Welcome to our October Favorites! From cozy sweaters to pumpkin delights, join us in celebrating the season of change. Let’s dive into all the things we adore about this enchanting time of year.
Books: Must Reads
Small Town Big Magic
by Hazel Beck
Emerson Wilde has built the life of her dreams. Youngest Chamber of Commerce president in St. Cyprian history, successful indie bookstore owner, and lucky enough to have her best friends as found family? Done.
But when Emerson is attacked by creatures that shouldn’t be real, and kills them with what can only be called magic, Emerson finds that the past decade of her life has been…a lie. St. Cyprian isn’t your average Midwestern river town—it’s a haven for witches. When Emerson failed a power test years ago, she was stripped of her magical memories. Turns out, Emerson’s friends are all witches.
And so is she.
Books: Inspiring People You Need to Know
My What If Year: A Memoir
by Alisha Fernandez
For anyone who’s ever felt stuck in a rut, My What If Year proves that it’s never too late to say yes to second chances and explore the roads untraveled throughout your life.
Books: Books That Will Positively Move You
The Feel Good Effect
by Robyn Conley Downs
Instead of trying to get more done, The Feel Good Effect offers a refreshingly sane approach that will allow you to identify and focus on the elements that actually move the needle in your life right now. Less striving. More ease. It’s time to feel good.
Documentary
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (2023)
Dan Buettner discovers five unique communities where people live extraordinarily long and vibrant lives.
Movies: Fiction… But Absolutely Fabulous
Haunted Mansion (2023)
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
Movies: Based on Positively True Stories
Gran Turismo (2023)
The true story of a team of unlikely underdogs — a working-class gamer, a former race-car driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive — who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.
TV: Shows to Lift Your Spirits
Not Dead Yet (2023)
Nell Serrano, a broke and newly single self-described disaster, works to restart the life and career she left behind 10 years ago; when she lands the only job she can find — writing obituaries, she starts getting life advice from an unlikely source.
TV: Shows that Go Head to Head
The Golden Bachelor
One hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life.
Podcasts to Keep You Positive
Keep the spook alive all year with Mandy Spooks! This isn’t your average spooky, horror, or Halloween podcast. Here, we fan ghoul over spooky pop culture and learn from it, too! If you have always loved Halloween, horror, true crime, ghosts, or basically anything spooky then you have found your spooky family.
Nutrition: Healthy Breakfast Gets The Day Going!
Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce with Kale
You can make these three-ingredient tomato-simmered eggs with things you probably already have on hand in your freezer and pantry. To make these baked eggs more like eggs in purgatory, look for a spicy tomato sauce and don’t forget some whole-wheat bread for dipping.
Nutrition: Mid-Day Power Ups!
This ultimate autumn salad is filled with fresh greens, roasted butternut squash, sliced honeycrisp apples, candied walnuts, pomegranate arils and the best apple cider vinaigrette. It incorporates the best of seasonal fall ingredients to create a cornucopia of flavors on the plate! You’re going to love it!
Nutrition: Dinners that Deliver!
ll things fall, all things pumpkin, all things pasta. This Creamy Pumpkin Pasta recipe is the BEST for a healthy, comforting weeknight dinner! Made with real pumpkin, sage, parmesan, walnuts, pepitas, and pasta of your choice, this vegetarian dinner recipe comes together quickly and easily. Put this meal together in under 30 minutes for a new fall favorite!
