Busy, Yet Pretty - Your Spooky Season Inspo: Halloween Costumes, Movie Nights & Romanticizing The Season

Episode Date: October 7, 2024

It's tine to romanticize the spooky season! Weather you love halloween or autumn in general, in this episode your host, Jadyn Hailey shares the perfect inspo for Halloween Costumes, Movie Nights & how you can Romanticizing The Season! Tune into this episode with a pumpkin spiced latte as you plan out your spooky plans of the season!   Current Obsessions: - home decor shopping -  80s music!! milli vanilli to be exact  - hire easily with indeed         Become your own dream girl with me!! : - Instagram: Jadyn's Instagram & Busy, Yet Pretty Instagram - Busy, Yet Pretty Groupchat  - NEW!!!! Productive Day In My Life: WATCH - Tiktok: @Fairyjadyn - My Amazon Storefront: Jadyn's Storefront - Outfit Details: My Closet   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello, my love, welcome back to the Busy Yet Pretty Podcast. I'm your host, Jaden Haley. It is officially spooky season and I'm so excited and we're going to get straight into talking about all things spooky season inspo, Halloween, costumes, movie nights, and of course romanticizing the season. But first, let's get into our weekly review. This week, I started a new fall, or not fall actually, well, yes, fall, but a new spooky book, which is the Secret Society of a Regular

which is usually not my type of go-to book being fantasy, which I think this book is going to be about. But I've heard the best reviews and people saying it's their full comfort books, so I could not pass it up. Another thing this week is I have just been pinning on my future houseboard on Pinterest. I'm really trying to figure out what I want in a house just planning ahead. And I'm really just excited to have my house one day because I am quite over-living in an apartment, especially someone like me, I am a hoarder and I just have way too much stuff. So when I have my mansion one day, I am putting an entire multiple rooms dedicated to my thrift finds.

Lastly, this week, I have just really been enjoying fall. It's October. This is the time to enjoy fall because let me tell you, when it becomes November, we're diving straight into the holidays, Christmas, and everything. Now on to my current obsessions. My current obsession at the moment are in my cute bookmarks. I stumbled across a little small business of a girl selling really cute bookmarks, so I ended up putting in an order of a few different kinds because they are just so cute,

and I'll definitely share photos of them soon over my story. But one of them has bows, hydrangeas, they're just adorable. Another current obsession at the moment is quilted blankets and pillows. I just think they give such character, and I love them for any season. Another current obsession is my jellycat oatmeal bowl. If you don't know what jelly cats are, they're basically extremely cute stuff animals. And they're definitely on the pricier side, but they are just the cutest ever. But they're stuff animals that actually can match to like what personality you are.

When I went up to Julian, I bought a really cute oatmeal bowl that has flaxseed and blueberries on it. But honestly, I'm really waiting for a macho one to come out because when they have that, I will be the first person to buy it. And my last current obsession at the moment is the morning cool breeze. I love nothing more than chilly fall mornings, except it is still 95 degrees here in Beverly Hills. So whenever I am able to get that cool breeze, I will just wake up early in the morning and just feel that crisp air against my skin. Take a nice, brisk walk. Now and two, the goal of the week. My goal of the week at the moment is to try journaling more.

I feel like I'm always saying this, but I feel journaling. Sometimes we set too high of an expectation and it's important to set realistic expectations so you're able to continue it and be consistent. Another goal of the week right now is to try out new fall recipes. I just bake some cute leaf shortbread cookies the other day, but I'd love to bake some cinnamon rolls, some cozy fall treats to have in the fall. My last goal of the week is to plan out my costume. Today I'm going to share with you so many costume inspo for you guys. But the costume I'm going to be, I think I'm going to be gatekeeping because I haven't heard anyone talk about it, but I'm still not sure if I'm going to be it yet. So if I decide I'm not going to, I'll share it in my broadcast channel.

