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4 Ways to Refresh for Fall

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As much as I love the summer months, I really enjoy the fresh start that the beginning of fall brings. In many ways, the beginning of fall feels more like a blank slate to me than the new year. I get such a warm and fuzzy feeling when I see kids walking down the street in early September with their shiny new shoes and backpacks full of overly-contemplated school supplies.

Each year when the temperature begins to fall (no pun intended), I find myself wanting to refresh my schedule and routines that have inevitably slipped during the laid-back summer months. Today, I’m sharing 4 ways to refresh for the fall so that the last bit of this year can be productive, happy, and healthy.

1 | Reevaluate your schedule

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I’m the first to admit that my well-crafted schedules slowly crumble in the summertime. I still get things done, but there’s usually no rhyme or reason to my schedule by the end of August. My type-A personality relishes in this necessary break from constant self-discipline and thought-out schedules, but by the fall, I’m ready to get back on track.

If you’re the same way, a great way to refresh for fall is to reevaluate your schedule. Take an honest look at your current responsibilities and commitments and decide if there’s anything that you need to rethink. Is there anything you need to stop doing? Anything you’d like to start doing? Are you wasting lots of time on something that you could cut out? Once you’ve done this, you can put together a schedule for the fall that will make sense and utilize your time wisely.

2 | Redecorate your environment

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My favorite part about seasons changing is easily enjoying the new environment. I love watching the flowers bloom in the spring, the green leaves and bright blue skies in the summer, the beautiful fall leaves, and the…I’m not sure what I love about winter, I hate the cold! The snow, I guess? 😉

With fall on the horizon, now is a great time to refresh your home to reflect autumn. Some ideas? You could buy a few pumpkins and put them on your front steps, buy or make a themed wreath, switch out your throw pillows for festive ones, change your placemats or dish towels out, buy some fall-scented candles (this is my favorite), or pick up some sunflowers to decorate with. These small changes are a great (and fun!) way to kick off the new season.

3 | Refresh your beauty routine

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With the scorching hot days of summer dwindling, now is a great time to think about refreshing your beauty regime so that you stay looking and feeling fabulous throughout the cooler fall months. This may include a more moisturizing lotion, a gentler face wash, a more soothing body wash, some new hair care products, etc. You may even want to whiten your teeth so that they’ll be shiny and white for the holidays at the end of the year!

If you’re looking for some great new hair care products, Garnier® Whole Blends™ features six great formulas, including three that are lovely for fall: Repairing: Honey Treasures, Smoothing: Coconut Oil & Cocoa Butter Extracts, and Refreshing: Green Apple & Green Tea Extracts.

Mmmm…these scents and formulas are perfect for the fall! Honey, cocoa, and apple–repairing, smoothing, and refreshing; what’s better? Some more about this line: all of the Garnier® Whole Blends™ formulas are made to be paraben-free and are gentle enough to use every day. Also, ingredients like argan oil, coconut oil, and cocoa butter are all purchased fairly and sustainably to support farmers and communities. And all of the products are produced in a facility committed to sustainability, reducing its waste and water consumption, and the product packaging is made of recyclable PET plastic with 30% post-consumer recycled waste.

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4 | Rethink your health and fitness regime

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If the heat has kept you from working out, or you’ve enjoyed more ice cream cones than you’d like to admit, the fall is a wonderful time to get back on track with your health and fitness regime. Do whatever make sense for you: restart your gym membership, buy a few new workout DVDs, find a friend to go running with, start meal planning and prepping in advance, hire a personal trainer, set up a place to do yoga, etc.

The cooler temperatures make exercising a lot less grueling and make healthy soups and hearty fall salads more appetizing. Take advantage of the changing seasons and rethink your health and fitness regime!

// Are you as seasonal a person as me? How do you refresh in preparation for fall?

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Comments

  1. lonna hays says

    I”m growing my hair out, so I’m excited to do some braiding this fall. Sadly, I’ve been looking for these whole blends products and they don’t seem to have them around my area (charlotte, nc–so not out of the way)! bummer, I’ll have to keep my eye out for them. The scents sounds great!

  2. Rachel says

    I love doing a lot of braids for fall, and wearing beanies and hats when not at work!

  4. mlyouellsgmailcom says

    Since my hair is finally growing out after a bob cut last year, I will be doing just a little blow drying followed by some scrunching with a touch of hair spray. I have natural curls but when my hair was cut that way, it was too short to wear curled! Thanks for the product info!

