I’ll in all probability do, like, one other week or two of simply every day I’ll spend like half-hour or one thing like that as a result of I don’t actually have time apart from that and it’s like additionally form of enjoyable this manner. I feel it’s like pleasurable to love perform a little space and you then really feel good, and for me, it’s like I really feel actually productive after I do issues like that and it offers me an excellent temper. So yesterday I did the Harry Potter candles. At this time, I used to be telling Emma tonight, I’m planning on doing our Halloween Christmas tree.

Emma: Black Christmas tree. 

Elsie: A black Christmas tree. I imply, it’s like a black Halloween tree, however. I can’t name it a Christmas tree as a result of it’s a Christmas tree. Anyway, I’m simply adorning for Halloween far more than regular. That’s my first one. 

Emma: I like it. So one other one is my Costa Rica journey, which I talked just a little bit about in our final episode, and by the point you’re listening to this episode, I shall be there. It will likely be form of the tail finish like I’ll be wrapping up, however we received’t be dwelling but as a result of clearly, we needed to document this earlier than I go away. Yeah, in order that’s on the record. That’s been on my record for some time. We form of thought it could occur in the summertime, so it acquired moved to the autumn bucket record. However it’s occurring and it’s thrilling and it’s not likely autumn, it’ll really be like the tip of their wet season there, which is the tip of their winter quote unquote, it’s not likely winter, but it surely’s wet season. So it’ll be like simply beginning their summer season season, basically. So it’s form of the other of this. Anyway, however I’m excited for a change of tempo and just a little journey with my household and to point out a large sandbox to my son, aka the seaside.

Elsie: Oh, that’s good. Okay, my objective for October is to have a Halloween get together and I made a decision that I’m going to have like my Halloween Housewarming get together. Yeah, so it’s similar to a housewarming get together, but in addition you get to see my Halloween decorations As a result of we’ve been renovating for the reason that day we moved right here. We’ve really been renovating since like Final February. And it has been a protracted and tiring highway, and now we’re wish to our previous couple of steps. And I’m telling my wallpaper individuals, that it completely have to be executed earlier than my Halloween get together, and that’s type of like my finish sport. I’m attempting so onerous. I nonetheless have like a month, and I needed to have a housewarming get together trigger I by no means had one earlier than and I all the time regretted it. I feel it’s onerous while you first transfer right into a home to really feel able to have a celebration immediately, however I feel it’s an excellent factor. to do what I need to do, so I’m going to do that time.

Emma: I like it as a result of, one your own home, like, is basically put collectively. I do know you have got extra targets for it sooner or later and all that, and that’s nice, but it surely does really feel very put collectively. However I really like seeing individuals’s homes earlier of their course of, and you then get to see what their home appears like years later, for those who keep pals with them, I suppose. So, I wish to see it earlier on. I feel it’s enjoyable. It by no means makes me really feel like, oh, your own home isn’t executed. You shouldn’t have let anybody are available. Like, I by no means really feel that means. 

Elsie: Nobody ever thinks that about another person’s home. It’s simply one thing all of us take into consideration our personal homes particularly for those who’re an individual who likes to renovate. It’s so onerous to not be like, after I do that after I do that, after I do that, however I undoubtedly agree with the concept you shouldn’t delay internet hosting or having individuals over or form of something enjoyable till your renovation’s over as a result of it would by no means be over. That’s what I realized from my final dwelling as a result of we moved and it was by no means over. You understand, we had been all the time renovating the entire time we lived there.

Emma: Nicely, I’m excited to attend. 

Elsie: Thanks.

Emma: Very excited to attend. Okay, the following factor on my bucket record is to publish Handmade Homicide. Woohoo! My novel. My homicide novel. 

Elsie: Everyone seems to be cheering. Everyone seems to be so excited. 

