Here are some of my favorite places to visit in October. 

Mike's maze is one of the largest and most beautiful mazes in the country. It has great activities for the kiddos and for adults it has beer tasting nights in the maze!

Blaze Hudson valley
Van Cortlandt Manor - Croton-on-Hudson, NY

https://pumpkinblaze.org/blaze-hudson-valley.html

This will be our first time visiting the display of 7,000 illuminated jack o’ lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site. 

Franklin Park Zoo
One Franklin Park Road
Boston, MA 02121
Phone: 617-541-LION (5466)
https://www.zoonewengland.org/engage/boston-lights/

We visited this exhibit this weekend and we cannot say enough great things about it. It exceeded our expectations ten fold. It was stunning and full of great activities for the kids. This is a must this fall!

 Nick surprised me for my birthday with a quick trip to the Cape. The weather was beautiful, the location was stunning and the accommodations were just the coolest. We stayed at Autocamp in Falmouth, MA. Autocamp takes glamping to a whole new level. As you drive into the property you are greeted by the most beautiful mid-century check-in clubhouse equipped with a general store, kitchen, showers, and breathtaking lounge dinning room/ living room combo. Not only are the camp grounds stunning the beach is a short bike ride away. 

 Have you ever wanted to install a light fixture to add more light or detail to a room and ...... you realize there is no electrical outlet! This is what happened in our family room. There is one light/fan on the ceiling but it just isn't enough. The idea of adding sconces in our family room came to me from the previous owner. He had what I thought were mounting blocks for light fixtures on the fireplace wall, but they turned out to be decorative. In my search for a solution I found the blog Nesting With Grace , where she recommends buying a hardwire light fixture and using remote controlled puck light as replacement to the lightbulb! One of her readers recommended using a  3/4-in x 3/4-in diameter adapter PVC fitting to screw the puck light into the socket, which worked amazingly! 

This is the puck light I ordered from Amazon. It is remote controlled and has different light intensity settings. Also, make sure the light is at least 77 Lumens , anything less is barely noticeable. The pvc adapter can be found at any hardware store in the plumbing aisle. It threads perfectly into the light socket. If your light tappers down like mine does, make sure the pvc adapter is the longest available. Using a hot glue gun, add glue to the non-threaded part of the pvc and stick it directly to the back of the puck light. Press down making sure the glue spreads evenly. Give it a few seconds to dry and then you will be ready to  install!

This is the final outcome!

Links:

1. Light Fixture  - $89.99 for two 

2. Puck Lights  - $23.99

3. PVC Adapter - $0.55

4. Batteries - $5.73

This weekend I added a small few elements to make our ensuite bathroom feel a bit more luxurious. If you are like me and love to soak , have a glass of wine, and read/watch videos(do not judge)  , I highly recommend a bathtub caddy. I also added a small stool with a candle & canisters where I keep my bath-bombs & epsom salt. I got the stool from Bed Bath & Beyond on sale for $37!

Cabinets are wide and deep for pots and pans because God do I hate  

regular shelving cabinets!! These will just pull straight out and make 

it so much easier for organizing.