MOVING ON TO NEXT YEAR

Where reality meets fantasy...

This will not be an altruistic, new year's rant. Promise.


I have found myself slipping rather too happily into "holiday mode"...
  • Sleeping in later than 7am 
  • Reading in bed until 10 with steaming mug after mug of tea 
  • Shocking my French husband's sense of "perfect wifely fashion" with my sagging grey sweat-pants. Yes, even went for the newspaper in them....noticed that there are no head turns for elegance and poised dress but definite turbo turns for sweat pants in public...ah, vive la France!!
  • Leisurely bacon and eggs with the papers instead of healthy muesli shovelled down at top speed
  • No work, no students, no marking,
  • No talking, limited serious conversation
  • Another glass of Sauvignon Blanc
Not quite ready to detatch myself from this perfectly relaxing mode. Yesterday I put my business diary out on the kitchen table to remind myself that reality awaits. It's next year tomorrow and back to work next week.

I refuse to do the resolution trip. I can honestly say that my fantasy 2011 is giving up my day job to roll into a sloth's life of sleep-ins and creativity ( creativity = cooking, eating, shopping, chatting with girlfriends).  My reality is, well, a bit like 2010....
Back to work.

ps some of the good things in 2011...more Mad Men, more Damages, another vintage of Sauvignon Blanc on a global level for all Desperate Anglo Housewives to imbibe!!

Comments

  1. Anonymous31 December 2010 at 19:57

    Fabulous New year post....happy new year. mee too, adore your blog.
    Ex pat in India

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  2. Suzanna, Paris2 January 2011 at 10:42

    My french hubbie also goes wild about my sweat pants. I am actually not allowed to wear them out of the house. Thanks for your non bullshit resolution post. I laughed out loud!
    ps just read your article in The French Paper about girlfriends and couldn't agree more.

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  3. Geraldine2 January 2011 at 10:46

    Ditto for sweat pants and french husbands. Bring on the book of the blog!

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  4. Anonymous5 January 2011 at 10:20

    Adore new year post. look forward to more recipes...please!! Me too, hope to see a book of the blog this year.A recipe book??
    Sinead

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