From the Front Porch: French Country Fall
Hello from the front porch sweet friends and welcome to the French Country Fall edition of this weekly series.
I hope your week has been all that you’ve needed it to be.
Several years ago, one of my oldest friends called me at lunch.
She’s wildly independent and hates to talk on the phone.
So, the minute I saw her number, I knew something was wrong.
“I’m up next,” she said.
“I’ve studied this case a million times. I’m prepared. I’m organized and I’m ready to go. But I’m so mad about this situation, I’m worried my emotions are going to get the best of me. Any advice?”
My first instinct was to say, “Remember who you are,” in the hopes she would remember she was incredibly smart, capable, successful and had held her own in a field dominated by men for decades which was not an easy feat.
Instead, I said, “Who do you want to be in this moment?”
Without hesitation she replied, “Brave and assertive.”
“Then go in that courtroom and be those things,” I said.
I think sometimes we forget we can actively choose who we want to be each day.
Especially when we’re faced with an awkward or challenging situation, a loss of motivation, or an unexpected life event and our first inclination is to keep things the way they have always been.
We can choose differently though.
As we begin to prepare for the last quarter of the year, I encourage you to think about how you want to show up.
There are lots of things you can choose: joyful, happy, loving, compassionate, calm, purposeful, smart, strong, educated, capable, ambitious, adventurous, articulate, vulnerable, brilliant, charming, cheerful, confident and so many other things.
As always, I’ll be cheering you on.
A Few of Our Favorite Posts From Around the Web This Week…
Beautiful Home and Garden Tours:
- If you love elegant homes, you’ll adore this portfolio from Period Architecture They’e all truly extra special.
- Have you seen this post, Rustic French Country Farmhouse Home Tour featured at Maison de Cinq yet?
- There are so many things to love about this home from designer Emily Ruff at Cohesively Curated.
- How cozy is this design library from Studio McGee?
- This walled garden from House and Garden UK is stunning! I would love to do something similar at Journeys End or Loblolly next spring.
Seasonal Inspiration:
- Fall picnics are my favorite and this one from Azure Farm Life Blog is magical.
- Also, I can’t get enough of this beautiful French Country fall tablescape from My Life In Rual France.
- 8 Fall Decorating Tips for a Warm and Timeless Home via the uber talented Tidbits and Twine
- Love these 24 No Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas from Honeycomb Home.
Health and Wellness Inspiration:
- Foods to Eat for Energy (via Time)
- Morning Habits for Energy (via Real Simple)
- The 10 Happiest Colors to Add To Your Home (via Country Living)
- Thriving Later in Life (via The Guardian)
Makeup, Style and Travel Inspiration:
- 7 Fall Makeup Trends to Welcome Cozy Season (via Glamour)
- 9 Fall Outfits Casual Dress Lovers Will Want to Recreate (via My Chic Obsession)
- The Most Relaxing Cities in the World From Melbourne to Vienna (via CN Traveler)
Encouraging Words…
If You’ve Missed Anything from the Blog Recently or the Archives, Here’s a Peek At What We’ve Been Up To…
French Country Fall Porch Tour
Spice Cake Donuts with Cream Cheese Frosting
Shopping Notes…
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- Cream Pullover (This crewneck and v neck come in lots of colors)
- Wall Art (great for a bookshelf or a gallery wall)
- Black Tank Dress (8 colors to choose from depending on size and easy to dress up or down with a cardigan)
- Cocktail Glasses (tortoise shell is everywhere this year, 2 sizes available)
- Bracelet Watch (4 styles to choose from)
- Plaid Shirt (13 colors to choose from depending on size)
- Ribbon (9 colors to choose from)
- Camel Coat (10 colors to choose from depending on size)
- Work Pants (8 colors to choose from depending on size)
- Mules (5 colors to choose from depending on size)
- Crewneck Pullover (8 colors to choose from depending on size)
- Rug (3 colors to choose from depending on size)
- Bread Box (have and love in the basketweave)
- Magnolia Stems (can easily take you from fall to the holiday season)
- Bag (color shown currently unavailable, 2 additional colors to choose from depending on size)
- Plaid Cardigan (4 colors to choose from depending on size)
As always, we appreciate you more than you could ever know, and we hope your weekend is peace-filled and relaxing.
We can’t wait to share even more next week!
Until next time, I’ll see you on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.Many blessings,
CoCo
