Where I live, “fall” is kind of a relative term. Instead of trees turning beautiful colors, everything dies and turns brown. Instead of everybody wearing scarves and drinking pumpkin spice lattes, we get hurricane season. Instead of looking forward to fall, we get three more months of flip-flop weather and all the kids get sick.
But, all is not lost! You see, the beautiful thing about fall here is that after six months of being inside with A/C, we can finally go outside and not die of heatstroke. We open all the windows in the house, send all the kids outside to play, and just revel in the gorgeous weather while it lasts. It truly is a wonderful time of year, when it’s not too hot or cold. (Now I sound like Goldilocks!)
It also is a good time for us to do some “fall cleaning” around the house while the kids are occupied and all the windows are open. We pull out furniture away from the walls. We clean off stacks of junk that accumulate during the beginning of the school semester. We get to a break in school, and the kids just play and relax for a bit. It’s glorious. We start thinking about getting ready for late fall, and about getting the house in order for when it gets cold and we’re stuck inside again.
But mostly for us, it’s about a renewal. New ideas, new routines, newfound energy. It’s like spring, but without the allergies.
With that in mind, I’m thinking about posting a few more articles on minimizing, and frugal living. I haven’t done anything on that in a while, and I’m getting the itch. I might even revive my attempt at the 23 Days Of Frugality Challenge.