Even if you can’t wrangle a group together, there are options! For instance, you could try a group hike with strangers, which is a great way to get outside and meet some new people — or, you can keep to yourself but still get the feeling of community.

Looking for inspo to get you in the mood? Just take it from the celebs. “The countryside, particularly, is very good for my head,” said the oh so wise Kate Winslet. Audrey Hepburn was a fan of a solo hike: “I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.” Lily Collins also loves nothing more than to enjoy the great outdoors. “Growing up in the English countryside, I feel like I’m in a Jane Austen novel when I walk. I just feel comfortable and confident in those surroundings.”

Decorate your home for autumn

Fairy lights, pumpkins, handmade paper decorations, lots and lots of candles. Spend a cosy Saturday afternoon bedecking your home in autumnal goodness.

While it may seem like a bit of a faff to redecorate for the new season, it can have real benefits. “I think it can keep you in love in with your house,” Mary Graham of Salvesen Graham told House & Garden. “In the winter you might have a lovely Welsh blanket on your bed, instead of the white cotton bedspread that you had in the summer, and suddenly that room has a different feeling and you are back in love with it.”

Take up knitting

There’s nothing quite so meditative as the steady flow state you get into while knitting. Plus, you’ll get a one-of-a-kind homemade knit goody out of the effort. Make a hat, a pair of mittens, or even a classic cableknit jumper.

Countless celebs have hopped aboard the trend, including Demi Lovato, Cara Delevingne, Meryl Streep, Claire Danes and Christina Hendricks. Oh, and of course the iconic Tom Daley, who even credited his love of knitting with helping him win Olympic medals: “Thank you to all my fellow stitchers. Learning to knit and crochet has helped me so much through these Olympics and we won GOLD yesterday.”

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Take yourself out for lunch

Pull a Carrie Bradshaw and go out for lunch. Sit on a patio in your best autumnal jacket. Order a glass of red. Watch the world go by. And, please, no doomscrolling.