I am sure I am not the only one wondering how we are suddenly finding ourselves plunged into September. I feel like I blinked and missed the summer but that maybe because we have not had a summer holiday this year. Things happen.
August was too busy a month for us to have made any plans instead we just coasted along reacting to whatever came our way day by day. September should see us trying to get back to some sense of normality whilst we wait for significant dates to roll forward.
Although the start of the new school term doesn’t directly affect us it does make a good starting point for the final part of the year; a time when the weather significantly changes and we turn our attentions to different activities more in keeping with this coming season of cooler weather and shorter hours of daylight. Everything will begin to slow down in the garden so I can use the extra time indoors improving my homekeeping skills!
So, with the best of intentions, here is my usual monthly list of intentions.
The new pantry is top of the list for jobs. It has been dragging on all year but now the units and worktop we chose have been delivered and are being stored in the garage until DH can assemble them. We definitely need to make this a priority. I can’t wait to get it up and running.
I need time in the garden too – tending to plants, feeding the lawns and continuing to dead head the annuals to keep them flowering for as long as possible.
When September comes along I think of harvesting the abundance of food that is around – blackberries in the hedgerows, apples from our tree and with the start of this new season I always want to spend more time in the kitchen. As the days begin to get cooler it is a nice warm space to be trying out new recipes, using up the plentiful supply of tomatoes and left over greens to turn into delicious soups. I am even in the frame of mind to make some jam.
I am quite proud of myself that I have been able to keep our house looking neat and tidy throughout the summer. Having visitors helps! Once I had done the initial big clean it has been easy to keep on top of it all. There are some basic household jobs on my list that really need doing this month – clean my new oven and put away the garden furniture and cushions. Maybe switching some of the decorative items around for something a little more seasonal.
Whilst things have not been easy for us during the summer I still managed to keep on reducing our stuff bit by bit, a pair of boots and 3 pairs of shoes I can no longer wear have gone to my daughter. I decided that the fixtures and fittings from the cloakroom and other oddments in there would be best sold at a Car Boot sale – a few extra pounds in the coffers would not come amiss at the moment.
September is the month of Heritage open days. I always look forward to these and squeeze as many venues in as we can wherever we happen to be. We are already making plans and marking off the ones we want to go and see should time allow. Even better now we are not limited to weekends only.
We will also be going up to Scotland and no doubt another trip to North Yorkshire and if there are any late open gardens or well dressing events then we will add those in too.
As the summer is drawing to a close it is time to revise our budget for the four remaining months to Christmas. It is important to conserve what we can so that the cost of Christmas does not become a potential problem. I will be posting my monthly tally in a day or two.
I an doubtful, but quite hopeful, that I might be able to do some crafting this month. I have lots of ideas all I need is time. Watch this space.
I always find it helpful to have an idea of what I want and need to accomplish during the month though I don’t always succeed – but like they say if you fail to plan you plan to fail!
Enjoy September x
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I see I’m not the only one who sees the months flying by. Hope you find some lovely heritage events to brighten up your days–in between all your other intentions.
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I am looking forward to them – we discover such interesting and unusual places. x
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I’d forgotten about the heritage days, thanks for the heads up, we could do with a few days out. Viv, your comment on my blog was absolutely spot on, almost exactly right in most respects. Thank you x.
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I hope you can sort it out to save you anymore distress. Over the years I have been through many of these similar events since way back when my grandparents died. For some reason illness and death seems to tear families apart rather than bring them together. We survived as a family – we were lucky but sometimes you can still feel the undertones. x
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This year has been a speedy one, even if it hasn’t been especially good. The air this morning has a definite autumnal nip to it, which I have to say I am loving!
Love your lists. It’s good to remind ourselves of the amount of things we achieve. I’m going to be doing a post in a similar vein soon. It’s important to be our own cheerleaders.
xx
p.s absolutely love the tomato picture!
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Thank you Sadie – one day I will get back to doing a bit more sketching and improve (a lot). I like to loosley plan out the month ahead – keeps me on track. x
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