October Begins At Last

Depending on your time zone, it’s officially October or the last few moments of September. For me, it’s officially October. I know that you guys expect me to whine about how it’s already October and now we only have the final quarter of the month left. And to be fair I do whine a lot about how time flies. But not today, not on my favourite month of the year.

That’s right, October is my favourite month. You would think it’s April because that’s my birthday month and my birthday is on 4/20 which makes it extra fun. But no, it’s not April. It’s very much October. Generally, I don’t like warmer weather and October in Kenya is summer time. We have much hotter and drier weather. However, I try to see the positive- I get to finally wear cute crop tops and dresses and shorts thanks to the warmer weather. And this month, I’m taking a break from a lot of stuff so my schedule is much better and I’ll have more time to relax which I love.

I’m excited. And honestly happy to see September end since it was only okay-ish for me.

The only thing I’m sad about is my little lizard (geckos but we call them lizards here) friends leaving. Now that the weather is warm, they no longer live inside. Lizzy is still around though. She’s a permanent resident. But Kitty and Lydia have left and it’s weird not seeing them every day.

October
Lydia and Lizzy moments before they began fighting

That’s Lizzy, I didn’t slow down the video she’s just walking in slo-mo for some reason (the reason is that’s she’s a little odd)

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137 responses to “October Begins At Last”

  1. Yayyy October!! My favorite month too 😊

    1. Happy October, hope you have an awesome one! 😊

  2. Oh wow! December is my favourite month because of Christmas. And in Jamaica, we have those tiny lizards too (anole is the correct name!) But we hate having them inside, ha! They’ll croak at nights, at least ours do. Enjoy October!! There are 4+ hours left of September in Jamaica 🙂

    1. Aw haha no ours are very silent so we don’t mind them inside. I actually love it since there are no insects around thanks to them 😅 Happy October!

  3. Enjoy your favorite month, Pooja!

    1. Thank you so much. Happy October!

  4. When we lived in Palm Springs, October was my favorite month. It cooled down to perfect weather and the tourists and seasonal homeowners called “snowbirds” hadn’t arrived..

    1. Oh interesting, well enjoy October and the time you have left before the tourists and snowbirds arrive.

  5. Happy October!! I have a few hours before I catch up to you here, but I’m already super excited to enjoy this amazing month as well. 👢🧣🍎🍏🫕🔮🧹

    1. Happy October, hope you have an awesome one! 😊🎃

  6. Happy month of October!
    Fall is wonderful, it’s something to celebrate every year, just like Christmas time but better. I feel like writing a poem about it, so charming…

    1. Happy October! That’s so nice, I hope you do end up writing a poem about it.

      1. I will I promise

  7. Those critters must be great insect controllers. Enjoy October, Pooja! 😊

    1. They are, we barely had any insects thanks to them. Happy October! 😀

      1. Cool! And you too, Pooja! ❤️😊

  8. I love October too. But for us, its getting cooler 😀

    1. That’s nice, enjoy the colder weather 😀

  9. Friday is my favourite day.

    1. I prefer Sundays since it’s my dad off.

  10. Australian rules footy is always over by the end of September. Coincidentally it is a while since I have been checked. I’d rather the 60 goal a year forward do it than the doctor in the changerooms. Love ya work Flav

    1. Ah I see, I’m not a big fan of footy and rarely watch the games but hope you enjoyed them.

      1. Principles not personality… a + b = c… once a is defined… first value.
        Sciences and humanities complement each other. Business schools and guilds brought in the black robes because teachers* couldn’t manage coin (insider trading never improved it for them either) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  11. October is my birth month
    So yeah
    It’s decent month

    Just hate rain
    I hope that stops finally

    1. Oh nice, you’re a Libra? I’m the opposite I love rain 🌧️

      1. This is why we are opposite
        But I still like you very much
        So we are good. 😝🫣

        April is month of summer ( atleast in India),

        1. Opposites make the best friends haha. April is summer here too, that’s why I don’t like it 😅

    1. Happy October 😊

  12. Still September over here! See you when I catch up to October!

    1. Happy October!

      1. You too! I made it!

  13. Well, I’m surprised you don’t favor your cha so bis (Hindi for 420) birthday month 🙂 I can have fun in any month, so October is just fine for me too. I love those geckos and am amazed at how far their tongues can extend to capture a moth settled on the wall. In India they believe that when the gecko calls you better stop what you are doing as that’s the sign to beware.