But moving on to the affirmation, I am here for myself through everything and can always count on myself for providing for my needs. I love that affirmation so much because we always have to remind ourselves that we are the only one who is truly here for ourselves, and we need to provide that for ourselves and be there for you. Now on to the self-love question. What am I going to improve this fall on my relationship with myself? I love that question so much and I really recommend journaling it. Now for your challenge. As a little peek into today's episode, your challenge of the week is put on a face mask and turn on a Halloween movie. I love that challenge and I will definitely be partaking.

Now onto the podcast review. If you want to be featured on next week's episode, please feel free to leave a podcast review over Apple Podcasts. This review is from Forever Hope and Forever Hope said, Every time I listen to a new podcast, I feel much more inspired to become the best version of myself. Thank you, Jaden, for such a lovely podcast. Now without further ado, it is time to get into today's episode. Today, we are talking about self-love spooky season. Honestly, overall, the perfect spooky season inspo for you,

Halloween costumes, movie nights, and romanticizing the season. Reminder, there is no better time to tap into the spooky side of fall or even fall in general if you haven't yet already than now. This year, there's no last minute costume planning, of course. We are going to be prepared and be able to be present to just enjoy the season, stress-free, and lean into the spooky side of fall. In the previous few episodes, as you may know, you and I chatted all about fall routines, solo dates, and autonomous and SPO. but today we're going to lean more into the spookiest side in Halloween season and of course the perfect ways you can romanticize the season let's begin by talking about our home and our room because it is so important to shape your environment to the season because that's where you're spending the most time even if you are a teacher and spend the most time in a classroom it's important you take that extra step to decorate very fall in Halloween to tap into the spirit but let's start with our home or room to just be perfect for the season. So you need to start off by running to home goods or home sense or your favorite home decor store and grab yourself some

fake cobwebs to just spooking up your home spookin. Is that a word? But also find yourself a perfect fall apple candle and a ghost mug, anything that leans into the Halloween spirit. And of course, get a few pumpkins. It is not a fall or a Halloween. home without pumpkins. One of my favorite ways to tap into any season that you can easily do. It just is the perfect simple way to tap into the spooky spirit is change your phone wallpaper. Get a cute wallpaper off of Pinterest and change your wallpaper. It just sets the tone and sets the mood free of charge so it is so perfect and easy to do. And of course while you're at it on Pinterest, make yourself a spooky Halloween Pinterest board. Even if you don't have a necessarily

goal of something that you're trying to find on Pinterest, making a board like that is the perfect way to get yourself inspired and works as the perfect mood board. But enough about decorating your home. Let's talk about the perfect way that you can plan a spooky Halloween fall night that you can have with both your friends, your husband or your boyfriend, or just yourself. And remember, if you decide to have this night with just yourself, remember to put the same amount of effort as you would doing it with someone else. I can't be the only one who has this like dream item of theirs that they always see, whether it's a bag, a sweater, a top, and you're like, I just need that, but it's like sold

out everywhere. That's me with this one vintage Duny and Burke bag. I literally was looking everywhere for it and I somehow found one on a posh mark. But not just one. I found multiple of them at such a good price and I was like, wait, this is. This is just too good to be true. So if you know me, you know I am a Poshmark girl. Poshmark is a marketplace where you can list and sell,

as well as buy new items, vintage pieces, gently used, luxury pieces. They really just have it all. And I feel like there's no better time to go on Poshmark now. Everyone's cleaning out their closet and listing good things. Get in bed, get cozy, and go on Poshmark to add to your new spring wardrobe. New deals and sales are listed every day, so don't wait. Download the Poshmark app and use code busy when you sign up. to get $10 off your first purchase or shop now at poshmark.com slash busy and get $10 off your first purchase.

That's P-O-S-H-M-A-R-K dot com slash busy. I can't be the only one who has this like dream item of theirs that they always see whether it's a bag, a sweater, a top and you're like, I just need that, but it's like sold out everywhere. That's me with this one vintage Duny and Burke bag. I literally was looking everywhere for it and I somehow found one on a Poshamark. But not just one, I found multiple of them at such a good price and I was like, wait, this is just too good to be true. So if you know me, you know I am a Poshmark girl. Poshmark is a marketplace where you can list and sell as well as buy new items, vintage pieces, gently used, luxury pieces.