Emma: So I’ve acquired it proofread, and I’ve had loads of editorial notes from first readers, in addition to my proofreader. And proper now it’s being laid out, and the duvet is being finalized. I did do the factor the place I let individuals vote on Instagram, and we went with the one which acquired probably the most votes. In order that’s going to be the duvet. 

Elsie: Cool! Which one was it?

Emma: It was the maroon collage one. 

Elsie: Ooh, I like that one. 

Emma: If you happen to noticed it, you in all probability know what I’m speaking about. If you happen to don’t, you will note it. 

Elsie: Was that my favourite one? I feel it was. 

Emma: It was your favourite one. 

Elsie: Good. 

Emma: Yeah, it was my favourite one, too. So it actually labored out. I don’t know if I swayed individuals in some way. I don’t suppose I did. Possibly I did. I don’t know. 

Elsie: I feel it was clearly the very best one. 

Emma: I feel it was the very best one. I imply, it was my favourite. Anyway, it’s very in progress and it seems like it’s gonna come out in October, like be out there on Amazon. Oh, I don’t know precisely when. So, after I do know, I’ll let individuals know as a lot as I can. I additionally am planning to, as a part of my advertising for this, is I want to learn the primary chapter in a podcast episode so that you simply’ll get just a little style. And I feel the primary chapter is a good style of the e-book. So anyway, when it’s out there, I’ll have an episode the place we do this. It’d even be after Halloween, although, as a result of we’ve acquired to get our ghost tales in. However it’s additionally form of a spooky e-book, there’s homicide. So it’s acquired these vibes in it. So possibly it’ll be earlier than Halloween. Who is aware of? I’ll say I’m planning on doing an audio model that won’t come out on the identical time as a result of I’m self-publishing for the primary time and I’m studying loads of new issues. So it is not going to come out on the identical time, however I’m hopeful that it might come out earlier than Christmas, so we’ll see. 

Elsie: Wonderful. Nicely, I’m going to purchase so many copies and I do know everybody has seen my complete free little library goes to have them like every single day. We’re going to have fun. It’s going to be nice.

Emma: My plan for like, simply form of for enjoyable. I suppose it’s just a little bit of promoting as a result of I’ll present it on Instagram. However principally it’s for enjoyable. I need to take the collage items from the duvet of the e-book. And form of like use them to make a collage onto the surface of champagne bottles, like mini ones and a giant one. And I’m going to open the champagne on my publication day for myself. After which the little bottles I used to be going to provide to a few of my first readers and my proofreader and my designers who laid out the e-book. And you recognize, so that you’ll get one. In order that’s my objective. Hopefully, I’ll have sufficient time. I feel I’ll. However that’s similar to in my thoughts one thing random I needed to do to have fun. Make a bizarre craft. 

Elsie: I like a bizarre craft. Yeah. And you recognize, I received’t say it as a result of it’s within the plot, however you recognize what I feel you need to put, and you recognize what I feel you need to give individuals as presents?

Emma: I do know. 

Elsie: Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. After you learn Emma’s e-book, there’s one family merchandise that you’ll by no means consider the identical ever, ever ever. 

Emma: It’s possible you’ll not need to use it once more. 

Elsie: Yeah. I received’t. I received’t. I can’t wait until we will speak about this brazenly when individuals have had an opportunity to learn it. It’s going to be so enjoyable. Yay! Yeah, we’ll need to do a celebration episode, and I do know everybody’s cheering you on. It’s so thrilling. 

Emma: Yeah, I’m excited. I’m additionally nervous, however I’m simply completely satisfied to be shifting ahead on a objective of mine. And regardless of the outcomes are, I can’t management that, however it’s on my record to publish it. So I can management that. So I’ll transfer ahead. 

Elsie: Yeah, that’s the transfer. I prefer it. My subsequent one is, I’m going to host Thanksgiving this 12 months. And yeah, I’m so excited. Really, we haven’t even informed our mother but. 

Emma: I used to be like, did you inform mother? I suppose she’ll hear this.

