Pre-Halloween 2021

I have always been a fan of Halloween for the simple fact I get to dress in costume. Part of it is getting to wear something fancy and or fun but the other part is expressing my creativity. I will use any excuse to make or buy a new costume.  Last year derailed me in my pursuit of the perfect Halloween costume.  As usually happens when Halloween does not fall on a work day, my enthusiasm waned.  The Hallowed Half Marathon was deferred and my costume I spent the last year perfecting would not be needed.  A handful of us met to run the race unofficially, I wanted to save my costume for the upcoming year so I pulled together Minnie Mouse from my arsenal of costumes.  Another blow to my Halloween spirit was when the youngest and last trick or treater decided to just sleep over at a friend’s house due to covid cancelling trick or treating.  Halloween yet again falls on a weekend this year and while I will get to take my youngest trick or treating this year, it feels different.  I don’t have the same enthusiasm about planning a costume.  I don’t feel I have enough time to make a costume, which any of you that know me know that there have been many times I was down to the last minute making costumes.  I feel disconnected from the holiday spirit, my girls no longer want to do themed costumes with me leaving me to try to figure out what I would like to be.  This season, I also over scheduled myself and work demands have left me mentally drained.  As I write this I should be out completing my long run for my upcoming marathon but I wonder if my soul would be better served by cleaning the house and decorating.  Could that be the reset I need to find my Halloween spirit?  I will let you know what I do and if it helped.  What do you do when you feel the need to hit the reset button in your life?  Please share in the comments below.