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AIBU to be excited it's nearly Autumn

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Butterfly3005 · 10/08/2017 18:39

Hello all, new to Mumsnet and not sure if this post is in the appropriate place? Sorry if not...

Anyway, was having a discussion with the ladies at work about how the tree leaves are already starting to change colour. The nights are slowly drawing back in and it feels cooler (although it seems to have warmed up again today).

This got me feeling excited as I absolutely love autumn and the '...ber' months!

Apart from one colleague who feels the same, the others think I'm strange for loving Autumn!

Anyone else? :D

OP posts:
DCFlemingreportingforduty · 12/08/2017 17:18

I'm an autumn/ spring person. Hate summer and winter equally. They're vulgar, and I have an autoimmune disease which means that both heat and cold bring me different symptoms.

But I am GOBSMACKED at posters suggesting summer clothes are nicer than winter clothes. Are you actually mad? Who, other than an 18-year-old fashion model, really looks better in flowery floaty cotton shite than in tailored trousers and skirts, boots, and lovely winter coats?

Cailleach666 · 12/08/2017 17:26

Hate summer and winter equally. They're vulgar

I love it.

Dustbunny1900 · 12/08/2017 19:48

and it's total autumn porn over there

Grin yes, yes it is and I'm near the heart of it, can't wait!! Salem can get a bit much in October but there's so much to do! Hoping I can drive over to sleepy hollow New York this year for my 30th birthday which is right in the middle of October and glorious
I know you guys have much older graveyards and houses over there but in the US there's no place spookier and older than good old New England.

DrCoconut · 12/08/2017 20:07

Summer clothes are light and airy and you feel that your skin can breathe. They don't need to be skimpy or unflattering either, longer shorts or skirts are an option. Jumpers, coats, scarves etc just itch and weigh you down. I feel suffocated in them and they always look frumpy as they swamp me. Boots are clumpy and ugly, give me sparkly sandals or pretty plimsolls any day. Still awaiting summer weather....

DrCoconut · 12/08/2017 20:10

I do agree about trying to see the good in things though, to the extent that I'm considering starting a positive thinking group. A few recent events have reminded me that we only live once and need to make the most of it. Would still love a month or two of 25 degrees plus though 😂

LoniceraJaponica · 12/08/2017 20:35

"But I am GOBSMACKED at posters suggesting summer clothes are nicer than winter clothes. Are you actually mad?"

Are you mad DCFleming? Not all summer clothes are floral confections Hmm. You must shop in the wrong places. I'm with DrCoconut on this. The assumption that all summer clothes are skimpy, or floaty and floral is ridiculous. There are summer clothes that suit every shape and size.

I actually do like crisp and sunny autumn days, but we get so few where we live that I can't generally say that I like autumn because most of it is wet, dull and damp.

MerlinsLeftButtock · 12/08/2017 20:38

I am so excited for autumn and winter! My favourite time of year. Time for hot choc and snuggling under blankets. The rainy weather has me all autumnal already, but I know it's just teasing me, there is bound to be more heat coming at some point. Everyone also thinks I'm mad for loving the colder months. But I love a bobble hat and wellies.

bimbobaggins · 12/08/2017 20:50

I absolutely love this time of year, when the nights start drawing in , the crispness in the air, the Christmas stuff appearing in shops, winter clothing.

LoniceraJaponica · 12/08/2017 20:57

It's far too early to think about Christmas.

Let's hope a nice Indian summer.

Delatron · 12/08/2017 21:49

What's the attraction of being under a snuggly blanket? For months on end?

LoniceraJaponica · 12/08/2017 21:55

Exactly Delatron. I would far rather be warm enough not to be encumbered by blankets. It's too claustrophobic. I prefer my limbs to be free.

Delatron · 12/08/2017 22:00

Me too, outdoors, with a glass of wine and a beautiful sunset.

Cailleach666 · 13/08/2017 06:19

It's far too early to think about Christmas.

Not here.

I have just spent £2000 this weekend online preparing for Christmas.

TealStar · 13/08/2017 06:34

Oooo I've found my people! I LOVE autumn, but always wondered if it's because my birthday's in autumn thus I have a lasting childlike exctiement at the thought of it approaching.

