So that is that. Another year done. 2012 was such a challenging year for many of us and for a variety of reasons. I'm mostly glad it is done with, though it is not a year I regret living through.
I'm looking forward to 2013. I have no idea what it will bring.. I have no plans. I am curious to see what will come my way. I am turning 50 this year and honestly I am conflicted in how I feel about that. I do know that I would like to live my life with more energy this year - I cannot explain it better than that.
Margot and I found a tiny park on the foreshore at Balmain to watch the 9.00pm fireworks. In the park were a number of people of all nationalities...all the accents mingling in the warm night air. A Muslim family whose patriarch quietly and without embarrassment knelt and prayed whilst children swung on the swings nearby. A Greek family next door were roasting meat on a spit and dancing on their balcony.
We went back before midnight to a different place. An old man talked to the English girl next to me about different places in Sydney she must visit. A group of rowdy young boys stood behind us, counting down the last seconds before midnight.
We got to bed about 2.00am - all my family under one roof. It took me ages to get to sleep - every time I shut my eyes all I could see were fireworks.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Mary. I do hope you are able to find that energy you are looking for. I decided all I wanted to do was get to the end of this year and feel proud of myself. Like I'd lived it as fully as I was capable of living it.
Posted by: Megan | 01/01/2013 at 05:53 PM
Nicely put! My 40th is this year. xxx
Posted by: Kara | 01/01/2013 at 06:28 PM
Happy New Year Mary! I turn 50 this year too. Almost wrote next year - like that would hold it back a bit because I don't feel nearly 50. Not sure what 50 is supposed to be but I'm sure we'll make it up as we go.
Here's to a good 2013!
Posted by: Janet | 01/01/2013 at 06:39 PM
l feel a little the same. bout 2012..a mixture of hard and good times.
.helping us to become a little wiser...hopefully.
This year health is the big issue above all else..at 53 l feel time is getting shorter ...and l definitely need more energy to make the most of it.
move more.
Posted by: Judi kenneally | 01/01/2013 at 06:41 PM
2012 was a mixed bag. ne of the good things was catching up with you again. I do hope we see each other in 2013. You amaze me Mary.
Posted by: Jodie | 01/01/2013 at 07:17 PM
Happy New Year! We watched fireworks from our bedroom window last night. It was snowing so the sky was completely bright. I'm ready for 2013, like you, not regretting 2012, but ready to amble to the next thing. Your photos are beautiful, and 50 will be wonderful! xo
Posted by: Chrisy | 01/02/2013 at 02:48 AM