Renewed and Fresh for the Upcoming Fall

The children are back in school; people are back to work; and others are getting back into their usual routine after the summer ends. Traffic increases as more cars and school buses are on the road. Just observe the long lines of traffic at the intersection of Route 140 and Main Street during rush hour.

I find that time goes very fast from September to the end of the year. Many families are busy attending their children's activities and/or seeing their schools participate in sporting events. Many New Englanders sit home on Sunday to watch the dominance of the New England Patriots win the majority of their games. If the Red Sox make the playoffs and even the World Series, many people go to work the next day all blurried eye and tired after staying up past their bedtime hour to watch the Red Sox drama.

Festivals and fairs seem to occur every weekend throughout Massachusetts as vendors are selling holiday props and their crafts. The leaves are turning into beautiful red, orange, yellow and rust colors as the nights become much cooler than before. People make it extra effort to enjoy the outdoors as the days will become shorter over the next few months. Daylight Savings Time comes to an end in the first week of November right after Halloween.

The real transition to welcoming the cold is around the first week in December after Thanksgiving passes us by. Many families tend to be overwhelmed with their daily activities in their lives as they now have to make time for decorating their homes and buying gifts with limited funds. It is interesting to note how counseling agencies get very busy with many people asking for support in managing their busy lives.

While the summer is a time to renew oneself for the busy fall, what will you take with you to survive your busy active lives in the fall and the start of the holiday season?