Today is the first day of October and autumn is most definitively here. I don’t really know how we have already gotten to the 10th month of 2019 (the years just seem to swoop by), but here we are. Three months left to go before we reach 2020. We are entering the cold dark months with a lot of candles and blankets.
For me October brings many things. This week I am doing a course to learn new skills at work and with this comes new tasks. I have a few travels coming up both with work and private. First of I will be going somewhere I have never been before. Next week I will be traveling to Tromsø, in the north of Norway. I hope I will have some time in the evening to see a little bit of the town as I have heard many good things about it. To this day I have never been further north than Trondheim that is roughly in the middle of Norway.
At home we have decided to use this autumn to become a little bit healthier. After the summer and a September with holidays and visits, I just feel a bit sluggish and unhealthy. I will not go on any specific diet, but I have started to grab myself by the neck and cutting back a lot on eating unhealthy food and eating more vegetables and healthier options. I have already started this, but October will be the first full month of my healthier eating, and with the weather probably getting worse it will be a big test to see if I can keep up and gradually up my walking trips to get in to a little bit better shape.
How about you, what does October hold in store for you? Whatever it is I hope it is good stuff.
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I think October is going to be focused on my book tour across the Internet. Anything else I can squeeze in will be a bonus.
Sounds like a good thing to have on. Looking forward to checking out the tour and to reading your new book.
Thank you
October will be a quiet month, with a lot if time for me, as I have been doing.
I think this year has flown by too.
Sounds nice to have a quiet month, hope you get much time to focus in your wellbeing.
I plan to. It’s difficult sometimes. But I plan to focus on me.
Sounds like a good plan!
Think I’ll travel south toward the end of the month so I can see the autumn colors one more time.
That sounds wonderful! Hope it will be a lovely trip.
October is, for me “Shocktober” so I will be sharing my favorite scary movies throughout the month!
That sounds interesting, looking forward to reading about them.
First Frost this morning. What happened to Autumn? The leaves are still on the trees! I will get some more candles too–red or white long ones I prefer. Sounds like an exciting adventure going “north”!
We had 4 degrees Celsius, so no frost yet. But up north it might be a different sorry.
I hope that you enjoyed your trip.. we have been watching a lot or Norwegian dramas recently and have enjoyed a virtual tour of the country…xx
I’m looking forward to seeing Tromsø. What kind of Norwegian drama have you been watching?
Mostly crime drama and also Swedish and Finnish series too.. really good television and we are hooked on all of them.. xx
Hehe, it’s easy to get hooked.
So beautiful where you live. We need to head up north to get our place all bundled up and ready for Winter. Here in the city we live in a desert area so the Winters are not cold but up north it snows. I can’t wait to get up there because the leaves are all changing and I just love the colors of Fall. I am from Arizona.
Thank you. I like ut here. It’s nice to have the choice between warmth and snow. Enjoy getting ready for winter.
Thank you for sharing!
I’m back in dull and windy London, for two weeks only. Catching up with my son and his new wife, my sister, her husband and their granddaughter and going over to see our grandchildren in Kent. I love spending time with my family and friends, wrapped up warm and cosy indoors.
Spending time with family and friends wrapped up indoors, is really important in the dark months!