Monday greetings to you!
Saturday morning saw the world stepping gracefully into a new month and we said "hello" to dear old September. I must admit that this is a favorite time of year for me. September where I live doesn't mean autumnish temperatures or colorful leaves or anything like that, but it does mean that we get little glimpses and peeks into what the coming season holds. You begin to smell the faint scent of autumn in the air and gradually, as the month goes on, we will get more and more tastes of cooler weather.
September is when I begin directing my thoughts towards autumn...and dare I say, the holidays! Oh, my! They will be here before we know it. I love taking some time before a new season begins to ponder what I want my rhythms, rituals, and routines to look like for that coming season. Autumn is the time to gather in and rediscover the coziness and comforts of home. My mind begins to wander toward the kitchen and I find myself pondering all the many warming and delicious things that I want to bake and cook over the coming months. The crisper days and longer nights seem to just call for soups and chili and pot pies and homemade bread and all the scrumptious baked goods that call for cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and all the other spices that speak autumn.
Autumn is also the time when folks find themselves drawing in more. Time spent at home in the evenings as the sun sets earlier and the temperatures drop to chilly. Reading and knitting are two pastimes that I find myself savouring during this time of year, perhaps more than any other. Yes, I do read all year long, but there's just something different about curling up with a good book, mug full to the brim of hot spiced, herbal tea and a fluffy, thick robe on or soft blanket wrapped around you. I also find that taking the time to light a candle or two adds a peaceful, relaxing tone to the room that is a gentle blessing. I've found myself uncovering my nightly ritual of book, tea, blanket and candle here the last week or so. Autumn is in the air, so it's positively perfect.
I am not a hot weather girl. No way! Give me all the snow, cold temperatures, and such you can find and I'm a happy camper. I also find that I thrive so much more in that type of season. My creativity, ideas, energy, passion, delight,and excitement just seems to grow a hundredfold in those cozy months and seasons. I recently heard a lovely lady say on Instagram that autumn and winter are her favorite seasons and that Christmas is her favorite time of year because she "thrives in a cozy atmosphere". That resonated with me in every single way possible. I'm the exact same!
Writing is something I feel much more motivated to do when it turns cool and beautiful outside. The hot, stinky, sticky, humid summers really suck all inspiration out from under me. However, as soon as the first little glint of autumn comes round again, I find my creativity bursting forth. It's like a breath of fresh air, like life flowing through you once more. The heat of summer just totally drains me! As I am mentioning writing, I have a series that I am currently working on that I hope to share in October. If you've read any of my blogs for the last six years, you know that I have loved to do a 31-day series in October as a way of celebrating and welcoming autumn. I'm so excited about this one and can't wait to share it with you! I'll be sharing details on it later in the month...
This was such a rambling post...that's what I tend to do sometimes. I so enjoyed sharing some of the beauties that September holds and hope that this month is off to a great start for each of you as well.
What are some of your favorite things about September? Are you excitedly anticipating autumn's grand return, or are you wishing summer would just go on forever? (If you're the latter, I'm sure I can overlook that flaw...hee!)
May your day be a beauty and your week be blessed! Happy September, dearies!
♥