An Imperfectly Perfect Cosy Autumn Vlog

I love this time of year. I love the foliage, the flavours. I love to stay indoors. Warm socks and even warmer cups of teas. It's the first week in October and I've been dreaming about having the perfect cosy week. So let's get started. I've seen these no sew pumpkins all over Pinterest for quite a while now so I thought I'd give it a go with some old clothes. Some of these clothes are still good cosy idea until all of a sudden it doesn't. I think we can put that down as a definite fail. Let's try something a lot more simpler. We've been collecting leaves on our autumn walk for a while now and I'm going to press a few so that I can use them to decorate different corners of my house. They don't need to be perfect. In fact I like them looking a bit crinkly but pressing them between a thick book will stop them from curling up. I'm going to leave them here for a day or two. Today we're going to make spice shortbread. This dough is supposed to be very crumbly. You can add some liquid if you're finding it difficult to tame but the crumblier you leave it the more it will melt in your mouth later on. I should probably have taken a bit more time and rolled and cut these shortbreads with a bit more care but they will taste just as good with all their bobbly bits. With all the puzzle sorting I've over baked these a little bit but it's nothing a coffee dip can't sort out. The colours of autumn, they're just breathtaking. The burnt oranges and the deep reds. I love taking them all in with my favourite seasonal movies and shows but there is nothing quite like going outdoors and seeing it for yourself. I've always loved puzzles. I find them relaxing, piecing something back together slowly but this is going to have to be completed a little bit at a time. I need to make hay while the sun shines. So it's been a few days now and time to release these leaves from their books of slumber. them inside. I think decorating like I'm living in the hundred acre woods can only be a good thing. I thought I was pretty much finished with sanding this piece of furniture but while I'm filming it I'm noticing more and more imperfections. It might need a final sanding. I've certainly enjoyed a cosy week though I wouldn't call it perfect. Family adventures are peppered with meltdowns. Projects have not turned out quite as I planned. Activities that were once calming have now become a little less so. Things have certainly not turned out perfectly but I'm not sure that matters. For better for worse, every bit, every moment. It all comes together in the end. Every part needed to make the picture complete.