After taking care of my daughter for 2 weeks, I arrived back home,to an empty apartment, but very happy to be back. My plants had been taken care of by a friend who picked up my mail ,carefully putting the daily papers and the advertisements in one pile, the letters and the bills in another corner. With me, I had taken 2 suitcases which had to be opened, clothes to be washed and put away. At the same time, I decided to clean my closet, get rid of some things that I have not worn for 2 years but I must admit that I find this very difficult because there are things in there that I really liked, but it takes space, it gathers dust, and style changes.
Because we are going towards winter, the sandals and the summer shoes were put away, and out came the boots and the heavy shoes that one wears when it is raining or snowing. This is the same for the light coloured summer jackets that you simply won’t wear again for another 4 months and out comes winter wear. The good old languid summer days and nights are gone for a while, and now we are facing short days, and cold nights – the heat is on every day and you need a humidifier if your apartment is too dry.
But there are also good things about winter – your have good sports that you can do – skiing, skating, tobogganing, fishing through a hole in the ice. And we must not forget sleigh rides .
For a lot of people,the changes if season is important. The year is not dull – the weather changes, the leaves disappear in the fall, and nature takes a rest for the coming season which is Spring.
This trip has been good to me – coming back to my apartment, I decided to get rid of things that I wasn’t wearing anymore, while I was emptying my suitcases. Now, I am ready to face dear old winter with a satisfied feeling that what I wanted to do, I did it.
