Good Morning Dhaaarlings...
It's just after 4 am here in OZ so i decided that i'd put down a few thoughts.
"Why is Princess writing at 4am on newyears day?"... You may well ask. and i'd be quite happy to tell you.
The Empress and i for some years now have not been all that fussed about celebrating in the new year. Our eve consists mainly of sharing a meal together talking to family and the odd friend on the phone, watching a bit of TV. Congratulating eachother for surviving another year and then retiring to bed at around 9.30 pm.
So around 4am I was rudely awoken by my bladder.... or as my father used to say "I was forced out of bed by water"
As i'm now slightly awake I thought id just say hello and wish all of you a better 2017.
2016 seems to have been a pretty shitty year all around for many including myself... but there are a lot of things to be greatful for.
Family being top of the list... Not just our biological family but those that we invite into our lives as friends that become like family... including blog friends that have shared many years of joy, dissappointments, sadness, the ups and downs of life and all of the permutations in between. The celebration in welcoming new family members and sharing in the sadness and grief of losing others. Just doing life together.
My intention in life is to try and be a good person... To help someone when they are in need... to try not to judge other people even if feel frustrated or angered by their words or actions... (sometimes i don't do this so well and have to stop myself.)
This past year has been a difficult one for me as I've been plagued by ongoing illness... but i have learned something from it all...
I need to be kind and good person to myself
I've always been one to volunteer and first to say yes to helping out in any way I can... but how can I be of help to others if i'm burnt out and exhausted and left without any time for me?
So this year I'm making a resolution.
It's the first time I've ever made one...
My resolution for 2017 is to learn to say NO! But in the nicest possible way...
I won't wish you all the usual New Year guff as none of us know what the coming year holds in store.
But what I will say is just be kind to yourself, be kind to others, and lets just start this new year together in the hope that in some tiny way it's a little better than the one just gone...
I'm going back to bed now darlings... See you in the morning...
All the best to you and the Empress.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Jon
And thank you for your support. ;)
DeleteHugs right back at you my darling. It has been a tough year... But as my grandma always used to say... "This too shall pass"
DeleteA sweet post and Kabuki would be tickled!!!! But if a man says he wants to pose for your Year of Arse serious, don't say no...just that once! ππππ
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice Maddie darling... In some circumstances yes is the only option...
DeletePerhaps i need to get up at 4 more often... I think not!
Hey, this is some pretty good writing, especially at 04:00!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to Princess and The Empress!
Thanks mate... I have been told that i do my best work at night...Wink wink. But with writing I think it is due to darkness and silence outside and the lack of distractions even when I was studying for nursing I would get up and work through the wee hours of the morning i found that I could really concentrate on what it was that i wanted to say... I guess old habits die hard...
DeleteWhispers quietly so as to not wake up a sleeping Princess...
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you, the Empress, Spot, and the entire Royal Court, Princess.
I am so glad to hear that you are going to take better care of yourself, so that you can enjoy life and be the best you that you can be! It's important to be good to yourself, so that you can find the strength to do what makes you happy and then take better care of those who need you and rely on your caring heart. Do be kind to yourself, and treat yourself well, because you deserve it, and because you are so wonderful!
Cheers to a magnificent New Year full of good experiences, amazing people, and lots of joy! May your friends and loved ones fill your home with laughter. And may nature give you light when things get too dark, give you warmth when you are cold; shade you with a tree and cool you with a breeze when the sun is too hot; give you rain to wash away the grime; and bloom every flower to please your senses, and fill your world with beauty and color, just as you fill ours with charm and delight. Cheers!
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Mr Swings, you epitomise my newyears message so eloquently with your comments. I really appreciate your honesty and friendship. I love reading your "down on the farm" posts as they bring back so many childhood memories for me, I would get up at 2 in the morning to go to market with my Father and my Uncle as the family business was fruit and vegetable wholesale run. We supplied fresh produce to lots of small shops in little country towns 3 times a week.
