Are You Spending Christmas Alone? We Will Get Through it Together!

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Christmas this year will just be me, the dog, and the cats. So, I won't be completely alone. I am grateful for so many things. I got a writing grant, and, while it's not a lot of money, it makes me feel like things are moving in the right direction.

I want to write more on Hive this year. It's not my only writing commitment, but I feel like it could really come to mean something if I let it.

These are divisive times. I am almost afraid to write because what if people don't like what I have to say? It's the blockchain. I can't take it back.

What I would really like to achieve by this time next year:

  1. Write a 50,000+ word novel.
  2. Achieve at least 500 HP (may revise goal).
  3. Write every day even if I don't post every day.
  4. Meet some new people.
  5. World domination. Haha. Joke.

I plan to keep Christmas simple. I have a tree. I will cook myself a nice meal because I think even when you dine alone, you should dine well if you have the skills and finances and physical ability and time to do it. A nice meal is rounded off with a good glass of wine, probably a Merlot or a Cabernet Sauvignon. Good for the heart and the soul.

I feel peaceful. Maybe I should feel like something or someone is missing, but I just don't. I am contented with my life as it is. Does that make me boring? A friend once told me I should be grateful to be boring in this way. Her life was and still is chaos. I love her, but I don't really understand that.

Do you have Christmas traditions you would keep going even if you were by yourself? Here are some of mine:

  1. Staying up late reading a new novel on Christmas Eve.
  2. Donating toys to Santas Anonymous and helping deliver when I can.
  3. Eating Turtles and Guylian Seashells.
  4. Brussel sprouts (I like them!).
  5. Christmas oranges.
  6. Wrapping up the dog and cats and putting them under the tree on Christmas Eve. Haha. Joke. I do not think they would approve of this activity.

If you are spending Christmas alone, don't fret. It could be so much worse. You could be forced to spend Christmas with mean people, or, worse, boring people! I will try to be more present on Hive (Christmas present) and someone is sure to be around if you're feeling sad and alone over the holidays. I am alone, but not sad. However, I have been both alone and sad. I can say this about it: it sucked. If that is your current situation, just hang in there. Easier said than done, I know, but if you just hold on, things usually improve before long.

Well, that is an update that is long overdue. Thank you for reading. I look forward to your comments!

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Really I always like to be alone and the good to not be sad like you wrote , but I see you are not cause you have a dog and the cats .
Merry Christmas 🎄
!PIZZA

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This is beautiful! No. You're not boring. You're amazing. I love how content you are. I guess i should start drafting my own goals for 2022. Man. I loved reading this. You're beautiful...😩❤️💕

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I will happily swap my grumpy 82-year old Mother for your dog and cats! So jealous of your lovely peaceful time doing Christmas exactly as YOU want it to be.

Best wishes,its going to be a good one :-)

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You and I have so much in common. Firstly, I too I'm spending Christmas by myself this year but unlike you I'm in dire need of a pet.

I also plan on making myself what I consider a befitting meal on Christmas hopefully without any alcohol because I'm trying teetotalism.

World domination is another lofty goal I have but I don't mind failing at that.

So long as we stay true in chasing our dreams, 2022 would be the first of many great years.

I like you already.

Parts added a few moments later

Went to your page to give you a follow and saw that you had a few of my favourite Hive user @dreemsteem 's work reblogged.

It's official, you are my friend wether you want to or not.

Not to worry my friendship doesn't take up so much space and time in your life. @dreemsteem can vouch for me on that.

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oh my goodness!!! you feel this too?!?!?!

2022 is going to be an AMAZING year for us!!! right?!?! I see it already hehehehe

hehehehe you don't take up too much space - but I'm always enjoying more of you when you decide to sneak up on me ehehe

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Heyyyyyyy, I realised I was here ranting a few weeks ago and mentioned I was in dire need of a pet.

Guess What? I got the cutest and most adorable Mongrel puppy that I named Onyx. As I type this message she is sleeping on my legs,

Christmas alone wasn't that bad, I even dare to say I had a blast.

I guess the new year is upon us so it's time we take over the world.

We haven't seen you in a while @carys, I hope you are doing just fine?

I would really love to know how your festive celebrations panned out.

This is an entry for the @comet.ranker operation #ping contest.

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Hi @pappyelblanco!

Can you give this person another #Ping? I see that the comment was dropped on one that you made 20 days ago!

What this means is that they likely were not notified of your #Ping. It didn't showUP on their radar screen!

Go ahead and try again!

Let's see if we can get a response! ☄️

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Hello!

I am sad because I am grieving my kitty Maggie who just crossed the rainbow bridge a day and a half ago, so I am definitely not feeling Christmassy. I do have another kitty, Yuan, who has been taking good care of me though. <3

Thank you for the space to have company if we need it, when so much of social media goes silent today.

I've been distracting myself today by working on a video for my alt account @faeriestories, but now that that's done I'm not sure what to do with myself.

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Hallo @carys, how have you been?

I am just checking on you to know you are fine.

We haven't seen you on Hive for a while.

Please stay safe.

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Awww. Thank you for caring. You are a good soul. I am doing well for now. I appreciate you!

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