Elsie: I suppose she’ll hear this. However yeah, Emma, for some purpose, didn’t need to host Thanksgiving, and he or she was like, would you need to? And I used to be like, I actually need to, very badly, and it’s like actually necessary, and I used to be going to ask, I used to be going to beg. So, I’m so excited. I’m going to actually embellish for it. I feel it’s like making a child’s desk, all of the issues. It’s gonna be wonderful. So yeah, I need to make Thanksgiving a really magical, like, you recognize, similar to put loads into it. I feel it’s enjoyable to love go all out for issues like that. Once we lived in Tennessee, we did Dealer Joe’s Thanksgiving. So just about we purchased each single, you recognize, they’ve sides. They’ve a ton of sides which are form of like nearly already made. After which that they had this like turkey factor that was form of like pastry factor, and that’s what we did. And it was enjoyable, however you recognize, it was all the time just a little bit unhappy. So, this shall be actually, actually good. And I’m excited. Oh yeah, and the very last thing I needed to say is, I’ll hyperlink this within the present notes, however I simply wrote a recipe for oatmeal cookie photographs, and it’s the Thanksgiving shot, to simply make everybody only one for like, both your dessert or for like the start of the meal as like a cheer. I feel it’s so enjoyable, and it’s a extremely scrumptious shot. Like, there’s form of like Nobody who wouldn’t prefer it. 

Emma: Possibly we may make oatmeal cookies and the youngsters may have a cookie to cheer with us. 

Elsie: Yeah. I ought to make them little cups of chocolate milk. 

Emma: Yeah, I used to be like, may simply be milk with just a little little bit of cinnamon in it or one thing. It’s like, right here you go. 

Elsie: In our family, there’s a factor known as children wine, which is Martinelli’s, and my children are obsessive about it, they usually ask for it on a regular basis. So, and typically if I don’t have it, I simply combine, like, no matter I’ve in my fridge, like, just a little little bit of La Croix and cranberry juices, and that works, too. However yeah, children wine eternally. 

Emma: Goldie all the time asks me for youths’ wine, and I simply am like, right here’s some juice with La Croix. Right here you go. You understand, they similar to it. It’s enjoyable. 

Elsie: Sure. It’s particular, with a particular glass. 

Emma: I’m excited as a result of I like internet hosting, however I actually simply love cooking. And so I’m completely satisfied to simply cook dinner a bunch and convey it someplace. It doesn’t actually make a giant distinction to me the place now we have it. So it received’t be actually enjoyable to have it in your own home because it’s your first 12 months right here, however I’m nonetheless cooking loads. So. Oh yeah. Okay. Talking of home stuff, one thing on my record is I’ve this little room off of our primary bed room. Was once, that the earlier proprietor had just a little stitching machine in there. I feel it was her little stitching nook. Anyway, I’ve turned it into just a little tiny library as a result of there’s one other closet, so we didn’t actually need a second closet or something. So anyway, I turned it into just a little library and my objective is to color that library. And I additionally, the way in which the bookshelves are, my husband put in them for me for my birthday final 12 months, however they cowl like half the wall. And so I used to be going to do one thing the place a few of the books are flying off the shelf and like they’re form of open. We did like a headboard look in my Harry Potter home, my Florida home. So I may hyperlink that within the present notes, but it surely’ll be one thing form of like that the place the books are open they usually’re flying off the shelf. I need to simply make it like our home could be very Trendy and eclectic, I suppose I’d, I don’t actually know what to name it, but it surely’s fairly plain and I like that. Trey and I each form of like minimal, however my workplace has this loopy wallpaper in it, after which I need this little tiny library to be just a little bit whimsical, which is form of completely different from the remainder of our home. Simply one thing enjoyable. I similar to, you recognize, bizarre stuff typically. After which I additionally am going to attempt to paint our sunroom. We’ve got this like, solar room that we didn’t renovate in any respect, and it’s not local weather managed, so it will get actually sizzling in the summertime and actually chilly within the winter, so we’re not likely utilizing all of it that a lot. Our canines, like, meals and bowls are in there, and like, while you go within the yard, you stroll in by means of this tiled room. It’s form of good as a result of particularly since we’ve executed loads of sandboxing this previous summer season, it’s like an space the place the tile ground will get loads of sand on it, and I can simply Sweep that up, and it’s very easy. So it’s been good, but it surely doesn’t have a vibe in any respect. We didn’t do something to it. So I’m no less than going to color it the identical colour as our eating room. And I form of like, in my thoughts, my objective is I’d like to love, purchase just a little sauna and put it in there. Only one that you simply like, plug it in, such as you purchase them at like, Residence Depot or Lowe’s. Probably not essentially something tremendous fancy, however I’m simply unsure we’re ever going to get a sizzling tub. It’s simply, I don’t know if it’s within the playing cards for this home. 

