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The fresh princess

Daily writing prompt
What’s your favorite time of day?

Most definitely the morning is my favourite time of day. Between five and six am when it’s just me, my coffee, my candles and my thoughts.

Now that summer is winding down and it’s no longer daylight at four am, I’m back to lighting candles in the morning and dipping my toes into the hygge way of living.

I need to also get back into meditating. Some days a few deep breaths will suffice. I can hear geese overhead right now, making their way back to the south for winter.

Starting my day alone and in peace and quiet is necessary for me, I’m not exactly sure when this started happening though and I didn’t always begin my day this way.

I think maybe when I started choosing how I wanted to live my life rather than letting myself be pulled around in every direction to suit the needs of others, that’s when this came to be.

Or maybe it’s just anxiety.

So now that I’ve said my favourite time of day is when I’m alone, I don’t mean to say that I prefer to not be around my family. That’s not it at all. It’s just that once everyone else is awake, the day becomes a bit more chaotic and it’s hard to put my thumb on one particular part of the day that I favour.

I’ve talked a few times about loving my slow mornings with my son, Sid. We did that all summer long and will continue to linger in bed and be lazy on weekends. I know this time with him while he’s so small is precious and goes by way too fast.

I don’t see my twenty-three year old until after lunch on weekends yet it seems like yesterday she was just three years old and started her days glued to my side.

Mornings are fresh; fresh starts, fresh air and fresh ideas. I can make a million plans or I can make no plans. I’m very grateful for that.

Sometimes I make a million plans and end up accomplishing none of them too. Oh well.

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About 2 years ago, not long after he came to join our family. I love how he’s hanging onto my thumb, sucking his thumb. So cute. The centre of our world.

12 responses to “The fresh princess”

  1. No, it’s totally understandable. It’s not to say you don’t love others or don’t want to be with them. Just that you enjoy that time with just you (and the coffee!) and no one else’s expectations to have to cater to. 😊 very much get that!

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    1. Thanks Laura, yes exactly!

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  2. I’m not sure if I’d prefer making plans and not getting things done or not being able to think of anything to do, which is my normal state these days. My plans today … read …. eat … walk Fremont <– that’s not really a plan.

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    1. But it does sound like a great Sunday!

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      1. Should be. Nice photo of Sid. I can barely remember having young children around. I do remember when we brought our first home from the hospital a million years ago. I thought the hospital was crazy for letting two people with no experience try to care for a baby. We did OK though, some how.

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      2. It is nice yes, verrrrry…idk…very lots of words to describe doing it all over again now in my late 40’s. As compared to my 20’s. It’s familiar yet a whole new experience.
        I guess it’s just a lot of figuring it out as we go.

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  3. love the mornings too. i was just mentioning over at Leturos how I’m lucky to live in a relatively quiet area. i never realized how important peace and quiet can be, everyone deserves to have a measure of that. Mike

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    1. Especially as the years tick by lol….I appreciate the quiet more.

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  4. So very precious, made more so by your recognition and appreciation, I think. My meditation practice is a bit off and I’d like to get back into a steady rhythm, too.

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    1. Thank you Stephanie!

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  5. That’s an adorable picture!

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    1. Thanks ☺️

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