by Laura Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the weather turns colder and leaves crunch underfoot, it is a clear indication that fall is officially upon us. I have always loved the idea of fall more than the real thing. My Pinterest feed romanticizes the season in the weeks leading up with images of cozy sweaters and fall recipes. Each year, the spell is inevitably broken as I wrap my jacket around myself when I am forced to walk from the library to my residence hall after a late night of studying. I often find myself conflicted between remaining in the warm comfort of my room or braving the cold to go eat, socialize, or study. I also tend to look back on the warmer days with a kind of nostalgia and curse my past self for not appreciating it while it lasted. With the cold serving as a barrier between me and the outside world, I neglect self care activities that I used to never think about. I\u2019ll realize it’s been three days since I spoke to any of my friends or since I ate a meal with any protein. The aesthetics of this season that populate my Pinterest boards are a small comfort during this time. Romanticizing this time of year helps me to push through the seasonal depression and find pockets of comfort. With that said, I am going to offer a survival guide for individuals like myself who need some help enjoying the colder months. I will include some healthy indoor activities that will prevent you from bedrotting while keeping you in your cozy pajamas as well as some activities that will hopefully give you a small incentive to brave the cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Harry Potter <\/em>– J.K. Rowling<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know it’s basic but any Harry Potter book comforts me while I\u2019m curled up in bed. I personally like to listen to the audiobook and let the world of witches, wizards, potions, giants, and spells lull me to sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Little Women<\/em> – Louisa May Alcott<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to get lost in a book this fall, Little Women is a happy cozy story that could cheer anyone up. While the length is intimidating for some, it is actually a very light read, so it is a nice book to read over a long period of time, reading a chapter here and there whenever you need some cheering up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebecca <\/em>– Daphne du Maurier\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want a darker mystery novel, I cannot recommend this book enough. It starts out slow and builds the tension until the explosive ending. Get lost in an old creepy house haunted by the memory of one woman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/em> – Iain Reid<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the perfect book to read in one sitting. Its eerie prose will make your heart beat and the plot will completely tie your brain up in knots. You will not know what is going on but you will not be able to put it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If We Were Villains<\/em> – M.L. Rio<\/p>\n\n\n\n This book also happens to fit perfectly with the theater department\u2019s production of Hamlet, which is coming up in November. This is another mind bending read about a Shakespeare play at a college that bleeds into the actor\u2019s real life, resulting in a murder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Additional books:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde<\/em> – Robert Louis Stevenson<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dracula <\/em>– Bram Stoker\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carmilla <\/em>– J. Sheridan Le Fanu<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/em> – Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bunny <\/em>– Mona Awad<\/p>\n\n\n\n My Dark Vanessa<\/em> – Kate Elizabeth Russell\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Frankenstein <\/em>– Mary Shelley\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Maidens<\/em> – Alex Michaelides\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antigone <\/em>– Sophocles\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Exit<\/em> – Taylor Adams\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hunting Party<\/em> – Lucey Foley\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Macbeth <\/em>– William Shakespeare\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Movies\/TV:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When Harry Met Sally<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Twilight<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fantastic Mr. Fox<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gilmore Girls<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Charmed <\/em>(1998)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Halloweentown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hocus Pocus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vampire Diaries\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Practical Magic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Corpse Bride\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Love Witch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dead Poet Society<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Moonstruck<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Coraline\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Corpse Bride\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Baking <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hot chocolate <\/p>\n\n\n\n Movie nights <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jump into leaf piles <\/p>\n\n\n\n Card games <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pumpkin painting\/carving <\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking pictures\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Journaling <\/p>\n\n\n\n Collect fall leaves <\/p>\n\n\n\n The trick to romanticizing fall is indulging the small moments as much as possible. Letting the Cowan hot cocoa warm your chest before you leave Cowan, snuggling up with a good book, buying a sugary fall drink, embracing the feeling of walking into a warm building after power walking in the cold. Embrace it with people. Be cold together. Get warm together. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Laura Taylor As the weather turns colder and leaves crunch underfoot, it is a clear indication that fall is officially upon us. I have always loved the idea of fall more than the real thing. My Pinterest feed romanticizes the season in the weeks leading up with images of cozy sweaters and fall recipes. 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