At the start of Summer I set the intention of making the most of the season. Usually I mean to get outside more, visit places, enjoy the garden and go for walks but I get busy at work covering for the peak leave season and the Summer flies by. Then when September comes around I feel disappointed that I let so much pass me by, letting myself get drawn into busyness in a job I feel neutral about rather than living.
This Summer I stuck to my intention, and I really did have a good one. I enjoyed spending much of my time outside, often going outside to sit on the lawn with the cats straight after work to make the most of the late afternoon and enjoy the golden sunshine and blue sky. We had a couple of evenings sitting my a fire outside, roasting sausages and marshmallows, watching night fall. There were walks by the river and canal, a trip to the seaside and early mornings on the decking, as the sun rose.
This is the first time I can enjoy really feeling ready for Autumn, and happy to greet it. I think it's because I've lived seasonally, and now it feels right that the season is changing, rather than fighting against it.
I found these in a three books for £1 offer and I've been looking for one on herbal remedies so I'm extra pleased. I think they'll make for some nice Autumn reading, the kind of thing to dip into here and there at a gentle pace. I'll keep them by my bed I think.
I'm collecting some cosy DVDs for Autumn and Winter, mostly no more than £2 in charity shops and on ebay. 'Little Women' fits the bill for a cosy, rainy afternoon film or a film to get tucked in and watch if I'm feeling blue. An absolute bargain for £1.
I'm really enjoying these simple preparations for the Autumn, waving goodbye to Summer without regret. Winter is always a difficult time but I've never felt in such a good place to move through it. My energy and feelings are shifting with the seasons, and I'm very much in a place of laying by supplies and making simple plans, getting ready for hibernation, another part of the cycle.