How I’m Preparing My Mind and Closet for Fall

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I know I should be sad about summer ending, but I’m not—I’m ready for fall! I’m looking forward to packing my shorts away and wearing all my favorite jeans, sweaters, hoodies, and boots. I’ll be enjoying the transition between seasons with some looks that combine summer staples and fall favorites—check out my comfy look below—as well as making changes to my routine to prevent seasonal affective disorder from kicking my booty this year.

Here I’m wearing the prAna Oberlie hoodie with the Transform high waist capri, but I paired the outfit with my favorite sandals for more of a transitional vibe. I ordered my Oberlie hoodie two sizes up for the perfect slouchiness!

The Oberlie hoodie is extremely soft, made from blend of organic cotton, nylon, and wool, and the Transform capris are bluesign® approved, meaning that they’re produced and dyed without contaminating the environment with harmful chemicals. Shopping with prAna is guilt-free because of their commitment to using sustainable and recycled materials!

While I’m preparing my closet for fall, I’m working on preparing my mind for fall as well. As much as I love the cool weather, seasonal affective disorder caused by darker mornings and shorter days can make it challenging for me to maintain good mental health.

To combat the fall doldrums, I’m re-implementing some good habits I started last year:

Limiting screen time before bed

I find I waste less time watching YouTube and get better sleep when I charge my phone in another room overnight. Scrolling on the phone is a hard habit to break, but your sleep schedule will thank you for it.

Getting enough sleep!

I used an app called Pacifica to track my habits for several months last year and noticed that I had the best mental health days when I’d gotten plenty of sleep the night before. Time to recommit to getting 8 hours of sleep each night!

Waking up early to meditate or do yoga

Since my phone will be charging in another room, I hope to roll out my yoga mat when I wake up instead of rolling over to grab my phone and check Instagram.

30 minutes of light therapy in the morning

I thought light therapy was a bunch of woowoo until I actually tried it. I’ll be incorporating it back into my morning routine post-haste! All it takes is 30 minutes soon after waking up for a nice energy boost.

Maintaining a fun and varied fitness routine

I’ve become bored with my workouts over the last year or so, so I’ve been changing things up to make fitness more fun. I subscribed to a workout app that plans my workouts for me and joined a challenging functional fitness group class!

Eating looooots of veggies

‘Nough said. Doesn’t everyone feel better when they eat more veggies?

With a one-two punch of good mental health habits + a closet stocked with spirit-lifting clothes, I think I’m ready to take on fall and winter head first! (But not before plenty more outdoor work/chill sessions in my Oberlie hoodie and Transform capris.)

Are you and your closet ready for fall? If you still need to stock up on comfy and sustainable clothes for fall, shop prAna!