Hello October! Or my brain is on the spin cycle

Fall Color in Northern Michigan

Its October- the second day of October to be exact. I realize now that I basically took September off and it *was* needed (very much!) but now I'm feeling kind of spinny and behind schedule. 

Though I don't really have a schedule. 

This is what happens when I become normalized to Crazy-Busy; anything less than that makes me anxious, like I've forgotten something....

So now its a conscious 'one foot in front of the other' type of 'busy' -- not crazed and alone but just meandering through the day doing what needs to be done and forgetting the 'I should do's' that clutter it all up. 

I can do this.

Yoga helps- a lot. It forces me to bring my scattered energy back to myself- to ground and center on the mat and in the studio and simply breathe. And stretch. and Breathe. I know I need to do this when I'm finding it difficult to stay put on the mat- I get antsy and want it to move along faster lol.

Lists help- a lot. They allow me a grounding and centering of sorts as well- a way to take the run away thoughts of 'I should do's ' and get them out and onto paper. Once on the paper I can better prioritize between 'must' and 'want'... occasionally those are the same thing and its like I'm being smiled upon by The Gods :-) 

But its October- and such energy to this time of year! Excitement and Melancholy. Gathering and Releasing. Celebration and Mourning. Its all THERE and at times I have a difficult time pinning it down, like- should I make a line of amazingly decorated Witches Hats or should I clean and purge the pantry? 

Right??  I don't want to miss any of it and yet I truly want to slow down to savor it all as well-- *sigh* Balance.. always a trick for me.

At the end of the month I fly out to New Orleans and I am VERY grateful that I am at last beginning to feel some twinges of excitement. To be honest, up until this week the whole trip seemed more of a hassle than an adventure. I was so disappointed to be feeling this way! But between two dogs, both kids, moving, shutting down the concessions and Jack's crazy successful return to home remodeling it seemed such a burden to make the plans to leave. I'm starting to 'get there' now and am actively making my lists (see above) and setting shipping deadlines for clients.. 

So Happy October my friends <3 ~~ here's to the push and pull of the season, the bright leaves and the dark skies. The spooky and the sacred , the gathering and the releasing. 

And to elegantly decorated witches hats- because really? Who doesn't love these?! 

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