I have been in a creative slump recently. No blog posting, no scrapbooking. However, there have been plenty of other things going on to keep me busy. Since mid-September I have gone to:
- Joburg with girlfriends for Taste of Joburg
- Sehlabathebe National Park – an 8 hour drive from Maseru
- See Coldplay in concert at FNB Stadium in Joburg
- Maliba River Lodges with 20+ friends
- Semonkong with 20+ friends and completed the 204 meter abseil
- Green Goose Organic Farms for a joint birthday celebration with my friend Jeff
Plus I have set the Hash twice (i.e. laid the trail the day before) – and these are just the things I’ve been doing on the weekends!
Work has also been typically busy. I never know how to describe work except for “busy”, but is there anyone who ever answers “slow”? It just seems that things never end here and if I think something is wrapping up then there is another demand around the corner. The funding for my program ends in mid-2012 so we’ve been telling partners about our transition, I’ve been working with the Ministry on their PMTCT strategic plan plus the usual demands of running the program and staying on top of things. It feels particularly hectic right now because the end of the year is quickly approaching, and by “end of the year” I mean mid-December because everything business-wise basically shuts down from mid-December to mid-January as everyone tends to hoard their leave and take it all at once. Plus I leave for the U.S. on December 18th for almost a full month. Since I went to Germany last year, it’s been more than just over a year and a half since I’ve been to the U.S. and I’m totally looking forward to it. I’ll be in Salt Lake City, Seattle, NYC and Baltimore catching up with people. It’s going to be awesome.
Actually completed a scrapbook layout this weekend – from the 11 pictures I took on 11.11.11 so another post will be coming soon. Maybe the slump is ending …