Elsie: You’ll be able to come to my sizzling tub. 

Emma: Yeah, so I’m like, and I’ve another pals that we go to their sizzling tub typically, so I’m form of like, you recognize, I feel a sauna can be good, and this room, I don’t know what else to do with this room, as a result of like I stated, it’s not local weather managed, so there are large components of the 12 months, due to our 4 seasons, the place you may’t actually do something with it. So anyway, that’s what I’m form of planning. So simply attempting to provide it just a little little bit of a vibe for now. So I’ve some portray targets. These are simply issues I’m going to color within the night whereas I take heed to podcasts or no matter. 

Elsie: Good. I feel that that room is so cute. That’ll be enjoyable to work on.

Emma: Yeah. Then I’ll really feel like the within of the home is just about executed ish. You understand, it’s by no means actually executed, however you recognize. 

Elsie: Generally, like, the smallest issues could make this large, large distinction. So I feel simply hold going, you recognize, on little issues. 

Emma: Yeah, simply little issues. Yeah. In order that’s on my record. 

Elsie: Cool. Okay, so each fall we do horror film season, and that is one in every of my favourite issues to do with my husband. It’s like our particular factor, after which we additionally clearly watch children’ Halloween motion pictures as nicely. Yeah, so I’ll put the lists on the present notes of type of like my prime favourite grownup horror motion pictures and children’ spooky motion pictures. A few of them had been like actually little child motion pictures. Yeah, they’re so enjoyable, and we do it yearly. We wish to attempt to discover new, my favourite period is the ’60s and ’70s horror motion pictures. So yearly we discover a couple, like, that we by no means watched earlier than, and it hasn’t failed us but. So I’m shocked we will nonetheless, like, hold discovering them. After which I additionally often do some re-watching of my favorites every year. And I don’t watch all of them yearly, however, like, it’s form of like a cycle, you recognize what I imply? So there’s all the time, like, one you haven’t seen shortly. And I all the time watch my favourite.

Emma: And I’m afraid of horror motion pictures. 

Elsie: Ha ha ha.

Emma: Okay. One other factor on my autumn bucket record is Halloween costumes. We’re nonetheless within the period the place we’re clearly doing household Halloween costumes and I get to choose as a result of Oscar isn’t actually at an age the place he has concepts. 

Elsie: Get pleasure from it whereas it lasts. Oh my gosh. 

