July seemed to go on forever and when I look back over the month and see how much happened, it's hard to fathom it was only 1 month.

We had family over for the holidays, a lot of them. It was challenging, wonderful and beautiful too. We did beautiful things together in Cape Town that made me so happy - I love sharing my city with special people. We didn't have internet for most of the month of July, which made it excruciatingly long and the loss of connectivity with the outside world seemed to paralyse me in new ways. I am giggling when I'm saying that out loud because I do realise how insane that is on every level, right?

The catch up was brutal. But I'm so happy to share, we are back on track and our fibre was installed yesterday so I feel like our internet woes are behind us.

We live in hope.

July was visually big and beautiful even without internet. We DID so much. Corks got home, the girls went back to school after the winter holidays and life is returning to a semblance of normal. If there is even such a thing. 7 to 8 months in and it finally feels like we have settled into this year, at last. There seems to be a gentle joy between all of us and my heart is feeling a little restored.

#HappyHeart