DeleteWow! Supplying town markets three times a week! Y'all were a busy and active operation. That's amazing! I look back now and marvel how it was routine and normal to get up early in the wee hours before dawn to work the farm or do the market and delivery runs. It was a lot of work, but looking back, it was also pretty neat supplying produce and products to stores and people. Farming is hard work, but it really does make us tougher and more resilient. It makes us survivors!
DeleteYou are blessed because you're naturally a green thumb, and your farming experience has made you an extraordinary gardner--and so many people benefit from your talents and kindness. I was never good at growing plants and crops, but I was (& still am) pretty good with the livestock and critters. And I'm excellent at removing weeds! Still, I'm going to make an effort to try and improve my gardening skills, because even though I'm not good at growing them, I like plants, and I like eating fruits and veggies and sharing them with people.
Some of us , glancing over our shoulders at a fading 2016, think that perhaps the most appropriate blessing to begin this shiny new year is "Good Luck!"
ReplyDeleteSo, along with good health, that is what I wish you.
Good Luck is a good start in anyone's book Dinahmow,
DeleteThanks for the gardening tips about "Black spot" by the way. And may 2017 be good for you too...
2017 Blessings for you and the Empress dear.
ReplyDeleteI believe Blessings are to be counted darling D...
Deletethey are warmly accepted and I shal continue to count them daily....
Practice by saying "No!" to Crocs.
ReplyDeleteFrom there, saying no is a piece of CAKE.
Remember, we're all in this together and somehow, we'll muddle through.
Here's to the New Year, to you and The Empress, and to all who visit the Palais.
I said "No!" to the dreaded foot attire starting with "C" years ago and continue to encourage others to do the same...
DeleteI guess we can all look forward to muddling through another year... Sadly I find that none of them have ever come with set of instructions... nor can they be returned to the store for a refund if found to be faulty...
*raises glass and blows kisses in the direction of Canada*
Be kind. The bets resolution ever!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Princess and the Empress!
Yes Bob I think it is... Now i just have to stick to it!....
DeleteLαΊ is right, you really are very thoughtful and eloquent at four in the morning.
ReplyDeleteMay kindness reign supreme, and I wish you, the Empress, and Spot, a happy and healthy New Year!
Thank you very kindly MR DeVice... I do enjoy your sense of humour... it really shines through in your hosts' conversations with the sub c's. and really leaves me giggling... Let's hope that 2017 is a lovely year for everone darling...
DeleteAll the very best for the New Year, Ms Princess!!
ReplyDeleteMy resolution was to be more on the ball... I am already failing miserably!!!
Much love to you, the Empress and Spot!!!
Sxxxxx
Hello there Miss "Soon to have Bun's of Steel" Scarlet...
DeleteI do hope that Sid is settling in and you are adjusting to having a new addition to the family and an exercise routine to boot... "Sid" will make a marvelous personal trainer darling... "Spot" tries to keep me in line but sometime's i too fail dismally when it comes to regular walks...
Love to you... Prinny xxx
At 4am here, I was clearing up after our NYE party...
ReplyDeleteI would raise a glass to wish you all the best for 2017, but with my stomach as it is, tea is the most I can manage.
Chin, Chin! Jx
Oh! Lucky you darling...
ReplyDeleteMay you make a wonderful recovery for 2017... Now I'll just pop the kettle on and make you a fresh pot of peppermint tea fom the garden... that should do the trick...
However did you discover my nick name???
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ReplyDeleteI was making merry with a bottle of Baileys last night and found myself temporarily in Queer Street, hence the deleted comment.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and the Empress all the best for 2017.
That's quite alright Mitzi... Baileys can have that effect especially when teamed with a little Butterscotch shnaaps Darling...
ReplyDeleteHNY to you too...
Happy New Year to you and The Empress.
ReplyDeleteMay 2017 be filled with tight, sparkly asses! xxx