AIBU to hate New Year

tanglerose A warm welcome to you. There's never a dull moment on Gransnet. Have fun!
Crimson A very happy birthday to you. I hope that it's special.

Night nellie

Night nellie..

am off up the wooden hill before the fireworks startxxxxnight all love nellie

many thanks for kind words - am looking forward to lots of new posts next year!! Off for a shower now before the fireworks which I can see from bedroom window - see you all tomorrow

Welcome Tangle much more fun to be improper lovenelliexxxx

{{{{hugs}}}} for you all.
tangle grace is right improper is more fun

Happy Birthday for tomorrow crimson - hope Hattie doesn't leave you a present in the kichen !
tanglerose I think you will find that being an improper member of GN is (shh) more fun!!

Although I have not had the troubles I know some of you have had, I am also one for finding those niggling long term worries invading the mind in the middle of the night when sleep eludes me .
Best wishes to all. I hope next year brings you all peace from these worries and the strength to deal with them.

crimson happy birthday for tomorrow

tanglerose welcome, do join in the fun. And as for being a 'proper' member of gransnet, you already are.

I hope you all will not mind a newby intruding here. Have read most of your back stories over time although not posted and have been amazed at the kindness of other gnetters to who ever is in distress or has a funny story to tell. May I wish you all peace of mind and whatever degree of happiness you can all find and courage to deal with whatever life will throw at us in 2013. I am very much looking forward to being a "propper" member of gransnet this coming year! Happy New Year

Oh, I misreadit. It's mine tomorrow and I hate it. Always have and always will! I'm going to stuff myself with curry and chocolate cake and then start the [neverending]diet tomorrow...bah humbug! Son just phoned; thought he was going to say the indian take away was closed but curry is on it's way. Y'know; might even have some wine tonight as well. Might as well feel really rough tomorrow morning .

Crimson Nah, it's not my birthday today! (thankfully) it must be pretty rotten to have to share a birthday with Jesus or NYE - I should imagine other events would kind of take over. Just feeling a bit..well, grumpity in general, so thought it would be therapeutic to have a good general, all round moan here...before smashing this laptop out of the window

nanadog nellie phoenix everyone with sadness ...

Goose; is it your birthday?

N.Y.E. the same as 25th December and my birthday will be happily spent on my own. Now, what is it have I to look forward to next in the Big Design of Hallmark Cards??? Ah yes, the wonderful 14th February wonder what delights await me that night

You just have, B

Thank you, ana. I wish I could share it.

And I for one am very glad you have that calm content, Bags!

If I could give all you who are remembering sad losses at this time of year, some of the calm content I am lucky enough to have right now, I would.

phoenix

I would imagine that in some cases the pain never does truly go away. You just learn to live with it and find some kind of peace.

Unfortunately one doesn't have a choice, there is no alternative but to keep going and try to move forward. It does get easier with time, but I'm not sure if the pain ever really goes, perhaps it does, but it hasn't yet.

That is true, Butty, but one can't really appreciate this truth until after the event.

Perhaps many of us will relate to this:

We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that. All we need to do is learn not to be afraid of pain. Grit your teeth and let it hurt. Don't deny it, don't be overwhelmed by it. It will not last forever. One day, the pain will be gone and you will still be there. (Harold Kushner)