• thunderstorms
  • the air after a thunderstorm
  • splashing in mud puddles
  • the sound of rain on the roof and windows
  • the sound of a burbling brook
  • the smell of fresh cut grass
  • the smell of homemade bread baking
  • the smell of coffee brewing
  • a crackling campfire
  • hiking
  • photography
  • stargazing
  • watching lightning bugs come out in the evening
  • candlelight
  • cozy fireplaces
  • pets
  • tranquil, bubbling aquariums
  • sunrises and sunsets
  • the northern lights
aug 3 2022 ∞
dec 29 2022 +
  • Photograph fall foliage
  • Drink apple cider
  • Set out autumn decorations
  • Make caramel apples
  • Bake pumpkin bars
  • Attend a high school football game
  • Go hiking at Blackwater
  • Buy some pumpkins
  • Buy a mum (or two!)
  • Decorate with hay bales, cornstalks, and pumpkins
  • Eat pumpkin pie with whipped cream
  • Go on a hayride
  • Attend a county fair (or the equivalent)
  • Attend a fall festival
  • Make a fall craft
  • Prepare Thanksgiving dinner (turkey)
  • Eat dinner by candlelight
  • Jump into a pile of leaves
  • Make a leaf collection
  • Visit a corn maze
aug 21 2022 ∞
jan 26 2023 +
  • how to play the guitar
  • how to add sketches and watercolors to my nature journal
  • how to make homemade dinner rolls
  • how to make my own butter
  • how to make homemade mashed potatoes
  • how to make biscotti
  • how to cook a Thanksgiving turkey
  • how to cook a Christmas ham
  • how to preserve food by canning
  • how to preserve food by freezing
  • how to build a campfire
  • how to properly grill food
  • how to make my own salsa
  • how to make cranberry orange muffins
  • how to build a fire in the outdoor wood stove
  • how to change a tire
  • how to change the oil in a vehicle
  • how to sew a quilt
  • CPR
aug 21 2022 ∞
jan 26 2023 +
  • have a cookout
  • go on a picnic
  • go hiking
  • spend a weekend at a state park
  • watch fireflies emerge in the evening
  • watch fireworks
  • photograph fireworks
  • buy fresh homegrown flowers
  • buy fresh peaches
  • plant and maintain a garden
  • help with church VBS
  • buy a bouquet of sunflowers (or plant my own!)
  • buy a bouquet of gladiolas
  • preserve harvest by freezing and canning
  • relax in the hammock
aug 21 2022 ∞
jan 27 2023 +
  • Photograph spring flowers
  • Decorate for Easter
  • Attend Easter church service
  • Have an Easter egg hunt
  • Color Easter eggs
  • Go birding at the farm pond
  • Buy a bouquet of tulips
  • Buy a hyacinth or three
aug 21 2022 ∞
dec 28 2022 +
  • Visit Scotland
  • Visit Ireland
  • Visit all 50 states
  • Visit every National Park
  • Weigh 125-135 lbs.
  • Declutter -- sort through everything!
  • Write a book
  • Complete at least one year of daily nature journal entries
  • Own a two-story farmhouse
  • Host Thanksgiving dinner for my family
  • Host Christmas dinner for my family
  • Get out of debt
aug 21 2022 ∞
dec 28 2022 +
  • Put up and decorate the Christmas tree
  • Put up Christmas lights and outdoor decorations
  • Send Christmas cards
  • Bake Christmas cookies
  • Buy filled Christmas candy
  • Buy ribbon candy
  • Make homemade fudge
  • Make hard tack candy
  • Make and gift cinnamon applesauce ornaments
  • Drink peppermint mocha
  • Build a snowman
  • Drink hot chocolate
  • Go cross-country skiing
  • Go sledding
  • Go on a nature walk on snowshoes
  • Prepare Christmas dinner (ham)
  • Have pizza and a movie night
  • Attend church Christmas program
  • Attend school Christmas program
aug 21 2022 ∞
jan 26 2023 +
  • A visit to Babcock State Park
  • My favorite spots in Blackwater Falls State Park
  • A day in the life
  • A day in the life of a dairy farmer
aug 22 2022 ∞
dec 28 2022 +