They really just have it all. And I feel like there's no better time to go on Poshmark now. Everyone's cleaning out their closet and listing good things. Get in bed, get cozy and go in Pashmark to add to your new spring wardrobe, new deals and stuff. are listed every day, so don't wait. Download the Poshmark app and use code busy when you sign up to get $10 off your first purchase or shop now at Pashmark.com slash busy and get $10 off your first purchase. That's P-O-S-H-M-A-R-K dot com slash busy. Like I always say, it's easy to take the easy road and just not put as much effort or not

be as much into dedicating the same amount of time or fun or even being present when you're doing something for just yourself, but that is so important you do put as much effort as you would with others because your relationship with yourself is the most important relationship. Okay, I'm done with my little tangent. Back to Halloween. It is time you plan your spooky self-care night, so start with ordering your favorite food. There is no shame in ordering in, so go treat yourself and pick up your favorite food and desserts to enjoy tonight. Once you have your favorite food, Of course, set the tone in your home and play some nice spooky fall music. If you don't have a fall playlist already, go make one right now.

It's the perfect thing to just flip on any time of the day during the season and just really taps you into the fall spirit. Once you're done eating, kick the night off with a pumpkin painting or pumpkin carving. There is truly no better fall activity than pumpkin painting or pumpkin carving or you can do both. I usually prefer pumpkin carving, but this is truly no better fall activity. year I'm gonna actually do pumpkin painting so if you're someone who likes your pumpkins inside of your house or your room do pumpkin painting instead of carving so it actually lasts because you know pumpkins can't really last inside your home being carved so just painting a pumpkin is the perfect

way to have it last all season and is so cute and fun i just got out all my paint the other day and i'm going to paint a pumpkin probably tonight you can put some cute bows on it little white ghost You can add ribbons on the pumpkin, whatever floats your boat, or as I should say, whatever spices your pumpkin spice. And if you are not a pumpkin carving or pumpkin painting girl, build a haunted house. And I don't mean a real haunted house, I mean a gingerbread one. If you have a Trader Joe's near you, they have the haunted houses where you can get them and build them and decorate them, they are just the perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit.

But after your little pumpkin party, it is time for you. to have a little break for dessert. But first, put on a face mask. I know you have some of your favorite products that are sitting in your drawers right now that are your favorite, so you're trying to cherish them and not overuse them. So it lasts forever. But this is your reminder to actually use things before they get old because here's the thing. Things are going to come back to you. Your products, money, everything will come back to you, but time won't. So use your favorite things now and Take them out for those fall moments. Enjoy them.

They don't even need to be a special day when you use your favorite face mask because every day you're alive is a special day. I keep getting off on a tangent, but I just want you guys to really remember that. Anyways, you have your face mask on and getting your dessert, whether you're getting your dessert from the freezer or baking cute ghost cookies, pumpkin bread,

or making s'mores. Go get your dessert and put on a Halloween movie. If you are someone who loves scary movies, opt for a scary Halloween classic like Scream, poltergeist, a nightmare on Elm Street, or a true crime documentary. But if you were not a fan of scary things, I would recommend watching Halloween Town

or Aral Stein's Haunting Hour, Spookly the Square Pumpkin, just a cozy, quote, scary fall classic. Another show that you could watch this Halloween is Monsters on Netflix. It's on the Menendez Brothers case, but a little disclaimer, I do not agree with how the show was written because I feel like it does not portray the case well whatsoever. But that is a little show that you can watch as well for the season.

And if you really just do not care about Halloween movies or shows, I really recommend you just watching any fall show or movie. A personal favorite for me is Autumn in New York. That truly is just the sweetest, cutest, cutest fall love story, so I really recommend you watching that. But let's get into talking about Halloween costumes because we are coming prepared this year. And I'm here to give you all the best ideas on what you can be this Halloween. And also a little side note, I believe there is no age limit to trick-or-treating. I am almost 22 years old and I still trick-or-treat with my little nephew and cousins because when I walk them up to that door that they're scared of,

and when we get to the door and the person offers me candy, my bag is ready. And I would happily give Halloween candy to any adult because everyone deserves a little sweet treat. But let's not get sidetracked. Let's get to business. Halloween costume ideas. Rapid Fire InSpo. So Victoria's Secret Angel, perfect for the show because it is coming back. I think this fall. Another one. Carrie Bradshaw or Charlotte York. Perfect Sex in the City. Famed costume. Another recommendation which I was last year, which is Barbie. And of course you can never go wrong with a Paris Hilton Simple Life costume. Blair Waldorf, never watched the show.

