Autumn days have fallen swiftly upon us, and I can feel myself stumbling trying to keep up with my favourite season. I have so much that I want to do to get the most out of autumn, that I barely do anything. Does that make sense to you?
I had such high hopes for this season; I wanted every day to do something, anything, autumnal. I wanted to wear exceedingly warm scarves and hats. I wanted to take a deep breath when I stood outside and feel the cooled oxygen pouring down my throat, the only way it does in Autumn.
Every time I did though, I found myself coughing. I found myself sneezing whenever the scarf came close to my nose. I found myself gross and disgusting.
I was sick. I am sick. I still haven’t recovered fully. As I sit writing this I have a puddle of tissues gradually expanding in my lap.
All I’ve done so far this autumn is sleep, and plan what I want to do, without ever actually doing it. I find myself thinking about how lovely the leaves are, how I want to just go out and smell all those woody smells, all those amazing cooking smells that travel on the newly fledged breezes. The thing is, it would help if I could smell.
Oh my god, the food.
The food this time of year, is life.
I mean, what other time of year can you eat a potato and feel festive? Think about it, this time of yer is all about things that are rustic and orange and such and a sweet potato is orange. It looks like a mini pumpkin. Check them out next time you’re out shopping.
I guess I also love this time of year because October is my birthday month.
I TURNED 23 NO JOKES.
I’m not officially an adult. Yes, I realise you become an adult at 18 technically, but you could always use the excuse you’re a teenager. Then, at 21, you’re new to the whole being responsible thing, so you can get away with making mistakes.
NOT ANYMORE SONNY-JIM.
Now, I’m a real adult. Like a baby seagull that must shed its grubby spots, I too must shed the dirt and laziness that has befallen me for all of my life. My 23rd year will be the year that I get my life together, that I do everything I’m meant to do in a day, that I follow the awesome timetables I spend hours making.
Or, so I had hoped. It really didn’t get off to a good start thanks to being unglamorously ill. As I mentioned before, it truly sucked the Halloween spirit out of me.
The thing is, I realise it was just the flu, but man, did it hit me hard. I mean I had the full caboodle. I was basically a duvet burrito for two whole days. I had snot dribbling from my nose. I know, DISGUSTING, but I thought I needed to share such details, JUST so you know I’m telling the truth. (As a kid I had so much time off school for being ‘ill’ that people started not to believe me, I had to get graphic with my symptoms so they wouldn’t come near me and find out I was, in actual fact, healthy.) I didn’t even wake-up when my friend left after a rather subdued night of drinking. I only had 4 drinks, I was that ill.
It was not the birthday that’ll probably stand-out for years to come, that’s for sure. Though B.B.G did his utmost best to make it special. We had such elaborate plans for a birthday meal, but then, disaster, I lost my sense of taste. NOOOO. But good ol’ B.B.G came to the rescue, and made me pasta bake. It didn’t matter that I couldn’t taste it, the warm, silky, calorific deliciousness was all I needed. He knew that. He made that. He did good.
But never fear, I shan’t let it dampen my Halloween spirit any longer! I cannot believe it’s nearly All Hallows Eve so SO very soon and I literally CANNOT wait. I’m wiggling in my seat as I write this I’m so excited. Like a happy dog on steroids that just HAS to chase that bunny. I just HAVE to celebrate Halloween all day every day in October.
I just, you know, haven’t got round to it yet.
Life has been in the way. Golly gosh life, I wish you would just piss on off sometimes.
I’m going to make some extra special effort from now on to make sure every day is filled with some Halloween delight.
I definitely want to post some Halloween themed pieces on here, especially some pieces of creative writing. Also I’m going to try extra hard to post some autumnal photos over on my Instagram, you can click here to go check it out if you want.
How spooktacular.
How do you celebrate Halloween?
Have a weeeiirrrd Wednesday!
N.E.
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