August 30, 2006

The coming of Fall

Summer hasn't ended yet. It's still warm/hot out. Blue sky, nice weather, it's still August... To me, it will be officially fall, when the weather cools, and it starts raining for more than 3 days in a row. That's Fall weather, Vancouver style.

But I know Fall is coming soon. How??
  • Back to school sales
  • Pesky back to school traffic
  • Fashion magazines are now giving "sneak peaks" at Fall Fashion - what's the newest and greatest thing to wear and buy.
  • Scouts is starting soon (although I'm no longer volunteering this year)
  • I'm thinking of taking a distance ed class (usually a sign of "new" semester)
  • Work is busy now (so why am I blogging?)
  • I want to shop for Fall clothes, and start packing away some of my summer wear.
Oh, and speaking of clothes... why do I hang onto clothes that I no longer wear? Or why do I hang onto clothes that no longer fits me properly (yes, poor me gained weight), or that are too worn out (maybe I'll need it someday to paint, work in the garden etc... but wait, I have no garden...). I'm a pack rat, and I mostly pack books that I no longer read (or haven't read at all), or clothes that I probably will never wear for a very very long time (or never ever again). I just hate to throw things out since it's such a waste of materials, and money. I guess not such a waste of money, if the item is well-worn...

In any case, I will have to spend a day or two, sorting through clothes, and throwing them out, and then mulling over it feeling guilty about throwing items away...

2 comments:

Monkey said...

I have to sort through my closet too. We have to give stuff to Mom for her "give-away" box. I think we're going to do it this weekend.

Anyway, you can work in my garden!! :) I'll give you some herbs....cilantro, lemon basil, thai basil....

And what happened to our plans for regular walks? We only did it once. Hmmm.... I think we are being lazy together....

Anonymous said...

No it's the end of summer. End of hot girls wearing hardly nothing all of the time.... this makes me sad. datrash