    1. That’s so interesting, thankfully my geckos are very silent for the most part.

  14. I kind of like October too…it’s starting to cool, but I ike the late mornings and running in the dark in the evenings..the mornings can be weird, there are occasionally coyotes, they just move or run away…I think seeing a human out freaks them out or confuses them…..
    the worst thing about October 1st…..3 months until I turn 66…..I want to turn 18 again.

    1. I see, it’s good the coyotes don’t do anything. They look pretty scary. Well, you can live like you’re 18 again. Unfortunately, aging doesn’t stop at 18 but I think many of us wish it did.

  15. I thought geckos were a species of lizzard. We have them here in Texas too. We have lots of them in our house. It is still September in Texas but in a few hours it will be October. October is great here. It is not as hot and warm. It is like summer in Sweden.

    1. That’s great, geckos really keep the house free of insects. They’re the best. That’s nice, hopefully the weather is cooling down now that summer is over. Happy October.

  16. I recall your mention of your friends and urls sort of conversations😋
    happiest October your way, Pooja… you’re off to a great start already with that positive attitude 🤍💫

    1. Thanks so much. Happy October, have an awesome month 😊 Haha yes, I miss my little gecko friends 🦎

      1. most welcome…and thank you too🤍

        1. You’re very welcome ☺️

  17. When does the weather get cool in Kenya

    1. It’s been quite cold for the last four months, our coldest months are July and August.

  18. Here’s October the 10th month

    1. Happy October.

  19. Hehe Dear Pooja in North Florida During the Winter Colder
    Months We Still May Get Close to the Feeling of Four
    Seasons Wet and Dry in A Week for Now October Still

    Feels Like Summer

    in the Day Yet
    Some Relief
    in Temps
    And Drier With
    Not So Tropical Temps at Night

    Anyway i’ve Only Worn Shorts Ever since
    the Winter of 2013 even if it Snows in the Winter

    Strangest Thing Ever Since i Got Out of the Dead Zone
    Days in Hell Back in 2013 After Spending 66 Months There
    in Pain and Numb i Just Don’t Get Very Cold Anymore No Matter

    What the Temps are in the Winter The Heat i Can Endure too Yet

    i Do Prefer a Cool Breeze

    Yet Extremes are A Fun
    Challenge to me Thanks

    For Sharing Your October
    Weather in Kenya i Had no Idea
    Being that You Are Close to the Equator

    (Wow Also Kenyan Snow Topped Mountains too)

    That Your Warmer Months are Actually Closer Now
    to Our Winter Months Here Yet You Got me Interested

    So i Googled it i’m Also Interested in How Your Indian Family
    Ended Up in Kenya Perhaps You’ve Already Written a Blog Post on that

    With
    SMiLes..:)

    1. I guess Florida isn’t that cold or you’re just very good with cold weather. I think feeling better mentally and physically makes you deal better with the weather. I know when I don’t get enough sleep, I end up feeling cold.

      We’ve been in Kenya since 1900 😊

      1. SMiles Dear Pooja
        Occasionally It
        Gets Down to the
        Single Digits F With
        Snow in North Florida
        Yet Nothing
        Extended
        Like Canada Hehe
        Shorts Will Do For me…

        my Maternal
        Family in Florida
        Since Close To 1900
        Too Yet my Grandfather
        Born in Ireland Not Till
        The Late 1920’s His
        Father From The
        Black Forest
        Of Germany

        And Surprise
        Surprise ‘23 And
        me’ Says Relatives
        From Nigeria And
        South Asia in the

        1800’s Likely

        Through The French
        Cajun Of My Paternal
        Grandmother With A
        Mix of English And A

        Dash of Viking too…

        And As Science Shows
        The First Humans Likely
        Come From Where You
        Live in Kenya Since the
        1900’s From India Too

        What An

        Ancestral
        Place of
        All At The
        Equator With
        SMiles☺️🌎 🌍 🌏
        iNDeeD We All Get

        Around
        Our Worlds So Free 🙌😎

        1. That’s so interesting, it seems you have some ancestors from around the world. Yes, the first human was found close by. It’s fascinating because when you go to that area where it was discovered, it weirdly feels like home. I don’t know if I’m the only one to experience it but that’s how I felt.

