What October Brought, Apart From Surprisingly Warm Weather

The beginning of a new month can only mean one thing…..

Monthly reflection.

October did not bring the cold weather I expected, so I spent a lot more time outside than I thought I would.

I took a bit of a breather from this page in September and reduced the days I posted from every day to a few times a week and this somehow trickled through into October, which wasn’t the plan.

I did start the month feeling motivated and had the right intentions, even deleting my to-do list, which is still very much in the bin. But as the month went on, my motivation seemed to slowly disappear, taking my good mood with it.

My focus for November is to work on my mental health. I always find this time of year to be a bit bumpy, possibly the darker evenings and mornings, even though I do enjoy them. My therapist also reminds me that the body remembers and over the years, there have been some negative events around this time of year.

It could also be the run-up to Christmas. I have started to find Christmas a bit bittersweet as I have got older, there are so many people that are no longer with us to celebrate, things change and sometimes it can be extremely stressful thinking about trying to catch up with everyone, get the house ready for Christmas and sort all the gifts out in between trying to stay on top of everyday life.