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Fall Frenzy


The air is crisp and cool, the leaves a vibrant array of reds and golds, and teenagers occupy the streets enmasse. If the literal date didn't make it clear, then everything else would...it's Fall.
Fall is one of my favourite times of year. As a person who depends heavily on my senses to tell me about the world around me, Fall brings the world alive in a frenzy of delightful sights, smells, and sounds!
The other thing Fall seems to bring is overwhelming busyness. This part I am not so very fond of. Not that I don't love learning new things, getting exercise, and  having something of a social life, but I find that I overbook myself sometimes and end up feeling stretched rather uncomfortably. I have a responsibility to myself to work on maintaining health as I still find my immune system still somewhat weakened.
So far I am finding myself torn energy-wise between work, CCASA, singing lessons, yoga, my Church's Spiritual Formation group, reading my rather large book series, and finding time for family and friends. This may not seem like much but each of these takes time, money, and energy three things I seem to be lacking in lately. Hopefully as the busy month of September winds down I will be able to find a reasonable balance.

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