{"id":134938,"date":"2025-11-25T08:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=134938"},"modified":"2025-11-25T08:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:59:43","slug":"now-taking-entries-fall-love-contest-little-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/25\/now-taking-entries-fall-love-contest-little-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Now taking your entries for our Fall Love contest and a little rant…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning everyone,<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure this finds many of you in the throes of preparing for Thanksgiving \u2013 whether you\u2019re hosting, traveling, or happily being a guest at someone else\u2019s table. Suffice it to say, it\u2019s a busy week for all of us.<\/p>\n

This post is partly to officially announce that we\u2019re now accepting entries for our Fall Love contest<\/strong> (quite possibly my favorite contest of all, because I love fall so much!)I look forward to hosting this photo contest all year long.<\/p>\n

And it’s partly a little rant\/vent. I don\u2019t know about you, but I am utterly exhausted<\/em>. It has been a very<\/em> busy month. We have had a lot of things to go to lately, I hosted a dinner party on Saturday, which was loads of fun but, as you know, a lot of work. I am super detail oriented and not great at just letting things be. Then I had people over again last night for what I called a “casual” dinner \u2013 but let\u2019s face it, the number of pots and pans to scrub doesn\u2019t change much! I woke up this morning completely wiped, thinking about the fact that I get to do it all over again in just two days for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

So I took myself and my several lists (am a huge list maker, the old fashioned way, paper and pen) to the market at 7 a.m. to beat the crowds, and what a smart decision that was. I feel like I need a day to simply reset, but at least I know I\u2019ve got everything I need. It will all get done \u2013 it always does \u2013 but right now I\u2019m just feeling tired. We were also supposed to go away the day after Thanksgiving, and I\u2019ve decided to postpone that. The thought of packing, going through clothes, remembering what\u2019s in storage, etc., just felt like too much<\/em>. Kind of zapped the joy out of going away.\u00a0 I know I\u2019ll need a day or two to decompress after Thanksgiving (plus I don’t want to miss out on leftovers haha)<\/p>\n

So if anyone else out there is feeling the same way, trust me \u2013 you are not alone. Let\u2019s pace ourselves, listen to our bodies when they tell us to take a break, and get as much done ahead of time as we can. I do believe that’s key. My table is already half set, my ingredients are bought, just want to go out and figure out some florals or greenery for a centerpiece but I\u2019m hoping tomorrow will be a calmer day in between the nonstop busy ones. Then it’s Christmas planning! Can’t we separate these two holidays bit? That would be so nice.<\/p>\n

OK, onwards to the Fall Love contest and enough of my rant. I absolutely love hosting this. It\u2019s your chance to send in your favorite fall pictures \u2013 anything that captures the magic of the season. It could be foliage, a special trip, your children playing in the leaves, your dog walking through a park, a beautiful fall tablescape, your Thanksgiving table, or any type of fall d\u00e9cor. You name it.<\/p>\n

Please read over the rules before submitting your pictures-<\/p>\n