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If you feel like your social skills are a little rusty, you're not alone!

I want to do all the baking now!

My skin tends to be dry anyway, but it gets even more so in the winter. Here are some great tips to keeping your skin nice all winter long if you have the same problem (moisturizing in the shower has definitely become one of my go-to steps in my routine).

Hope everyone is warm and safe inside and able to enjoy the snowy day! I love to curl up in a blanket with a cup of tea and some poetry on days like this. Here's one of my favorite poems about snow.

There are some great sustainable (and eco-friendly!) gift ideas on this list if you're looking for gifts but running out of ideas. I really love the idea of the bee hotel and the reusable makeup removing pads.

It was snowing a little bit today, and it got me in the mood to make holiday cookies. Here is a great vegan & gluten free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. Can't wait to start baking!

If you're a scary movie fan, check out King of Prussia's Parking Lot Horrors this week for some chills and thrills. They're screening The Ring (Friday), The Grudge (Saturday), and Goonies (Sunday). This haunted drive-in is a perfect way to celebrate the season in a safe, fun way!

Today is Giving Tuesday. If you're looking to donate to some local Philadelphia area groups, here's a list. "Whether you want to support arts groups or restaurants hit hard by the pandemic, help workers, help the hungry, or give to another deserving group, there are many options to choose from."

These dairy and meat free comfort food recipes are perfect for this fall! I'm especially excited to try the pumpkin soup recipe.

If you're like me, you saw a ton of spotted lanternflies around this summer. And now is the optimal time to kill lanternfly eggs and prevent more population growth for 2021. Here on some tips on how to do so.

The CDC has posted guidelines on how to best and most safely celebrate Halloween this year. Hoping everyone can still mark the occasion in a safe, fun way even if it will be different from past years.

New books by Alice Hoffman and Tana French are perfect seasonal reads. There are some other spooky titles coming out this month too if you, like me, like to read about witches, magic, and things that go bump in the night during October.

I made this chili for a small group of friends to enjoy outside over the weekend and it was a huge hit. I wanted to share it with you all since chili season is upon us! Let me know what your favorite chili recipes are!

Your daily dose of animal video cuteness! I love when they eat right in front of the camera!

If you are looking for something spooky to do this October, consider a ghost tour of New Hope. Reservations are required, and groups are limited to 20 people to allow for proper social distancing (masks are also required). Check out below for times, directions, and other information.

Continuing on Monday's theme of how to host Thanksgiving this year, here's some great suggestions for how to host outside.

I'm sure I'm not alone in having trouble sleeping these last few months. There is just so much to lay awake and agonize over. However, I have found that doing some light yoga before bed has been helping recently. Here is a short routine that can help calm your body and mind as you prepare for bed, and can lead to a better night's sleep.

Some great ideas here for how to host Thanksgiving on a smaller scale this year. Definitely gives me some food (forgive the pun) for thought!

One more week left to register to vote!

This is the last weekend to enjoy Longwood Gardens Chrysanthemum Festival, which ends this Sunday. If you're looking for something to do this week, consider planning a visit to see the Thousand Bloom Chrysanthemum a single plant bearing more than 1,000 sunny yellow blooms on a single stem!

Anthony Aiello, the director of horticulture at Morris Arboretum, says to expect the brightest reds, yellows and oranges on fall leaves in the Greater Philadelphia region in mid-October. If you're looking for some of the best places in and outside of the city to take in the autumnal beauty, here are some great suggestions. Happy leaf peeping!

I've loved watching Alex Trebek host Jeopardy! since I was little. I was very sad to hear he passed away over the weekend. Here's a lovely tribute from a recent contestant.

I hope everyone is enjoying the start of the fall season. It's my favorite, and I think this one has been particularly beautiful, which is much needed given how hard this year has been. I hope you're able to spend some time outside and take in all the beautiful seasonal colors.

It's starting to get cooler at night, so now is the time to decide if you should bring your out door plants inside for the winter.

Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween has officially begun, so I know what I'll be doing for the next month! You can't watch Hocus Pocus too many times during October, can you?

There's a few days left to take advantage of Ulta's fall haul event, where you can get your favorite products for up to 50% off.