As we ease our way into a month, it\u2019s got me thinking about how much September is a month of transitions. The crazy British weather definitely hasn\u2019t helped \u2013 for the past two weeks you\u2019d have thought we were already in October from autumnal it felt. It\u2019s also a reflection on what\u2019s going on in life at home right now as well as hearing from a number of freelance colleagues about how September is landing for them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you\u2019ve got children in your life or not, you probably can\u2019t help but notice that schools are back. The sudden influx of traffic on the roads and the sudden emptying out of parks, beaches and activities in the weekdays is a sure sign that classrooms are back in session. If you\u2019ve got a child in school, it\u2019s no small transition, even in a school they\u2019re well settled and happy in. The enormity of a new year, a new teacher, a classroom, a new curriculum, a new routine, and in my son\u2019s case, a whole new set of classmates as they mix and match the classes each year is easy to underestimate. It needs an extra amount of availability, physically and emotionally as a parent\/carer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My youngest, like many others, is changing setting this month and this is another level of the emotional rollercoaster. Too young to fully understand the nuances like dates and why all her friends aren\u2019t going to be sat in the new room with her, this transition feels extra draining. It also comes with some fun logistical hurdles like 1 stay-and-play session, 1 home visit and 2 settle sessions \u2013 all in the middle of the working day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even without kids, a lot of people have been taking time out over the summer months (although well done anyone who held out until September because you\u2019ve lucked out with this week\u2019s weather!), so there\u2019s still an adult-version of back-to-school. There\u2019s new notebooks, sharpened pencils and a heavy-sense of \u201cright, where was I?!\u201d Holidays are behind most of us as we start looking towards the autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel like September almost marks a new year for me more than January 1st<\/sup>. I\u2019m always struck by the build up to New Year\u2019s Day and then being slightly underwhelmed because nothing really changes. Whereas September, particularly right now at this point in life, marks huge step changes in life. While we haven’t thrown a party or initiated a countdown, there’s definitely a sense of new challenges, new opportunities and new beginnings. So here\u2019s to a new year, the return of routine, and some newly sharpened pencils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo by Mohamed Nohassi<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we ease our way into a month, it\u2019s got me thinking about how much September is a month of transitions. The crazy British weather definitely hasn\u2019t helped \u2013 for the past two weeks you\u2019d have thought we were already in October from autumnal it felt. It\u2019s also a reflection on what\u2019s going…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[38],"tags":[13,11,15,12,21,25,10],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-development","tag-charity","tag-consultant","tag-founder","tag-freelance","tag-non-profit","tag-self-employment","tag-start-up-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t