Emma: Yeah. And when he does that sounds nice to me too, however anyway, so what we’re doing this 12 months is we’re gonna do a household Curious George as a result of Oscar loves Curious George. He calls it Monkey. If he needs to look at it, he’s, like, monkey and he has loads of Curious George books we learn. So he’s gonna be a monkey. I already acquired his outfit and we tried it on as a result of it seemed form of large however then he tried it on and it match and I used to be like, oh no. Anyway, so it’s very cute. It appears fairly heat as a result of typically Halloween is, like, very chilly and typically it’s delicate. I don’t know what it’ll be this 12 months however he has his little monkey outfit. He actually likes it. I can inform he feels snug in it and, like, he’s not going to be, like, I don’t need to put on this, he’s good. And Trey’s going to be the person with the yellow hat, and I used to be debating if I used to be going to be one other man with the yellow hat, as a result of mainly I’ve a yellow jumpsuit, my large, bug breast jumpsuit, and I used to be like, that will be good. However I feel I’m going to be a banana, as a result of I simply really feel prefer it’s cute and humorous, and I feel Oscar will suppose it’s form of humorous if I’m a nana, trigger that’s what he calls bananas, Nana. I desire a Nana. He loves bananas. He’ll undergo phases the place he’ll eat tons of them, after which he’ll have every week the place he eats none. You understand how it’s with toddlers. However, so I simply really feel like that’s the transfer, so I’m simply gonna get like a banana outfit off Amazon or no matter, like spirit Halloween, no matter, and put on that, and I feel it’ll be a humorous little Halloween outfit for the household. So anyway, that’s what we’re doing for Trick or Treating. 

Elsie: Enjoyable. Okay. My subsequent factor is I’m engaged on maintaining my Spooky free little library. So at our pink home simply because it’s like a greater strolling avenue, we put the free little library and we painted it pink to match. I’ll put an image within the present notes It’s my favourite I simply like it a lot.

Emma: It’s nicely stocked. It all the time has good things in it. 

Elsie: Yeah. And different individuals have been contributing spooky books, too, so it’s not simply my books. It’s such a, like, yesterday there was a candle in there. Like it’s, it’s getting form of bizarre, however I like it. So yeah, I’ve been ordering a ton of additional thrift books, similar to my favourite books, used copies, after which placing them in there and similar to form of protecting it going on a regular basis. So I’ll hold doing that. I feel it’s simply enjoyable to form of associate with the season. And so yesterday I noticed a duplicate of Magic Classes in there and I believed that was so cool. 

Emma: I didn’t know for those who put it in there. I used to be like, as a result of I went over to see grandma once more and I used to be like, Magic Classes? 

Elsie: Are you able to consider it?

Emma: I do know. So on my record for this autumn is I’m going to be a marriage photographer. I put this on the record as a result of it’s one thing I’m doing. Yeah, it’s simply form of completely different. So some pals of mine are getting married they usually requested if I’d take the photographs at their wedding ceremony and I used to be thrilled to do It however I’ll say I haven’t executed wedding ceremony photographs in a really very long time like nearly twenty years, that’s how previous I’m. So yeah, I’m fairly nervous about it each every so often, you recognize, individuals know that I do pictures. I take footage of meals each single week, typically every single day, relying on what we’re doing. However like, I take photographs for work loads, but it surely’s principally meals pictures after which just a little little bit of crafts and issues, which could be very completely different from taking portraits of individuals. Sure, you continue to use a digital camera and it’s important to know learn how to set a digital camera, but it surely’s a really completely different ability. So, I all the time get nervous when individuals ask me to do some portraits as a result of I need to do an excellent job. You understand, and a marriage is like, you recognize, clearly I need to do a extremely good job, and these are good pals of mine, so I’m very nervous about it. They’re, like, the sweetest, funniest individuals, so I do know they’ll be completely satisfied. It’s simply I’m placing loads of strain on it. However I’ve undoubtedly, like, already, like, on Pinterest, like, taking a look at wedding ceremony photographs and interested by, like, as a result of I haven’t thought by means of, like, a shot record. 

Elsie: She’s gonna do wonderful. 

Emma: Like, it was once, like, second nature again once we had been wedding ceremony photographers. You’re like, you gotta get this second, this second, this second, and rapidly I’m like, Oh yeah, what occurs at a marriage? I haven’t even been to a marriage shortly. So I’m like, okay, keep in mind, listen at these components since you need to get these particular moments for those who can, you recognize, they’re not going to be upset or something if I miss one thing. They haven’t like giving me a listing or something. I’m simply placing loads of strain on it as a result of I’m a psycho and I don’t often do portrait photographs. So I’m nervous, but it surely’s going to be nice and it’s going to be enjoyable. They’re getting married on the seaside. So it’s going to be an exquisite time and I’m excited to do it.