          1. ‘Ancestral Memories’
            Dear Pooja Even
            Some Worms
            Losing Their
            Heads And
            Brains Retain
            Memories of
            Training Before
            Growing A New Head

            And
            Brain…

            Science Can’t
            Understand How…

            Just The Reality it is…

            To Materially Reduce
            Our Realities
            Is To Miss Out
            On New Frontiers

            Potentially

            Of Humanity
            Yet To Be

            Explored To Do

            From The Origin

            And Beyond

            Near Kenya Now🌈💫

  20. Nice 🙏🌹🙌🏻🌹

    Aum Shanti

    1. Thanks 🙏☺️

  21. October has such a pretty weather definitely one of my fav months! Also congratulations on the new book!

    1. Thank you so much! Happy October!

  22. Happy October and hope it’s a great month for you! I am excited to start a new month too and to have it be uneventful…like mundane is good for us. lol

    1. Happy October and wishing you a great month too! Hope it’s very chill.

  23. Can’t wait for June!!

    1. Haha I always dread June 😅

  24. I’m so excited that it’s October. I love the crisp weather and the changing leaves.

    1. That’s so nice, enjoy the colder weather.

  25. Enjoy your favourite month, Pooja. Hope liz🦎 will continue giving you some company.

    1. Thanks so much. Haha yes she always does 🦎

  26. to kip keino memorial then

  27. Enjoy the warm weather Pooja!
    I can’t tolerate lizards inside my home!

    1. Thank you! I’m the opposite, I love lizards since the insects away lol 😂

      1. You’re welcome ☺️

  28. Happy October! We have dozens of lizards, living in our yard. They enjoy, hanging out by the pool, snacking on the bugs after I remove them from the water. Hope all is well, hon. I’ll message you on Instagram when I get the chance 🙂

    1. Happy October! That’s so nice, lizards so adorable and keep the place free of insects. Sure, I look forward to it 🙂

  29. Happy October, Pooja! October is my favorite month too! 🎃 We don’t see many lizards on our balcony probably because of Frankie, our resident frog.

    1. Happy October! Have an awesome month 🎃 Ah yes, we’re starting to get frogs here too but they’re so small the lizards don’t mind them.

      1. 🦎🐸💕

  30. ten one gudka. jimmy carter s 100 to day! whopee!

    1. Woohoo, he’s such an awesome person!

  31. Happy new month to you Pooja and your followers on WP.

    May the new month bring you joy, peace, love, happiness and more prosperity. ❤️

    1. Happy October. Wishing you the same 💕

  32. Happy new month! October in Ghana is rainy. Makes it a lot less hotter. I love the weather and the rains at dawn, not the rains in the mornings and evenings tho.

    1. Happy October! Oh I see, that’s really nice. I’m a fan of rain too, it’s so relaxing.

  33. Happy October Pooja! For some reason this year we have oodles of baby lizards running around. 🦎🦎🦎 Nice reflections! 😁

    1. Happy October! That’s so interesting, I wonder where they all popped up from 🦎🦎

      1. Oh my friend, good question right? Hugs and smooches Pooja! 🥰💖😊

        1. Hugsss 🤗💕

  34. Its starting finally cool off here, hopefully you dont have the heat we got this past summer here, it was high humidity with lots of crap in the air almost daily, and was pretty awful to be outside working on it. We are now hitting a busy time for us to finish up this season and enter the next.

    1. Oh no, thankfully it’s never very hot or cold in Kenya. Wow, that sounds awful. I really don’t enjoy very hot weather so I can imagine how bad it was. Glad it’s begin to cool down though.

  35. We have a frost warning for tonight, so if you need to cool off a bit more you know where to go :). Happy October.

    1. Happy October. That sounds so good, I honestly love cold weather. The colder the better. Maybe I need to start traveling when the weather gets hotter lol.