I know, please don't come at me. Everyone recommends I should be her for Halloween, but I still have not watched the show. Another one is Elle Woods. Classic is Princess Diary. The Girl from Scream. Another really cute one is a ballerina, Cruella, or you can be Sabrina Carpenter from her short and sweet tour, which I think her costumes were so cute. and her hair is a perfect classic to have for a Halloween costume.

Audrey Hepburn, which I was breakfast at Tiffany's. I think two years ago, another good one is Dorothy. And this is a really random one, but if you ever have a favorite drink or something you're obsessed with, such as like a food item or a drink, it can be like maja or coffee, you can dress up as your favorite snack or as your favorite drink. When you're I dressed up as Boba because I loved Bobo when I was eating, younger. So I had made myself, I DIYed myself a little boba dress and a straw as a headband. It was honestly the perfect boba costume. I saw someone was once a sweet green bag because their

favorite food was sweet green so they wore the sweet green bag and I thought that was the cutest thing ever. Now for a few ways that you can romanticize your Halloween and the spooky season. Let's get into talking about that because that is very important. Number one, attend a local harvest fest. I know this can sound boring, but remember, we're used to our city and our town because most often we live there our entire life. So you feel like you already know everything and you don't need to go to anything. But if someone were to come to your town, everything is new and everything is beautiful. They would think that harvest fest is so cool and they would want to go to it. So you have to pull yourself out of what you feel is familiar and try to find the beauty and things

that you haven't seen before. Another thing is the pumpkin patch. Go on a hayride. do one of the corn mazes, go pet the baby goats. Another fave is haunted houses with your friends. There is seriously no better way to get into the false spirit than going through haunted houses or going to a Halloween amusement park. Another one, which I don't know if I should be recommending this, but it's a Ouija board. I've never played it before, but I have had a really scary experience relating to one. Let me know if you ever want the story on it and I will share it.

Another thing that you could do, which is really fun, is throw a Halloween cookie party or a Halloween costume party. It's the perfect way to gather a few fun friends and all together just tap into the fall spirit. Another classic is bake a pumpkin pie or big cinnamon rolls. It truly feels like Halloween when you do those little baking activities. Of course, to get a spooky feeling in your home or your room, get some nice cozy candles to always have lit. It will just spookin, my favorite word now, spooking up your home, and just have those dim lights and feel very autonomous. Lastly, read a fall or spooky book.

There are so many great fall and spooky books out there that will fully just emerge you into the season. So I really recommend you just have a Halloween book on hand to always pull out throughout this month. But I want you to remember that it is fall in Halloween spirit right now. it is not going to be in two months from now or a while from now. So use the seasons wisely and be present. You don't have to be doing every single fall activity or every single Halloween activity, but do what you can to emerge yourself into the fall spirit. And things don't have to be perfect.

If you don't have money to buy home decor to decorate your home into Halloween, you don't have to. It doesn't matter. You can still emerge yourself into the spirit and the season other ways by going on Pinterest. looking at inspo. So take this time today, right now, to get yourself prepared and ready for the spooky season and most of all being present. I love you guys so much with all my heart, and I'm so grateful for all your kind messages that you guys leave on the comment sections about the podcast. I keep seeing you guys post TikToks and on Instagram about the show, and I cannot

tell you guys how grateful I am. It really helps the podcast so much. So of course, to support the show, please share over your Instagram and TikTok and don't forget to tag me so I can repost it and enjoy the season because you can never get back time. So begin creating those memories and tap into the spooky season. And do not forget to stay busy yet pretty. M-a!