Elsie: Cool. Okay. I need to do in all probability like a while, a day or two earlier than Thanksgiving, pie day. Like pies all day. I often do cookies and that’s actually necessary to me as nicely. However this 12 months I believed it could be enjoyable to make like, I don’t know, possibly 5 completely different sorts of pies. Identical to go for it, you recognize?

Emma: Can we do cobblers too? Or do you simply need to do pies like cute tops? 

Elsie: No, we will do cobblers.

Emma: I’m simply curious. 

Elsie: Yeah. I feel I needed to make the apple tart that Laura simply made for the weblog, as a result of it’s actually lovely. So yeah, I’ll hyperlink a bunch of the pies from our weblog within the present notes, however there’s this pumpkin pie with cheesecake swirl that like, I’ve made {that a} bunch of instances. It’s form of onerous to get the swirl trying pretty much as good as your footage, however it’s so scrumptious.

Emma: I’ve meals pictures abilities. 

Elsie: I feel I made it like cupcakes as soon as too, you recognize, like minis or no matter. 

Emma: It’s just a little bit thinner than a basic pumpkin pie, which I like. After which the cheesecake swirl in it simply form of offers it a distinct dimension as a result of I like basic pumpkin pie. However that is the one which I are inclined to gravitate in direction of, not simply because it’s on our weblog. I simply really feel prefer it’s an excellent combine. You understand what I imply? I don’t know. It’s extra balanced, I suppose.

Elsie: Yeah, I agree. Yeah, that’ll be enjoyable. I believed possibly it may very well be a brand new custom with the women, too. I additionally actually like, you recognize, making the little, like, pop tarts or hand pies, you recognize, it’s similar to, that’s actually cute with children as a result of you may simply use cookie cutters and it’s enjoyable. 

Emma: Yeah, and you utilize puff pastry and it’s simply straightforward and enjoyable. Yeah. No, I like that. Nicely, on the meals notice, I need to do a soup evening. We’ve talked about this earlier than. I wish to have pals over and have a soup evening. Actually, I’m in all probability going to have two as a result of I need to have one with you and Jackie and possibly a number of pals. After which I believed I’d have one with this different group of pals I’ve. Possibly we’ll mix it, however I simply have a sense everybody’s schedule in all probability received’t line up. So I really feel prefer it’s going to finish up being two, however who is aware of? However anyway, I like to have pals over and make a number of completely different soups no less than, relying on how large the group is, however no less than two. At the least two soups and also you watch a film, so you may put on your pajamas, I’ll.

Elsie: I like it. 

Emma: Yeah, in order that’s the plan. Gotta have a soup evening, it’s soup season. 

Elsie: Nonetheless many soup nights you have got, I’ll be there. That sounds enjoyable. Okay, I need to get a Halloween manicure. I can’t consider I haven’t executed it but.

Emma: That is on my record, too. I’m going to do it at dwelling, although.

Elsie: Oh, okay. 

Emma: As a result of I simply acquired this, like, LED. 

Elsie: Not me. I’m going to go to the place.

Emma: Yours shall be higher. 

Elsie: Yeah. I’m excited, although. I imply, I do need to get simply, like, black French ideas for my first one, after which when it’s just a little nearer to Halloween, I feel I’ll do extra like one thing actually Halloweeny.

Emma: Yeah, as a result of there’s, like, form of extra delicate Halloween manicures, after which there’s some which are like, whoa, the day after Halloween, you’re gonna be like, oh, I gotta get these off, you recognize? They’re, like, all the way in which to Halloween. 

Elsie: It’s not one thing I’ve been capable of, like, keep the place I all the time have cute nails, however I want to it’s undoubtedly like one thing that brings me pleasure.

