Happy Fall!!!!
Yesterday was the first official day of Fall... ok, not the first official calendar day, but in my world it felt like first day. Truth be told, it has felt very fall-like for a while now: the crisp air, lower temperatures, periodical rain. However! Yesterday, there were piles and piles and piles of leaves on the ground everywhere! Nothing feels more like fall then crunching leaves under your feet. And I know that I say this every year but really, few things are more magical than an old neighborhood with red leaves turning golden on the trees.
So this morning was my first day to sleep-in in over two weeks. And, although there is much to be done around here, I forced myself to take the time for sleep. I slept-in until 9:30, threw on some clothes and walked the wet streets to the grocery store to get some quarters for laundry. I know that this statement may sound like a chore, but really it was heaven. Peaceful morning, overcast but not rainy, wet smelling streets from last night's rain, crunchy leaves, and the cool crisp air---heavenly. I often call people on the phone while I walk places, you know, multi-task every second I can! (that's me!) But today, as I stepped outside the door thinking "who should I call?" (usually the mama bear or ash-whip), I decided that silence would be good for my soul. And so, I forced myself to be silent while I walked. Again, heavenly!
My life seems almost always on the cusp of stress-overload. Well, I don't know what to call it but you know what I mean because I talk about it all the time. I am a stressful person and I'm not complaining because I know full well that I do this to myself. I think that subconsciously, I like stress as a motivator, and I'm getting better at controlling it and allowing it to be helpful rather than overwhelming. I think that most of the time we have the choice to be stressed or not (aside from people who just automatically have stressful jobs like, a brain surgeon or something). I worry a lot, I plan a lot, I think A TON (probably too much, ha), and this is why silence is so important for me. I think its important that we all take time to have moments of silence, for me, its about intentionally stopping. Stop thinking about work, stop thinking about school, stop planning, planning, planning and just be. It feels good doesn't it? If you don't know what this is like, I urge you to try it.
So, aside from all this talk we have had a very busy past couple of weeks. Two weekends ago (last blog post) we had my friend Sara in town. Then Halloween weekend I went and visited my friends Ashley and Marisa down in San Diego and there will be more details on that in the next blog...
Happy Fall Everyone!