  7. Julie Wood says

    I wear my hair in lose curls in the Fall because I am always getting my hair wet in the Summer, so I keep it in a bun, but this Fall I really like using my curling iron to ad fresh curls to my straight hair.

  16. Emily says

    Hi Blair! I’m going to step out of my comfort zone and try a loose French braid this fall. I love the way this highlights the texture of my curly hair…so why not give it a shot?

  17. hannah says

    I am planning to get my hair cut and styled for this fall. Probably not changing the overall look of it much though.

  18. Steve Weber says

    I usually refresh by trying a different hair product for fall

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  22. Lauren says

    I literally am just trying to control my hair this fall (frizz and puff). My university is in a surprisingly much more humid climate than where I grew up, so I am investing in some serious products. Once I can get a little more control, I plan on braids and loose curls.

  23. Natalie says

    For the fall I plan on coloring my hair darker and trying different hairstyles. I usually wear my hair in a ponytail but I would like to try wearing it down with curls.

  30. Emily H. says

    I need to do something other than a pony and a french braid, which are my easy “get this hair out of my face and off my neck” options! Maybe I’ll take more time to straighten it OR even get brave and do some curls?

  32. Susan Smith says

    I tend to wear my hair down in the Fall. I will probably have it cut and colored.

  34. mountainchipmunkadventures says

    I love the season’s. I usually make a bucket list for fall that the hubs and I will complete, like carving baby pumpkins, making homemade cider, fall color pic-nic etc. Pumpkins make great decor & different textured throw blankets.

    This fall, I will wear my hair the way I always do. Under beanies, lightly curled.

  37. Brittani says

    Hi Blair!

    I’m excited for the cool weather this fall season will bring and plan on wearing it down with some loose curls. I also plan on growing out my shoulder-length hair because I miss how long it used to be!

  38. Heather V says

    I love your ways to refresh for fall!

    As for my hair this fall I will be chopping it off after my October wedding and donating it to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths program 🙂 Since it will be short, I’ll mostly be wearing it half up. But until then I’ll be doing lots of braids!

  39. Jeffrey says

    I love the fall, as a runner the air is wonderfully cool and crisp. We spend a lot more time outside in the fall than during the summer…Grilling, camping and just hanging out around the fire pit.

  41. jalapenomamamn says

    This fall my hair will be short.
    It’ll be easy to do. Just shampoo, gel and some finger curling.
    thank you

  43. Lauren says

    I have long hair, I usually get a few inches cut each season. This fall I plan on only washing my hair 3 times a week and using an organic shampoo.

  47. Wanda McHenry says

    I’ll decorate the house with the seasonal colors and hang a beautiful fall wreath along with a planter of marigolds on the front porch..

  54. Elizabeth pergande says

    I love to do a treatment on my hair after a hot summer. Can’t wait to wear boots this fall! truckredford(at)gmail(dot)com

  58. Starla says

    I am such a seasonal person and I am SO excited for Fall. All of the clean, fresh air and beautiful colors.. oh and yummy food! Yes!

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  68. StephaniePhelps says

    I think I will change my hair to a bob this fall and let it be more of a natural color minus the grey!

  72. amanda bixler says

    I love fall! However, my hubby and I just moved from southern California (no climate changes whatsoever) to Colorado Springs (hello rain, cool weather and snow!). Because of this, I’m assuming I’ll be doing a lot of updos this fall – buns, braids, etc, all to keep the crazy frizzy wet hair under control 😉

  73. Courtney says

    I am in a constant state of deciding where to grow or cut! Looking foward to the length this fall and learning some new styles for it! Long red and curly 😉

  74. Bella says

    I had blonde highlights for the summer, so for the fall I’m looking forward to switching it up to some auburn lowlights in my light brown hair.
    🙂

  77. willitara says

    I just recently got my hair cut short but only because it was growing out from the last cut. I don’t make any special changes for the season.

  79. Ellie Wright says

    I am seasonal. I’d like to cut my long straight hair and maybe try a different color for fall.

  81. Denise L says

    I’m currently growing my hair out from a very short style, so I’ll probably be wearing bobby pins and headbands this Fall. Anything to help disguise that in between stage!

  95. Jerry Marquardt says

    I will be wearing my hair this fall a bit more fizzy, since this is back in style this year.

  98. Kathryn C says

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    looking forward to getting a layered haircut for a fresh new look

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