20/05/2026
When I published this post in 2014, I had had a quick stint in the hospital with an emergency appendectomy, 3 days before I had to shoot a wedding. It made me pull up the hand-brake in my life in a big way! I remember writing this out of exhaustion, desperation and hope- but yet very motivated to change my lifestyle. And it made all the difference when I made those changes! I started working from a place of rest, and it brought a breath of fresh air to my creativity. "Ek het weer kans gesien vir dinge!"
Now 14 years later with a family to look after, my body is literally on the brink of another burnout and I stand wondering- how did I get here again?
And I know the answer. I let the boundaries slide. Slowly at first, but then all at once.
It starts with "Jeez life has gotten expensive!" I can't say no to shoots!! If you can squeeze them in Lindy, you do it- even if it means doing 5 shoots in 6 days!
The shoot's done. Phew! Now you don't want your clients to wait too long for their photos and videos now do you Lindy... No one like to wait right?!...so edit into the early hours of the morning if you must but just get it done. Who cares if you only get 3-4 hours sleep? Sleep when you're dead!
(Also you can't afford to spend too much time in the evenings with hubby because you need to get editing Lindy! And don't listen to him when he says to you lovingly, "Try to get an early night tonight!" )
Yes, in the morning you will be tired and you'll be a ghost of a mom to your kids the entire day, and a grouchy monster who will snap at everything because you are beyond overwhelmed and overstimulated. And yes your back and neck will probably end up in spasms again- but hey! You'll at least have gotten the work to the clients sooner, and avoid having to get a message saying "Are they done yet?" which sends your anxiety on a joyride through the hole in the roof (which your mom guilt made when it went up there earlier!)
Now before you hit a panic station and think I am chronically ill and bailing out on you and on your shoot, breathe and relax…I’m not :) I will continue to edit, and do shoots as planned in my calendar, and I will do so with 100% of me, as I always have.
But I am going to be taking it a lil slower. Which means that you might have to wait that teeny tiny bit longer for you shoot to be edited, or blogged. Because I am going to take Sunday’s off. And I am going to go to bed a little earlier. And I am going to take one weekend in a month off- No work allowed! And I am going to take time to have quiet time with the Lord. And I am going to take my vitamins, and eat healthier- and go for walks, or play a game of tennis once in a while. Gosh I might even take the time to read a book for myself!
What it means realistically for you as clients or followers of this page is:
📷 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝟯-𝟰 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆. 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝟱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀.
📷 𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁.
Please allow me the time and space to look after me, so that I can give my family and you the best of me- and not some drained ghost of a person I become when I am run down. It might be a bit frustrating to wait an extra while for your pictures, but I’m trusting that you will understand. And I am hoping that you too will take the time to rest. That you will pause your busy life and say, today I am going to do something that my soul needs.
All my love from a tired and overwhelmed but hopeful and motivated to be different,
Me 🤗
To see the post from 2014 please click here:
So I’ve been putting off writing this post for a while- because well, I kept telling myself to “man up” and “it’s not so bad” and “sleeping is for the birds”, and “I’m actually fine, I’ve had worse before”. But after looking at the amount of doctors bills, and pharmacy receip...
