Your November Appointments
Because the art of romanticizing your life deserves a place in your calendar.
November is the hush before the glitter—the month that hums softly with promise. The air turns to silk, the light slips golden by four, and every evening feels like it should be spent in cashmere and candlelight. The frenzy hasn’t begun just yet; there’s still time for small rituals, slow meals, and quiet anticipation. Consider this your calendar for a month lived intentionally—thirty gentle, elegant ways to mark the turning season.
Your November Appointments
1). Keep the overhead lights off; it’s the season for lamps and candlelight.
2). Take a long evening walk. Leave your phone at home.
3). Style a silk scarf with a cashmere sweater.
4). Find an exhibit at a local museum you’re interested in. Go alone; take your time.
—If you’re in Atlanta, may I recommend Viktor&Rolf. Fashion Statements at The High?
5). Start keeping a bottle of champagne stocked in the fridge. ‘Tis the season.
6). Sprinkle a little cinnamon in your coffee (even if you always take it black).
7). Sip a jammy glass of red wine outdoors.
8). Cook one-pot French penne pasta by candlelight.
9). Select a cozy piece of classic literature to read.
10). Explore The Lauren Letter Holiday Gift Guides (to be published Nov. 9!).
11). Find a perfectly cozy cable knit sweater fit for the Cotswolds.
12). Attend an estate sale. Find a vintage piece for your holiday season tablescape.
13). Reorganize your vanity for winter: richer creams, deeper lip colors.
14). Select your holiday paperie.
15). Listen to songs that feel like the holidays (but aren’t holiday songs).
16). Go to a farmer’s market and purchase local honey.
17). Update your phone background. Choose something moody.
18). Mull a simmer-pot on the stove.
19). Indulge in a 30-minute facial. Splurge for a spa, or pamper yourself at home. Either is perfect.
—If you’re in Atlanta, may I recommend FACED Facial Studio?
20). Decide on your signature scent for the coming new year. Add it to your holiday wish list.
21). Book a reservation at a dim-lit restaurant. When in doubt, go with a Hillstone spot.
22). Invest in a new pen for your stationary suite.
23). Bake shortbread cookies with flaky salt and dark chocolate.
24). Tie velvet ribbons around ordinary home pieces.
25). Learn a new card game.
26). Watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles—it’s a Thanksgiving classic.
27). Exchange the first Christmas ornament of the season with a loved one on Thanksgiving. Make this an annual tradition.
28). Read a poem by Lyndsay Rush.
29). Put on a black-and-white film. Watch under your favorite blanket.
30). Hand-write a “thinking of you” letter to a loved one.
