best laid plans....

I meant to come here
the beginning of September
to say how much
I really do 💕love 💕 this month.

I love summer.
I mean, I really, really do.
But I also thrive on
structure & routine,
and in the summer…
I am not gonna lie…
I kinda let all that fly right
out my open car window
as I’m singing along
with the radio on full blast.

But September.
September grounds me.

I start thinking about balance again.
And growth. And change.
What do I want to do.
Where do I want to be.
Making lists.
Taking notes.
Forging plans in ink and crayon.

September makes me feel like
a kid with a new lunch box
and a pencil case full of hopes and plans.

September also makes me wordy.
♥

friday i'm in love...the long weekend edition

no links this time.

just words.

i think we all know that i love summer...
the beaches, the boardwalks, airshows, dairy bars,
dirt roads, starry nights, sunshine...all of that sweetness.

but i also love september.

(and not just because my birthday is in september)(heh)

but because
september feels like a new beginning...
a mini-fresh start...you know...before the REAL fresh start of
january and a new year.

but this is kind of like a reset button...
where i think about picking up on all the stuff
i let slide as i made time for beaches and dairy bars....
where i start thinking about new routines
and maybe getting up earlier
and hey, maybe i'll try that keto thing everyone is talking about
and remember when i said i was going to do yoga everyday
and hey, have you seen my bullet journal anywhere?

so here is a little list of what is making me feel
kind of excited about september (in a geeky kind of way):

• fall leaves!
• hikes
• yoga
• bullet journal
• make chocolate chip cookies
• writing group
• have had some requests for handmade cards :)
• might try my hand at family photos again
• apple picking
• board game nights
• listening to music
• watching movies (finish my Marvel list)
• make an apple pie
• take pugsley for walks
• read lots more books (on book 35 right now)
• try to get some prints ready to sell (maybe at a craft fair)
• would like to try to do some "nursery room" paintings...like...of farm animals maybe?
• maybe try to make a coloring book
• finish the 365 robot series
• sort out my life

yeah...i kind of like september. :)

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usually....

usually...september is my month...
not just because it's my birthday
and our anniversary...
but because it's always like a
mini january for me...
a bit of a fresh start,
a reason to make lists (like i need a reason, haha)
and set {or re-set} goals...
to prepare for the hunkering
down of winter
after the go-go-go feeling of summer...

but i'm struggling a little this year.

i don't know if it's because
i have no little ones
starting first days of school
backpacks in hand,
teeth missing and new sneakers to break in...

i am out of sorts.

lately there has been too much of
saying goodbye to people before you are ready
and stupid migraines in a cluster,
news that you try to avoid
cause what can you do about it
anyway
but yet it still manages
to creep into your brain
and keep you awake at night
wondering about the warmer oceans
and global discontent...

i am out of sorts this september.

but even as i write this...
i can feel it lifting a bit.
i started thinking about fall...and boots
on trail walks...crunchy leaves...
the smell of woodsmoke heavy in the air...
candles burning...books to read...
pajama pants and big soft blankets.
chicken fricot...hot chocolate with melty marshmallows...

yeah.
i feel better already!
i have to go...i have lists to make!
:)

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