Emma: I like it So one other factor on my record, it’s not essentially autumn, but it surely’s like a objective slash I’m placing it on there in order that I can mark it off as a result of I shall be proud after I do the work of it, is we’re gonna potty practice! Oscar is simply at an age the place he’s . He’s within the age vary the place it’s an excellent match. They’ve an excellent setup at his daycare, so as soon as we form of get issues in place, they will help me observe by means of whereas he’s there. So yeah, it seems like the appropriate time. He simply looks like he’s form of prepared. I’ve solely been placing it off due to our journey as a result of I needed to be very constant proper at first as a result of I don’t suppose it’s honest to him to count on him to study one thing new after which change it up on him. So I needed to be very constant, so we had been ready till after that. And I made a decision to take this course, it was an Instagram account that I’ve form of casually adopted for just a little bit known as Large Little Emotions. Have you ever ever seen them? I don’t know them, however I actually like their account. It has loads of encouraging parenting ideas, they usually had a potty coaching course and I’ve been taking it, and I actually appreciated it. I feel I checked into a distinct course, or a distinct e-book, it’s very well-known, however I didn’t love the vibe of it. It felt just a little condescending at components, and it simply wasn’t an excellent match for me. So, I used to be searching for one thing else, and I’m the kind of character, by the way in which, you don’t want a course or a e-book to potty practice, however I’m character, I wish to analysis one thing and have a plan, after which if we should be versatile from the plan, that’s fantastic. However I don’t like to enter issues with no plan. That stresses me out and makes me really feel anxious. 

Elsie: I wish to all the time go into issues with no plan, after which fail no less than twice.

Emma: After which go discover a e-book. Nicely, that’s a technique, too. It doesn’t matter. I imply, parenting is like, it’s all a crap shoot, however I similar to to really feel ready even when I form of know in my mind, I’m not, I’m nonetheless gonna have to simply determine this out with my kiddo. However I wish to learn books and analysis just a little bit. It’s simply my character. So, anyway, I’ve been doing that, and I really feel like I form of know what we’re gonna do, and it’s form of loads of work. Studying one thing new is tough for anybody, and he’s gonna study one thing model new for him, and I simply wanna be there to assist him in it, and to assist him do it, as a result of it’s a extremely necessary ability, pooping and peeing within the potty, and that’s the place I’m at in life.

Elsie: Yeah, you’ll get there. 

Emma: Yeah, it’s gonna be nice. 

Elsie: Okay, so I made a decision for our exterior Halloween decorations to do the enormous spider home. I may need talked about it earlier than. I used to be between that and a witch theme. So we’ll see, possibly in future years I’ll commute as a result of the enormous spiders don’t take up very a lot area. They’re very straightforward to consolidate for the way a lot of an affect they make on your own home. You’ll be able to match all of them into one little tupperware, which is good. It does form of rain continuously right here so I’m unsure we’ll see the way it goes. However I’ve by no means executed it the place it was like on two tales earlier than. I’ve often simply executed the entryway. However I used to be working with brick homes up to now. And now I’ve a clabbered home, so I feel it’ll be a lot simpler to get them hung, and I’m enthusiastic about that. Yeah. I’m tremendous excited to get the Halloween executed. So, there’s this lovely pumpkin fence in, I feel, Connecticut each single 12 months. I see KJP, like, movies, and photographs of this lovely fence. So, I lately acquired a picket fence on the entrance of our home, and the one factor particular that I requested for was flat tops on the posts in order that I may do a pumpkin fence. And I simply knew that and as quickly as Emma noticed it she like made a joke about my pumpkin funds, and I used to be like that’s such an Emma factor to say. 

Emma: I make no apologies.

