September is the other January. — Gretchen Rubin
This quote resonated with me as I turned the calendar to a new month. I am very much loving the idea of beginning again… with so many things. I spent the summer pared back, minimal, letting go of so many things… and now I stand on the precipice of a new month and I have the urge to add some things back in. Really badly.
But…
There is a part of me that is loving the more minimalistic me, so while the urge to add back is overwhelming, I am going to be very selective as to what gets added back in! I am going to control the urge to just add it all back by using my September list to keep my focus.
- Get back to my calendar… yes, I have ignored any form of calendar since June. I know. What was I thinking? But all good things must come to an end… and the days of calendar free living are over. I began yesterday by noting some things to complete this week. Not many, but enough to make me pay attention to my calendar and how I am doing this week!
- Re-order my “desk” space … and.start.using.it!! The summer of no calendar, no desk, and some days… no laptop need to end. I will help this by making my early morning space welcoming. I have a new poetry book to entice me to sit in the early morning darkness. I also have a new journal that is waiting to be written in!
- Sewing. Yes, I have some sewing to do for fall. I am hoping that the weather helps entice me to do this by providing some rainy days… or some cooler weather! Which is not this week… we are full on Summer in temperature and humidity this week! Steve thinks that once this week is over that the warm days will be less frequent but I am not so sure of that because…
- …on warmer days, I am still committed to doing a fair bit of afternoon porch stitching. My gosh… that is the one hold-over from summer that I am going to cling to until it is too cold!
- Painting…. I have done almost none all summer. (mainly because I have not wanted to be indoors) But I miss it… so much. I have some things to practice on and I am going to ease myself back in to that habit.
- And finally…blogging… yes, I am feeling the urge to blog a bit more, perhaps on my pre-break schedule of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday… stay tuned!
And that, my friends, is a very full list of things to fill my September days! What about you? What are you hoping to fill your days with?
See you all back here tomorrow with some unraveling!
It’s almost like you got new school supplies and sharpened your pencils! I am hoping to fill my September days with some new sights, new yarn, and learning a new-to-me game (and I’d love to experience some new cool weather – soon I hope)!
September is a wonderful time to evaluate and establish the things that are important. We don’t have to be productive all the time but it’s good to identify the things that make us feel fulfilled.
Your September ideas sound (read) very good. Everything sounds enjoyable and doable! I have always preferred September (and back to school feelings) rather than January (and New Year’s Day and resolutions that are never kept). I’m curious to see what you will be sewing and I hope you get back to your temperature stitching (so pretty). Also am anxious to see your painting!
Fall naturally seems to suggest a little more structure and routine but this is a retired educator commenting. It sounds as if you have given some good thought to your priorities this fall. Organizing the early morning desk space is on my list too. Enjoy. I wonder if our terribly hot temperatures just moved east. Take heart as we have a cooler front coming through this evening. Relief may be on the way.
Summer was hectic. Sometimes too much so. I want a slower, pared-back autumn.
Looking forward to seeing how your fall plays out.
There is a subtle change in the air at this time of year I always feel. It tells the birds to migrate and animals prepare for winter and even hibernation. So why should we too not feel the need for change? Yes to adding things in but not too many. For me this has become a month for getting on with life after the drowsy days of Summer. Enjoy your September.
I, for one, am happy to see “more blogging” on your list, Kat. I really have missed your voice this summer. 🙂 Here’s to a lovely September with time for “adding back” what you decide to “add back.” (And . . . I’m just going to say . . . maybe you need to think about adding a Mr. Heater to extend your cold-weather porch-sitting????) XO
Even though it’s been many years since I went back to school in September, it still does feel like the start of a new year to me. And we got such a tease this year with the 1st feeling so fall-like! I can’t say whether or not Steve is right about the weather in general, but at least for this week it looks like this is the last really hot day and there is rain in the forecast!
I am hoping that as you adjust your schedule, you do find some more time for blogging because I have missed your posts!
I cannot wait until we are all snuggled inside wishing for outside, lol. I have been enjoying our back patio but once it is above 85-87 it isn’t pleasant to sit there. I am so grateful it’s September!!
Oooh, more Kat postings! Great! [digression: do people who live in places with little or no change of seasons get this urge to start anew every September? Or is this just a thing north of the 30th parallel?/digresion]