Happiness: October.

Today marks the start of October. To some today is the same as any other day; to other's -myself included- it's rent day; and to others it's the tenth day of the year where they can go around pinching and punching people. But to me, today is a lot more than all of that. For me, today marks the start of my favourite month and my favourite season.

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I absolutely adore October and the autumn. Autumn has the perfect weather, and everything always looks so beautiful during the autumn months. I love layering up in all my favourite clothes, and autumnal accessories, and going for walks alone, or meeting up with a good friend in a coffee shop. That all sounds so simple, but it honestly makes me incredibly happy. At the end of almost every day in autumn, regardless of what I have done, I always have this sense of comfort and satisfaction.

And all those warm and fuzzy emotions are usually at their peak during October. A lot of people think October is my favourite month because that's when my birthday is, but in all honesty October would still be my favourite month even if my birthday was at any other time of year. Having an October birthday is just a coincidental perk.

October is my favourite month because that's when autumn really settles in. Slowly but surely it starts getting darker earlier, which mean long cosy nights in with a huge mug of hot chocolate. Everywhere is covered in piles of fallen leaves in varying hues of red, orange, yellow and brown, that make such a satisfying crunching sound when you walk on them. And most importantly there's Halloween.

I love Halloween! Not in the dress up in a rubbish costume and get drunk with friends sense, which is popular among some of my friends -I spend my Halloween watching Halloweeny films by candlelight via the various holes in my pumpkin(s). I love Halloween for a multitude of much simpler reasons. There are pumpkins everywhere, and people get super creative when it comes to carving them; there are cute and creepy decorations dotted about the place; there are great films on TV, like Halloween Town, The Addams Family and anything by Tim Burton; you get to see little kids and adults alike getting creative with their costumes. I could go on and on, but I'll leave it at that before I bore you.

Regardless of whether or not you love this month as much as I do, I hope you all have a really good October. Let me know in the comments what your favourite month/time of year is and why!
-Hannah. :)