NaBloPoMo’s theme for September is ‘Beautiful’ – and I thought this picture was very fitting. It was taken back in May on our biking trip up in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. There were these beautiful horses out in this gorgeous pasture. They were so quiet and peaceful and graceful.

Things are getting busier each day it seems. I start college next week (full time) on top of a full time job and attempting to keep a house clean and cook dinner and, well, you know – all that other day-to-day stuff. And the closer next week gets/the busier we get, the more I inch closer to a mental breakdown (or at least it feels that way). The daily stress is wondering just how exactly I’m going to manage everything without losing my mind. I’m just feeling so overwhelmed already.  I have a feeling that once-a-week cooking is going to become my new best friend, and that my bedtime will be much later than usual. And routines… ah the routines. Those need to be more thoroughly established. Like doing my dishes every night. Or putting away the laundry right away. I used to be so good about that.

Last month’s goal was to work on ‘me’ – figuring out what I want out of life and whatnot. And I’m still working on that slowly. But I very much think that this month of September needs to be dedicated to finding the ‘beautiful’ of the everyday life. A clean kitchen. Dinner. A knitting project. A pretty sunrise or sunset. A quick picnic at the park.  Just the little things every day to keep some sanity in my life. Especially as the sunshine fades into winter, and the cold sets in along with some seasonal depression.