Thirteen days until August is officially over. Yes, I’m counting. I’ve never been a fan of the eighth month of the year. Call me cranky, but August has a lot going against it.
- The weather, at least where I reside, tends to be hot and humid.
- Back to school ads bombard me wherever I go. Even though I’m an adult the thought of school stills sends a shiver down my spine.
- I can’t step foot outside my house without a bee trying to get intimate with my body.
- There’s nothing remotely interesting on television. Sat through a marathon of Gator Boys the other night. Enough said.
- Cool evenings mean the grass is growing about a foot each week. When you have a neighbor that doesn’t cut his lawn with any frequency this is really depressing.
- School age kids have to scramble to finish summer reading lists. My kids like to read but they cringe when they can’t pick out the books that interest them. This equates to an inordinate amount of time looking for an assigned book that resonates with them. Ugh!
- Insomnia hits me hardest in August. I have no concrete data on this but my body tends to struggle the most during this period of time. I’m probably to blame because I exercise at night during the summer then switch to mornings in September.
Am I the only one that has a grudge against August?
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I can’t say I hold a grudge exactly but I am very impatient for August to end! Ready for the heat of summer to be over, ready for kids to go back to school, ready for birthday and holiday planning…. August seems like such a damn long month filled with waiting for it to be over! I might sit back and resent it if I wasn’t so busy preparing for fall.
So no grudge, yet…
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Rita Oberlies Reply:
August 18th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
Hi Kim! The lack of a holiday makes August seem longer to me. I still have a ton of things to do before the kids will be ready for school. That makes me antsy and nervous.
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I’ve always loved August! Loved back to school shopping— until the schools decided to make ridiculous demands with their shopping lists–this brand, this quantity and these colors only! School shopping used to be fun, now it’s a pain in the butt that brings you to three or four different stores and the tax free weekend is ALWAYS the week AFTER my kids start school. The whole experience is lost–you’re better off buying the ‘package’ they sell at school and be done with it.
But I do love that the kids are now occupied with more studious endeavors than video games and bickering. Thank you teachers!
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Rita Oberlies Reply:
August 18th, 2012 at 6:33 pm
Ugh, I couldn’t agree more about the back to school shopping. I’ve done Target, Walmart – but still need to pick up about five more things. Every year I cringe when I see the $ amount
We still have about 2 1/2 weeks before school starts. I’m trying to jam each day with fun activities; this means I have to hide the iTouch.
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