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It happens every year at this time; the overwhelming feeling that the chaos of summer “fun” has gone on long enough. I’m not one to wish away my life, but in this case, I am really really ready to get a little order back in my life. 

We’ve all heard of spring cleaning but what about fall?

I get the same sense of urgency this time of year to get things sorted out and straightened up. To get back into the swing of a set schedule. To sweep out the sand, put away the sunscreen and rediscover my sanity through some well-needed structure.

Are you feeling it? Are you looking for a little order in your life? Show us how you get your ducks, er apples in a row this time of year.

Comments

  1. I too feel the need to get order in my life in the fall. Ready to hunker down & semi-hibernate during the winter. I tend to go out less and like my cupboards stocked so I can concentrate on soul searching during the fall & winter months.

  3. I'm actually pretty obsessed with being organized so it's not just a season thing with me but I do get super busy {especially in the cooler months} so I have to keep track of a bunch of things! I keep an iPhone calendar, notes, regular Calendar, all sorts of things. Way too much to remember *laughs*

    http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/yy344/ninarevenant/0order.png

    Love the apples picture….. funny thing is I was taking pictures of green apples and strawberries this morning. Pretty pretty 😀

  6. Yep, I like to get things in order in the fall. This year it's even more urgent because we just moved about two months ago, so I keep catching myself resting on my laurels and thinking everything's put away the way it should be, and then BAM! I'll find an area that needs a total rehaul. It's fun though. 🙂

  11. Perfect timing on this post! I was just thinking today about how much more scheduled our life is going to be in two short weeks and I CANNOT wait!

  12. Oh yes…Order PLEASE!!!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesinsearch/4939663272/
    I have just finished straightening my sewing room in anticipation of having some time to actually spend a few hours in there when my boy returns to school.

    As much as I love him and the time that we have together. There is something to that old saying "Distance make the heart grow fonder."

    A schedule will be a welcome addition to our days.

    PS, love this photo Tracey. Apples are such a welcome sign of fall.

  16. I always know when it's a post from you before I read the footer. 🙂 (soul sistah)

    Working on the apples in a row thingy, but no supporting image.

  17. I have to move through it slowly like wading in the shallows of the sea. Baby steps. Baby steps.Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article

  18. i write lists when i feel i need some self motivation. Now i'm not great at lists – even writing a list is hard for someone like me, whose head is bursting with ideas and things to do but when it's all seeming a little overwhelming a list is inevitably written somewhere – on my iphone notes, in my work diary, on a scrap of paper. Perhaps things are not crossed off these lists quickly … or even at all – but they are written down & that little bit of time for mindfulness is satisfaction in itself.

    On my list this last couple of weeks – catching up on scanning my polaroids from the last months – and it is happening …

    slowly but surely

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/agrippinamaior/4919406965/