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As I drove up Lake Shore Drive yesterday, toward the top of the Drive where it ends, I looked over to the packed beaches on their final official weekend, and it felt like five minutes ago they officially opened. Summer is a blip.
Don’t get me wrong, we still have summer temperatures, but I’m thinking of sweaters and cute boots, and then cute boots giving way to real boots that have to stand up to a frozen slush I swear no other city makes just the same way. The school supplies are picked over, shiny backpacks nearly as big as their new owners on their way to fulfill their destiny.
Back to school time.
I’m not going back to school, but still the force of it lingers, it grabs us all, students, parents of students, or completely student un-adjacent. Time to buckle down. Time to get serious. Time for new things, new challenges.
Spring is an undeniable start, a clear beginning with new life bursting forth everywhere. But Fall is its own kind of start. An introspective one.
The New Year isn’t the only time we can begin again or choose a new mountain to climb. Pick your peak.
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September is the month that makes my heart race a little. Time to hurry up and get all the things done that need doing before the snow flies. ✨❄✴
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Totally agree!
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I get excited because all the neighborhood kids go back to school and are not longer yelling and chasing each other out in the street. They are bored out of their minds. I’m old but I still like to learn. I’m never bored. Autumn is here.
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Hey! I haven’t seen you forever! I hope you’re doing well.
Yes, it definitely gets quieter, no question. And maybe we’ll have a little less heat, that would be nice.
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I haven’t been doing exceptionally well and dealing with it. Not a lot of energy so meter it out carefully. It’s been a rough year. Lots of changes coming. Our last hot days are the next 2 then Autumn. 😉
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I hope there are good changes coming, and I’m very, very sorry to hear you haven’t been doing well. You’re one of my favorite people in the bloggosphere.
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Oh, thank you so much. I had no idea. I’ve actually thought about giving up blogging as time is so precious now.
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You have to do what’s right for you, but please come by and visit!
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