Slowly Embracing Fall

Summer is way paleo friendly, with all the salads and fresh fruit and barefoot outdoorsy fun.  But Fall?  Frankly, it's been hard to get in the mood.   Especially when the weather is still warm enough to do this...

Fall is all about back-to-school clothes, pumpkin spice lattes* and warm apple pie, right?   So what to you do when you don't have a real reason (or budget) for a new wardrobe, and all the autumnal sweets are off limits?

Pumpkin Spice Latte Nutrition Facts Per Serving (16 fl oz)

Calories 380	Calories from Fat 120
	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g	20%
Saturated Fat 8g	40%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 50mg	17%
Sodium 220mg	10%
Total Carbohydrate51g	18%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Sugars 49g
Protein 14g
Vitamin A 15% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 50% Iron 0%
Caffeine 150mg
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

But I'm slowly embracing the season. Here are some simple Autumnal pleasures that don't involve crazy amounts of shopping, sugar or gluten :)

Really amazing tea:

Cozy new shoes (only $40!)

Boots that actually fit over my abnormally huge calves:

Squash! 

Acorn squash with butter and cinnamon; spaghetti squash sauteed with butter and parsley.

Fall placemats, and guilt-free pastries like Paleo Banana Bread!

 Time to switch to a black bag!  This Kirna Zabete bag from Target can be a shoulder or cross-body bag.

And of course, fall candles are the yummiest.

How are you embracing Fall??