The Ghost of Christmas Present...

I did something this year that I haven't done for years.

I took a Christmas holiday.  Or should I say, I am taking a Christmas holiday?  There is still one day left of 2012 and then I get to go to a party with my boss, Edie, and her humans, and sing in the New Year with a thimble full of Sherry.  And then I get another day off.  And then it is back to work.

I am a very lucky Mouse this year.  After thumping away on a massive computer owned by one of Edie's other employees (the human one) I have my own laptop!  Look!  I'm very proud of it and it's just my size.  I wish it had a picture of cheese on it instead of an apple, but apart from that it's perfect.

So I've been thinking about what next year might hold, as we tend to do at this point in the calendar. There are changes afoot - I can smell them (the changes, not the feet).  Working with the farmers has been a bit of a battle in some respects, getting all these tricky changes put in place when the farmers don't want them at all, so I might see if I can so something slightly different.  Or do something differently.  There is a difference. Are you still with me? Will I still be a travelling Mouse? Will I still be travelling to the same places? I plan to do a bit more leisure travelling too, in 2013.  Edie, my boss, keeps promising me a trip to Paris, to something called 'Disney' - she says there is a famous Mouse there.  And she wants to go to two festivals next year, instead of the usual one.  And in February she is taking me to stay in a cottage in a place called Buxton.  Apparently you can buy water there and it's near a town called Bakewell that is famous for cakes.  I like that a lot.  We're going to do some walking in the countryside and then eat a lot of cake.

It's a funny time, Christmas and New Year, and especially these days in between, to reflect on the things, good and bad, that have happened.  Hopes and dreams still not yet realised, friends not seen for too long and time not taken between whizzing about, to just think and be.  These are the ghosts. And the present, apart from the lovely shiny computer, is the time taken to sit and think about slowing down, being a happy little Mouse and enjoying what I have, right now.

So al that remains for 2012 is for me to wish you all a Happy New Year for 2013, be open to opportunities my friends, and count your blessings.

Oh - I've also resolved to type this blog a bit more often.  You'd like that, wouldn't you...?

With a Merry little Mouse dance,
Mouse x