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Summer's End

In three weeks fall will arrive, and that's the season I dislike most. Everything beautiful and green from summer begins to brown and wither. Pumpkin spice, which I don't care for at all, is everywhere. This is the worst stretch of the hurricane season, too. I saw Halloween decor being put out in stores back in July, and I was so not ready for it. Christmas decor will follow, probably well before Halloween. Fall ends four days before the winter holidays, which I really dread every year.

I am trying to change my attitude toward everything I dislike, so I'm going to enjoy these last three weeks of summer, and then find ways to appreciate fall rather than hate it. Be the observer instead of the prisoner, my spiritual teachings say. I can do that. I can also steer myself into happier directions.

For example, Halloween was wonderful last year because I really got into it. I made Halloween costumes for thrifted stuffed animals.

I had a Halloween party and made a Halloween quilt.

I crocheted a fall cardigan by cloning the design of one I saw in a store display window.

The key to shifting my attitude from negative to positive is to find things I like about something that overall I dislike. I do like the cooler temperatures of fall; my guy and I will be able to hike more often. Halloween is a fun for me holiday and I plan to get into it again through creative projects. I can try new recipes, go on new road trip adventures, and celebrate the season in happy ways. I might even manage the holidays better this year by making a winter quilt.

I'm sorry to see summer go, as always, but I can improve how I welcome fall and winter. After all, it's only nine months until summer starts again, right? Ha.

Image credit: boat and lake image by Albrecht Fietz from Pixabay

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