I love September. Well, I mostly love it. It is hard to say goodbye to summer but September makes the loss of summer easier with its warm days and cool nights and the promise something beautiful as the leaves begin to change colour. Here are some thoughts on this month of new beginnings…
The Ups…
Leaves changing colour (and falling around me while I walk, like in a movie, in New York City)
We can start watching Hocus Pocus soon
Thanksgiving is coming!
MacIntosh apples that aren’t too tart
Wearing plaid
Eating comfort food OR barbecue
It’s fair game for fall scented candles
Pumpkin decorations
Netflix binge watching is totally acceptable
The Downs…
Fading tans
Being sooooo tired
Having sooooo many scheduled activities
School lunches. Boo!
Feeling overwhelmed
Feeling a little bit sad…for no particular reason
Waking up when it’s still dark. Yuck!
Stuff that tastes like pumpkin spice. Also yuck!
Knowing that soon, you will have left it too late, and your kids won’t have winter boots that fit them when it starts snowing
Did I mention being soooo tired?
Having to transition to fall. Can’t it just BE fall already?!
The In Betweens (things that are both good and bad about September, depending on my mood…)
Routine
Shorter Days
The Fall Fair.
Hallowe’en is coming…
How do you feel about September? I know someone is going to tell me how much they love pumpkin flavoured stuff 🙂
A bit more…The September blues are real! How to fully embrace September!
OM! The tiredness is unbearable!! It’s incredible how this month so easily undoes the beautiful impact of summer on my mental and physical state. September is so hard. I tell myself every year that “this will be the year that I will enjoy September and the beauty of fall” But life gets in the way. Working and raising a family is a tough balancing act. There just isn’t enough time to get everything done and find some time for myself to recharge. When September comes I often find myself feeling a little panicked, knowing that soon the darkness will come. Ugh!!!
I’m with you on the pumpkin spice. Yuck! I didn’t know the September blues were a thing but knowing that makes me feel a little better about my mood and how exhausted I am feeling this week.