I’m still in a bit of denial that we have crossed over into the New Year. I haven’t wanted to make a big deal or fuss about it, to be honest and I felt this way about Christmas too. Moving quietly through both moments and lulling myself from one day to next, is pretty much all I could manage.

I am fatigued, the deep in my bones kind and it has been a little on the chronic side. Me and fatigue have met before so I kind of know what it looks and feels like. I think the toll of the past two years has caught up with me, amongst other things but it certainly has made life a little tricky the past few months. I haven’t been able to be as optimal as I would like and I am trying to get through that with limited guilt as possible.

I am basically taking one day at a time.

In South Africa, December is when we all shut down, close up shop and rest. Some businesses close up to 3 weeks at a time and our schools close for around 2 months. This is a good time to press the pause button. So I did, I took some time off to sleep as much as possible, walk and swim often in this beautiful place and have been walking towards restoring myself back to health. I’ve been taking a bit of a break from social media, which has been really good for me and I’ll start heading back into my studio as soon as I can.

I know I have some deadlines coming up and I know everyone has been patient with me which I’m super grateful for, more about that in another post. I don’t have too many plans for the year ahead, I’m not there yet. For now, I am just focussing on getting stronger.

Thank you for being so understanding with me as I take this time to recover.

Much love, always Jeanne-Marie