Friendzone · 13/08/2017 07:01

I really struggle with autumn.i enjoy the brighter days and the sunsets and autumn colours, but I hate dark mornings, dark nights, soggy leaves, drying clothes inside, the back to school feeling, the return of Saturday football on the telly, muddy Sunday rugby pitches , the relenlesness of the Christmas build up, the feeling of having months of darkness to go. I love the sun. More and more i feel like I need to be able to winter abroad.

LoniceraJaponica · 13/08/2017 08:18

£2000!!! Cailleach

Gulp. I only have 7 people to buy for at Christmas, already have loads of decorations in the loft and only need to do Christmas dinner for 3 people.

I don't really like Christmas, it just makes me feel sad.

LoniceraJaponica · 13/08/2017 08:20

TealStar my birthday is in autumn, but I don't get excited about it. None of my lot make a big deal about birthdays.

Spudlet · 13/08/2017 08:29

I have my birthday and our wedding anniversary both in autumn, so it's a time of year with happy memories for me too.

Can't deny it was nice sitting outside last night, chewing the fat and having a beer though (especially since I was making use of my lovely, soft, comforting blanket wrap Grin).

But it will be just as nice doing the same thing with a glass of red and the fire kicking out heat later on in the year.

Does anyone else find their thoughts turning to interior decor at this time of year? It's like the impending autumn and winter me makes me want to hunker down and nest. There are test patches painted all over one wall at the moment, and I have a load of ikea storage stuff arriving this week Blush.

LittleCandle · 13/08/2017 08:35

August is summer. Autumn is September, October and November, although November does have a tendency to act like winter a lot of the time. I like autumn - I like most seasons - but I am still waiting for summer. We've had a few days here and there, but generally it has been a total washout again this year.

FlyingSoloFlyingFree · 13/08/2017 09:02

I'm envious of all the optimism on this thread. I do like Autumn and enjoy the 'new start' feeling it brings but I find it harder as time goes on to be positive, especially in the colder darker months. So many of the things mentioned - Christmas especially - just involve pressure, expense and disappointment, none of it is like the adverts, magazines and MN threads would have you believe!

How do you get that mindset of enjoying the little things and not feeling so cynical?

LoniceraJaponica · 13/08/2017 09:32

You sound like me FlyingSolo. In our case the family is getting smaller as the older members are dying off, and the younger ones show no signs of settling down and starting their own families. The youngest member of the family is now 17 and the Christmas magic has completely disappeared. We are too scattered and due to logistics it is difficult to stay with family, so we don't see anyone else at that time of year.

Once DD has left school I think I would like to go away at Christmas and then I wouldn't feel like I am missing out.

"Does anyone else find their thoughts turning to interior decor at this time of year?"

No. That happens to me in spring. If I want to paint walls I need good light and to be able to open windows.

CakesRUs · 13/08/2017 09:50

New England in Autumn, Salem too, is top of my bucket list.

AgentCooper · 13/08/2017 10:26

@Dustbunny1900 ohhh you actually live in New England! I am so jealous! You're right, it feels so much spookier than Britain in October. I think because there's such a strong sense of the past all around. You guys treat your historical areas and buildings with a lot more respect than we do - not just preserving individual monuments, castles etc but keeping the sense of history in whole areas. I'm in Glasgow and you get no sense of what the city was like 300 years ago.

First time me and DH went to the Cape in October we went out for a walk one afternoon, aware that there was rain predicted but thinking we're Scottish, rain ain't nothing to us. We learned our lesson. A hugely Nor'Easter blew in and we ended up walking back through the woods, unable to see a foot in front of us and thinking this is probably the time we're most likely to see a ghost/evil spirit. In the area where we stay there are graveyards from the 1600s close by and a Wampanoag burial ground. I was nearly crying when we got back Grin

LoniceraJaponica · 13/08/2017 10:30

I think we take our history for granted AgentCooper. When we visited Salem we did a tour of the house of the seven gables and the tour guide was impressed that we were English and kept looking over to us to get us to confirm historical facts. (I failed history O level so I wasn't much help there).

Salem was a fascinating place. We also looked round the house where the judge in the witch trials lived and the witch museum. It was the lead up to Halloween as well and just about every house was decorated. New England in October is fabulous.

Cailleach666 · 13/08/2017 10:35

LoniceraJaponica the £2000 is materials for my business. Not gifts.

My youngest is 17- Christmas magic never dies in our house.