Wednesday, November 20, 2013

November Outside and Inside

November is a really tough month, at least up here in the Northern hemisphere. Whereas lots of people claim that they like autumn, I think November gets excluded from this category. It's not mulled wine season yet, it feels scarily early to start slowly getting some Christmas smells and atmosphere into the flat, and there is no sign of beautiful autumn foliage out there. It's gray, rainy, cold and just plain ugh.

So far, it has also been a bit of a November month not only outside, but also inside (myself). I've had a few very positive encounters, meetings, even work events. But it's all a bit of a struggle when the sun is not out, providing that reminder that there's something positive out there. I do have the kids for that every now and then, thank heavens. And friends, thank universe.

November is the "brakes" of the year. Whereas many other months of the year simply fly by, we crawl through November. No rustling of autumn leaves under our feet, no sledging and crunching of snow. Time to get a fireplace...?

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