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Plague 2021 #15 Autumnal
Nov. 21st, 2021 10:25 amOne day in early September I found myself rolling my eyes at my FB friends who were rhapsodizing over FALL and pumpkin spice and falling leaves and cooler temps and told my grouchy self to STFU. I made a decision right then that I was going to enjoy Fall, goddammit. And you know what? I've had a splendid fall. All September and October was lovely weather, perfect for sitting on the porch in the hammock and reading or watching the birds or just relaxing. I've made multiples of pumpkin bread and muffins (I've nearly perfected my pumpkin gingerbread loaf). My ever-present anxiety took a long hike and allowed me to just be calm and enjoy myself and I am/was SO grateful, I can't even express it.
Now it nearly the end of November and the weather is finally turning. E had been gone for a week but comes home tonight, and I'll have sausage/bean/kale soup waiting for him. I only have to work two days this coming week (and the office will be largely empty, which I enjoy) and then it's a very long weekend for Thanksgiving. And after that all the Christmas nonsense, which I have always hated.
But you know what? I don't want to waste energy hating Christmas. I'm going to concentrate on trying to enjoy the cozyness of winter. Yes it gets dark so early, but that's more time to be cozy and to lean into the hygge of dark days and long nights. I doubt I'll ever be a merry christmas elf, but I'm done with being a grinch.
Oh I guess I can't close without a COVID update - cases are starting to climb again. When cases were low, and I was triple vaxxed, I made the decision to eat out a few times, expecting that cases would rise again and it'd be another loooong COVID winter. But who knows. Maybe the virus will surprise us again and not be so horrible this winter ... ??
Now it nearly the end of November and the weather is finally turning. E had been gone for a week but comes home tonight, and I'll have sausage/bean/kale soup waiting for him. I only have to work two days this coming week (and the office will be largely empty, which I enjoy) and then it's a very long weekend for Thanksgiving. And after that all the Christmas nonsense, which I have always hated.
But you know what? I don't want to waste energy hating Christmas. I'm going to concentrate on trying to enjoy the cozyness of winter. Yes it gets dark so early, but that's more time to be cozy and to lean into the hygge of dark days and long nights. I doubt I'll ever be a merry christmas elf, but I'm done with being a grinch.
Oh I guess I can't close without a COVID update - cases are starting to climb again. When cases were low, and I was triple vaxxed, I made the decision to eat out a few times, expecting that cases would rise again and it'd be another loooong COVID winter. But who knows. Maybe the virus will surprise us again and not be so horrible this winter ... ??
