Monday Musings on Fall 2020

This morning I sat down to work through my schedule and goals for the week and realized something that stopped me mid-sip ... we click over into October this week. I'm equal parts horrified that we're already nearing the end of the year and anxious to see the end of 2020.

This year, Fall comes with a new set of anxieties as we barrel into flu season and with Cold numbers going up in a lot of places. I'm worried about what the holidays will bring and whether we'll be able to see family. I'm apprehensive that we're staring into another stay-at-home directive and more disruption on the tentative routines we've started to build.
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The theme for the October Silk + Sonder planner is "tranquility." In the welcome letter for this month, the creator writes: "There's something so special about the month of October - there's a homey, cozy feeling that permeates the air. I feel protected, warm, and safe."

​I admit, I was surprised how true that felt. I've always loved Fall - sweater weather, snuggling up by the fireplace with a good book, the shorter days that seem to invite calmer evenings (that's not to say calmer evenings necessarily happen but that's my fantasy). I love the colors and the smell of the air.

So I've set myself a challenge ... This October, I'm going to focus on the feelings of Fall.    

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