Holiday blues - how do you cheer yourself up?

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I am really mourning the end of this summer, it has been a great summer, but already the leaves are fluttering down and the trees turning all shades of gold.

I am missing being on holiday, sunshine, carefree days and bbqs already. The children's school uniforms are emerging reluctantly and slowly, there is talk of getting wood for the fire and it is getting colder and darker suddenly.

Do you have some great tips on how to feel happy now we are reaching the end of our lovely summer? Tell me your secret to saying goodbye to the sunshine days. All I can do is search new holidays endlessly and dream of white shores and swaying palm trees!!

Because a holiday!

Get ready for autumn, buy some lovely cosy clothes

Booking my next holiday cheers me up. I have a week in the Spring and another in Autumn so they are never too faraway.

Think of us poor souls who didn’t go away this summer ;)

I know what you mean, though, the last few days of August feel like a Sunday evening.

I tried cheering myself up my thinking about decorating the porch for Halloween and looking at nice coats.

Yea...doesn’t compare to sunbathing and long days at the beach

Definitely have some plans for nice things ahead....

Get googling and planning and booking :)

Ansumpasty We had such great weather here for most of the summer, it was a waste of money going away (In fact the weather was worse there!) but I pine for those summer shoe less days. I like the fact we are all outside at all hours, no one is watching TV and we are making the most of every ounce of sunshine.

I am praying it will come back!

Yes cosy coats always get me excited too softkittywarmkitty28 and maybe I will even find matching gloves this year and be a vision of autumn elegance (that I have so far never ever managed)

Halloween and christmas! Yes planning some fun might be a good idea I just need to see the winter as a positive thing!

Book your next holiday - or at least start planning it! That's my fail safe plan for getting through the horrible cold, dark months of winter. If I know I've got something to look forward to then somehow that carries me through the misery of winter. Don't get too gloomy yet though - Sept is often beautiful 'Indian Summer' weather. Sod's law dictates that as soon as the DC go back to school it's usually lovely (even when August has been a washout).

Chottie All I have done is googled and planned! I have been all the way around the world and back virtually.
In reality I have to get the piles of washing done, someone needs to clean out the rabbits and all I want to go is run outside and do a sun dance and bring the heatwave back!!

Plan some things for the months ahead.
Do a day trip here and there or a weekend away.
Plan some autumn walks with hot chocolate
Make your house nice and cosy with blankets on the sofa that you can enjoy while watching films.
Planning something to do fo Halloween (we often have friends over and kids dress up), fireworks night (go to an organised display) and the run up to Xmas (go to a Xmas event at national trust place)
always helps me to get through.
Book some evenings out with friends too.

We booked next years holiday the day after we came back...

Halloween (ancient Irish celebration, not the “American import” ). No bonfire night for me either. I think it’s bordering barbaric, but I’m a sensitive soul!

Cooking warming soups and puddings. Autumn walks etc. Apple season is just lovely! For food and scenery. There’s an apple festival near us which is so autumnal and lovely.

Tbh, with only preschool age children in the house, we don’t relish summer holidays. Some days it’s been too hot for the baby to spend all day outside, even in the shade. I love early autumn weather as it’s warm enough to enjoy being outside but not hot.

Also, everything is busier and more expensive in school holidays. I know I’ll have to crack on when dcs are school age, but at least by then they’ll be walking and talking! No fun going through soft play on a busy day with a 3yo and a baby.

I know what you mean. It's not even just the heat, it's the carefree attitude of the summer holidays. Kids up later having fun, people more relaxed etc...
I don't have kids yet but work with them. But I have lots of family kids etc.. and it's great spending proper time with them without it being rushed after school. September marks a new work pattern for me and I'm going to be working loads of hours which I'm dreading. I'm soaking up every last free hour I have around work this week!