  36. Happy october 🌹

    1. Happy October 😊

  37. I am just glad it’s a new month.

    You talked about your new friends leaving because of the weather, then I pictured how many laps I’d have to make in the house if one of them entered in.😅🤦🏽

    1. Happy October. Haha they are quite harmless and friendly so I generally don’t mind them at all 😅 But I know a lot of people are not fans of lizards 🦎

      1. Thank you, Happy New Month to you too.

        Reminds me of a time in high school when a butterfly disrupted evening preps
        If you were a passer-by, you’d think they are beating someone.😅

        1. Lol that’s hilarious 😆

          1. Our phobias should be tamed 😅

  38. I love the fall colors on the trees in late October here. You saw them in Canada. I also like to cooler weather.

    1. Yes, the fall colours are so fabulous. Really love the warmer tones and cosy weather.

  39. Happy October! Sorry about the lizards leaving, though I’m glad one friend remains. I hope you have a grand month. I like October for having my sister’s birthday in it and for being the first full month of fall.

    1. Happy October! Yes, thankfully one lizard stayed. She’s lived here since she was a baby so I doubt she’ll leave. That’s so nice, hope your sister has a lovely birthday month. And enjoy Fall.

    1. Happy October!

  40. Unlike you, I’d be very happy to see my lizard friends leaving the house lol, but I’m glad you have Lizzy’s company at least.
    October is one of my favorite times of the year because it’s the festive season here in India, and I’m as always excited for Diwali.
    Have a great month, Pooja!

    1. Lol, I just love the lizards since they keep the place insect free. Now that most of them are gone the mosquitoes are back 🦟
      Oh right, I love Diwali season too. We don’t do it as big in Kenya but it’s still fun.
      Happy October!

  41. Happy October!

    1. Happy October!

  42. Great, well done, good luck

    1. Thanks so much.

  43. Glad you’re excited for crop tops and fall. I don’t think you can’t get away from lizzy that quickly.. she’s a sweet little thing. Not the monster portrayed in your writing.. lol. Can’t wait to see what you turn her into in your book. 💓🥺😂

    1. Haha thanks. Yup, Liz is part of the family now 😅

      1. 😂🦎 For better or worse!

  44. We geckos have our oddnesses. 🙂

    Wishing you a warm and joyous October! I love it because usually, in a few weeks from now, we’ll have our first cool temps. It’s funny though, because it will have the same effect on me, wanting to get outside and enjoy, just in a diff direction.

    1. Geckos are the best though 😅 Thanks so much, enjoy the cooler temps 😊

  45. You had half the Bennet family visiting you!
    Linda xx

    1. Ironically, Lydia and Lizzy didn’t get along at all haha.

    2. Happy October Pooj. I love October too because it starts to cool slightly here in Florida. Plus I love the idea of Halloween and spooky movies.

      1. Thanks, Happy October to you as well. That’s nice, enjoy the cooler weather. Hope all is going well with your book.

  46. So cool! 🙂 and enjoy your summer season.

    1. Thanks and enjoy Fall!

  47. The year is coming to an end 😅

    1. It flew by too fast 😭

  48. I love this time of year too, Pooja, but we’re in the middle of another hot, hot heat wave. So, I can’t wait for cooler fall temps. Lizzy is so cute, and we’ve seen more lizards in our yard than in past years. And my paperback of your book is on its way. I look forward to reading it. 🙂

    1. Oh no, hope the weather cools down soon. Heatwaves can be rough. Yay, I’m so excited for you to read it. I hope you enjoy it 😊

  49. As my birthday is 26 October, would it be possible to ask for a ‘Six Word Story’ to celebrate 🥳

    1. Yes, absolutely- expect a six word story on the 26th! 😊

      1. Thank you very much 🙏 I am looking forward to it

        1. You’re very welcome ☺️

  50. Happy October, Pooja! 💕

    1. Happy October! 💕

  51. Love October!!!!

  52. cool you have lizzard friends who live indoors, and I am happy that October is your favourite month, hope you had a good month. x

    1. Thank you so much, hope you’re having a good October too!

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