The Shift to Autumn

So we're going to move on to autumn now, so I've got a little blurb to read out, and so autumn signals a shift, the end of summer, relaxed pace, and the start of something busier. For many, it's a time of getting back into routine, children return to school, work schedule ramps up, and life starts to move at a more structured pace. can be energizing but also stressful. Some families mark this occasion with an important religious or cultural festival. Others begin to think ahead preparing for the colder months, getting flu vaccines, checking education supplies and making sure health plans are in place. The days grow colder and shorter. Wet weather might make it harder to get out and about, but it can also be a good time to reflect and recenter. Let's talk about a few moments to explore what autumn means for you and how it shapes your well-being. So question 19, how does the transition into autumn affect your overall health and daily routine? Do the Do shorter days, cooler weather or returning to a routine bring specific changes for you? I don't like the change into autumn, it nearly always makes me feel depressed. I tend to think about the year in four segments and mentally I tick off October, November and December and think, thank God we got through them and it's actually gone quite quickly and we've actually been alright. So I don't like autumn. I've always found it a dreary time. I tell myself things like, don't the trees look beautiful? Don't the leaves look lovely? Aren't the colours great? And I'll say that to other people but inside I crave the sunshine, I look forward to usually February when we'll go off somewhere hot for four or five weeks. I can only do that now because I'm retired and that's not something that we've done all our lives. But so to me, autumn is a time, we'll also try and go away sometime in the autumn. But I mean, I'm incredibly lucky to be able to do things like that. But I've not done it this year because I've got a busted leg, but most years I do, yeah.