Ch ch ch ch changes....
Wow, it has been a long time since I wrote anything here!
This Fall I am turning over a few leaves and making some life changes. Maybe being more present on social media should be one of those changes. Being busy all the time is losing its appeal, in part because it is isolating. I still love my life, but I miss my friends and I feel too much like an observer in their lives, rather than a participant.
It seems like a good time in my life to let go of some of the irritants and time wasting obligations. I am reclaiming the value of my time. It is funny how Labour Day feels like a more real "New Year's Day" than January first. In Ottawa, nothing changes between the end of December and the first of January. September, however, changes everything. The traffic changes, the kids go back to school, so the daytime stores and restaurants are quieter. The weather turns colder and even the colours of the landscape change. Sandals give way to boots, tank tops for sweaters. The BBQ displays are replaced by snow blowers and shovels. The evenings grow darker and my walks become nippy. Salads give way for soup. Fall is the real time for resolutions and change.