Feeling the End of Summer Blues here…There is no school preparation rush around our house (my stepson is in year round school and so he started at the beginning of August), we did not have a season of travel that is coming to an end as Fall approaches, truthfully our day to day life will not be changing at all. But, for some reason we (my husband and I) seem to be blue about the end of the summer. Maybe it is a sense that is ingrained in us from our school days? Maybe it is that the end of the year, October through the beginning of January, seems to go by so fast? Maybe it is the reality that the precious first months of our son’s life have flown by and the family and friends have already made their visits to meet him? It is not that we do not like the last few months of the year and holidays that they bring. We are looking forward to watching our son experience this time of the year for the first time.
Perhaps it is common to feel this “let down?” I don’t really know, but I think it is okay to take time to reflect and feel a “lull” now. The majority of another year is gone and the last three months will be filled with preparation for different holidays, celebrating those holidays, recovering from those holidays, preparing for a new year…it can all cause emotional highs and lows…and can keep us busy and distracted. I often feel a lot of pressure to be happy and cheerful during this time. To be honest I put much of this pressure on myself, I believe that I am SUPPOSED to be feeling a certain way. Realistically, any changes we hope to make at the beginning of the year would benefit from being planned out around this time. Right now, there is little distraction. It can be a time of rest, thoughtfulness and intention. I don’t think we are sad or bummed that the summer is over and the end of the year roller coaster is beginning. Maybe the term “End of Summer Blues” comes off a little more negative than it should, but I will use it anyway. Soon we will be carving pumpkins, making obscene amounts of desserts and smelling apple cinnamon and sugar cookie candles…and I will love it. But now, right now, I have the Summer Blues.