Does anybody else get particularly stressed out during the month of September? For some reason, I have many recollections of this month of being particularly anxiety inducing for me.
I think it’s difficult because the weather is beginning to change and I never quite know what to expect.
Every week seems like it could be the last round of nice weather before winter starts to settle in. This puts a lot of pressure on every single thing that I do. I feel like I need to be outside enjoying the bright Sunshine, warm air, and decreasing humidity before the horrors of winter fully engulf the area. I’m not excited at the idea of using my central heating system in the form of my forced air furnace for the foreseeable future. I also don’t enjoy shaking in my boots because of the frigid air that’s around me everyday. The worst part is, I start thinking about the upcoming holidays. I don’t particularly enjoy having my family over at my house so they can mess with my belongings and my central HVAC system. Every year it seems like my family members show up with the sole purpose of messing with my thermostat. They are constantly talking about the uncomfortable indoor air, the drafts, and the hot and cold patches that they experience. As a result, they harass my smart thermostat and drive up my energy bills to extreme degrees. As if I wasn’t already worried enough about winter, my furnace, and my ability to pay high energy bills… My family makes the whole cold air season as stressful as possible.