I don’t want Summer to end! (Psst… the end of summer is also a transition)

Can we please be real for a second: Is there anyone else struggling to let summer go? Or is it only me?

We usually think about transitions as the big stuff: new jobs, parenthood, relocations. But they happen in smaller moments too, like right now when summer ends and September reality kicks in.

There are things I'm not ready to give up (yet)

• Jumping from the jetty into the lake

• The taste of freshly picked raspberries

• The smell of cut grass and sunscreen

• Daily adventures that racked up around 20,000 steps

• Building our resilience muscle by spending 4900km on trains (including endless delays and train station pretzels…)

• Even the sibling fights (somehow those feel precious now too, never thought I would say that…)

The hard part

• Finding routine and focus again

• Rediscovering joy in daily necessities

• Getting back into work rhythms that feel foreign after weeks away

• Adjusting when your people have scattered to new places (A heartfelt shout out to my fellow global families!)

What's actually helping

• We inherited Hammy the Hamster from friends who moved away (unexpected joy in a moment of grief)

• Fall schedules are filling up, but it doesn't feel overwhelming yet (and I’m fiercely planning to keep it that way)

• Routine feels both annoying and necessary right now

My invitation for you

Don't rush through the awkward in-between phase. It's okay to miss what's gone while figuring out what's next. (Even though your calendar might already be dictating you what’s next…)

Print those holiday photos. Stick them on your fridge. Set one as your phone wallpaper. They’re proof that good times happened and will happen again, just differently.

End-of-summer transitions are practice runs for bigger life changes. Getting through this seasonal shift builds your transition muscles for whatever comes next.

Now over to you:

What helps you through seasonal transitions? I'd love to hear your strategies.

Warmly, Viviane