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Transitioning into Autumn

The speaker shares their thoughts on the transition into autumn, discussing how it affects their daily routine and health. They express a fondness for the season, despite the challenges of shorter days and driving at night. The importance of planning and adjusting to changes in vision and social activities is emphasized.

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I wanted to move on a bit more to autumn, so the end of summer is relaxed pace and the start of something busier and for some it's getting back into a routine where children return to school and work schedules ramp up and life starts to move into a structured pace, but it can also be a bit stressful. And I just wanted to ask, as the days grow colder and shorter, wet weather might make it hard to get out and about, but it can also be a good time to reflect and recenter. So I just wanted to ask, how does the transition to autumn affect your overall health and daily routine? I like the autumn in many respects, it's almost my favorite season, because I'm not really a hot, the summer, sometimes just too hot for me, I'm not really, I mean we're very Celtic, that's my joke is, when you come from the west of Ireland, the seasons are, it's fierce all, many seasons, the summer can be as fierce as the winter, but I like the autumn, I like the autumn colors. I know the evenings are darker earlier and I don't drive. That time where the sun suddenly goes down, I probably don't drive from that time in the evening anymore, but people help. When you're younger you could do it, as you get a bit older you think, I can't do that anymore. And all my chums are in, my friends and family are all in the same situation. They'll say I don't drive anymore once it gets dark. That doesn't restrict me too much because I try and plan what I need to do during the day. I can still drive. I don't drive as far. I'm much more anxious about going somewhere I don't know anymore, even with the sat navs because you have to watch it or listen to it or still cope with traffic. But it's not enough to distress me. I either don't go or somebody will come and get me or I'll go by train or bus instead of driving. I like to be able to still drive, but I don't drive in the dark. But I haven't done that for a long time. I've got, I've had my glasses. I had my first pair of glasses when I was 10 months old, actually. So I've worn glasses all my life, really. And one of the things that does affect, you know, I find the vision much more difficult to manage once the daylight hours change. So I just adjust to that, do things during the day, when daylight, when it's comfortable to drive and do things. I can still drive. And that's enough to stay independent, do the shopping, go to groups. I go to this group here, which is just around the corner there, opposite, but I also go to One Link with my church. And there's a social life just from that as well. We do things together. So. you

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