be more seasonal

I haven’t been very conscious of this goal for a long while; in fact I was just going to post a little update that in the spirit of getting the last bit of enjoyment out of the colder evenings, I’ve been bubble-bathing like a mad woman the last couple of weeks, only to see that my last entry on this goal was about the fact that we were just heading INTO bubble bath weather! haha

mainly because the lack of snow in London means that wearing lots of clothes and feeling cold is about all I can do at the moment!

But more importantly, maybe, because I have stopped saying to myself I wish it were… [insert season here] – of course there are always things to look forward to, but I am more conscious of actually doing and experiencing the things I look forward to when they come around.

I would like to continue to do this though.

I never took myself to be one that was particularly susceptible to mood changes during the winter months but it’s hitting me hard this year. Taking walks and getting what sunlight diffuses down through the gray clouds seems to help a little, but energy is still way down and I get depressed so much more easily. I know it’s not full blown SAD or anything, but it still sucks. But I figure maybe this is a good time to take a cue from nature and go dormant just like everything else – maybe it’s right and proper that I go into myself a little more, see people a bit less often? Anyone have any thoughts? Should I just flow with these changes to my body and mood or should I try to fight them?

It’s beginning to feel a lot like hot bubble bath time again… yay!

Not quite autumn but very beautiful!
_{Knackered, more tomorrow!!}

are working again! It was just a popped switch – took us long enough to find it though! Now I can enjoy autumn by lounging around in my apartment in my bikini (as the electrician’s 10 year old daughter commented…)

It was a gorgeous sunny day today and I got some great autumness in Regent’s Park… maybe I should try to do all the parks before the end of autumn (when is that?!) after all I’m three down already…

_{and the heater guy reckons he knows what’s wrong with the heaters, so hopefully that means they’ll be fixed soon!!}

Following on from Bookish’s entry… things are definitely changing here too! The evenings are dark, the mornings are dark, and I’ve had a couple of those really crisp, glittery mornings that are representative of autumn.

I can’t wait! I love autumn. but I have to get the heaters sorted out before it sets in!

and I’m still wearing summer clothes… but that’s just cuz it’s still quite warm…

hmm…

but I have been making a point to notice the slight slight changes in the leaves… the other day in the park near my parents’ place I found a leaf with the very edge outlined in red…

yikes… am i ready for it.

oh I so hope it won’t rain buckets like it did last year so I can get the full FULL effect of the changing colors of the leaves!

More of a nature reserve than a park – very wild and open. Wasn’t quite autumnal yet but I had a great day wandering about!