11 Commandments for 2011

1/ I will be a fervent defender of my precious free time. I will make time for those people who truly inspire me, and forget the others.


2/ I will not live my life according to a sense of obligation.


3/ I will travel as much as I can; I will cover kilometres and kilometres and make unreasonable journeys in order to spend a few hours with the people I care about most.


4/ I will know when to take time out: I will greet my solitude like an old friend.


5/ I will read The Economist every week, to keep my brain ticking over.


6/ I will read at least two novels every month, because escapism is a necessity, not a luxury.


7/ I will continue to write - even if I only write one page a month.


8/ I will not be brought down to earth by those who fly the flag of reality... as though amazement and day-dreaming were reserved for the under-5s.


9/ I will not RUSH. If I arrive at work half an hour later than everyone else, SO BE IT!


10/ I will not compare myself to other mothers. Especially not unfavourably.


11/ I will be imperfect. Because, even if I fail at all of the above (see points 1 - 10), no doubt the universe will continue to unfold as it should...