Elsie: It’s so cute. And it’s proper form of out by the road and we do have individuals strolling by so I’m protecting observe of what number of pumpkins get stolen all through the season. Up to now it’s at two. And I’ll see by the tip of the season, like, if it’s a big quantity or no matter. However, I don’t know, I feel it’s lovely. It’s simply, like, I don’t know, it makes me completely satisfied. 

Emma: Oh, I like it, yeah. And Oscar noticed it from the automobile once we came over final Sunday, after which we went to Grandma’s home, the pink home, like the following day or two days later. And we drove by it as a result of it’s like on the way in which to the pink home, and he instantly was like Goldie’s home. Like he noticed the little pumpkins once more, and he knew. 

Elsie: He acknowledged the fence. 

Emma: Yeah, I used to be like, you remembered the fence. Yeah, so he’s, he’s into the pumpkin fence, too. 

Elsie: Oh, I’m so proud. Yeah, and please ship me a suggestion. I’ve been attempting to suppose if there’s another time of 12 months I may put something on the flat fence submit as a result of I like it a lot. Like, is there something at Christmas time that might go on the market? I’m simply curious. However the pumpkins, no matter, they’re the primary factor, and what they’re is the, not the mini pumpkins, however they’re the pumpkin pie pumpkins. So that they’re like form of small, however they’re those that you may minimize up and use. They’ve seeds and the smallest model of a pumpkin that you may minimize. Yeah. So yeah, I like it. I’m so completely satisfied. 

Emma: Okay. Nicely, right here’s my final one. And it’s like autumn associated, however form of similar to homey is I need to get a number of extra like dinners in our rotation. I have a tendency to do that factor the place I get into just a little little bit of a rut the place it’s like we make the identical issues on a regular basis. Trigger you’re similar to, you recognize, grocery buying, you go on autopilot. You’re like one other week time to purchase this once more and this once more and this once more. To be honest, like, we’re not likely sick of our dinners, however I simply thought it’d be enjoyable to have a number of, like, fall issues or simply one thing. It doesn’t even need to be, like, a pumpkin factor. It’s simply one thing completely different. And since I put this on the record, I’ve already added one. We made stuffed peppers, which I’ve the recipe on the weblog now, too. And it’s actually a extremely easy recipe, but it surely’s a scrumptious dinner. And we like it, like, within the peppers, it’s like meat and rice and cheese and it’s simply actually flavorful and good, however I’ll serve it to Oscar similar to the filling with out the pepper as a result of he can’t minimize up the pepper and like he may chew the peppers. They’re not onerous or something. 

Elsie: He doesn’t give a crap in regards to the pepper. 

Emma: He doesn’t care in regards to the presentation. He simply likes the filling. He simply likes the meat the rice and the cheese. So, I form of like save a few of the filling and simply give it to him that means. And so it’s really an amazing meal for all of us. And a few of our dinners aren’t very toddler pleasant like we eat loads of like hen wings and that, like steak, these aren’t actually like issues that he needs to eat and he’s not completely prepared for the bones of the hen wing. You understand what I imply? So it’s like we attempt new issues with him, however we’re not likely on that stage but. So anyway, it’s enjoyable to have issues the place it’s like I serve it to him after which now we have our personal model. So I’m searching for a number of extra, that’s the one one I’ve executed up to now. However hopefully, by the tip of the season, I’ll have another issues in rotation. simply to spice it up. 

Elsie: Sure. That’s enjoyable. Okay. Nicely, that was all I had. I don’t have anymore. 

Emma: That’s the autumn bucket record then. 

Elsie: Okay. Then it’s time for a joke or a truth or a meditation with Nova. All proper, Nova, what do you have got for us this week?

Nova: A joke. 

Elsie: Okay. I’m prepared. 

Nova: What’s the form of music that every one balloons hate? 

Elsie: What form? 

Nova: Pop music.

Elsie: That’s an excellent joke. Thanks a lot for listening. When you have any questions or podcast concepts, please e mail us at [email protected] or you may name our voicemail at 417-893-0011. We shall be again subsequent week with our Halloween favorites.