Slice Of My Life - September 24
A month going back to basics, cutting back on social media, digital media and having a good old fashioned hibernation. The weather changed so dramatically and I was holding out hope that the summer would stay for a little longer. But here we are, autumn is here and with it comes lots of rain, too much tea and of course, consumption of lots of cake!
The last week of summer
The sun was still shining right up until mid September. I loved nothing more than collecting Evan from nursery, making a cup of tea and soaking up the last hour of sunshine. Our garden has one corner which is the perfect sun spot for 5pm sunshine, and home to our fairy garden and sand pit. I enjoyed these evenings but I also felt apprehension of the season ahead, I know it can bring with it feelings of depression and I wasn’t ready to let go of our evenings spent in the garden. Stuffed in the living room with the heating on and Bluey doesn’t feel the same.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The summer left and autumn arrived, accompanied by days on end of showers. It was the perfect opportunity to take photos of the raindrops resting on the brown leaves whilst taking shelter under the gazebo. I enjoyed a few evenings under the gazebo, with hot chocolate and my new favourite trash TV, Selling Sunset.
Back to basics
This month I did a social free September, something I am now planning on doing every year. I minimised my social media usage, cut back on WhatsApp conversations and pushed any social activities till October. I felt very agitated the first week, and the second brought low mood and restlessness. But by week 3 I embraced the slower, quieter pace of life and learnt alot personally from it. I find this transition period of the year very hard, usually I plan 100 things to do and don’t let my mind wander for a second. This year doing the opposite I was worried, would I would go down a slippery mental slope? Instead I gained clarity on lots of things, what hobbies I want to pursue or what relationships I want to spend more energy on. I shopped a lot less, not once compared my self to others and I even ticked some jobs off my to-do list that have been taking up residency for 6+ months. Its kind of been a nothing month in terms of ‘evidence’, no photos, videos, reels, but behind the scenes so much has been going on and without feeling the need to shout about them.