after last weekend i begun to burn out, exhaustion and fatigue had infected my psyche and the weariness was showing, i was finding it difficult to sleep and my motivation was at an all time low. work was giving me a headache and flu like symptoms were showing. the walls were closing in. on to of that i was having long distance issues with family and no resolution. therefore i made the difficult discussion to just take a week off and look after myself.
thankfully the weather was fine, surf was up and i managed to spend my mornings catching waves and hanging out in the sun at the beach, during the afternoon i settled into the routine of writing and finishing up my book, 'the antidote.' 
evenings i would wind down with an early night so i could get up early. 
one day i climbed the skillion, and watched the whales and one day i visited my friend who was in hospital. 
there was no real major change in my lifestyle, just a lot more sleep and routine. my cough disappeared fast and the old bones stopped aching, in fact by about wednesday i was beginning to feel much better and happier about the completion of my book. and today friday i planted some seeds my friend had given me in a big pot at the bottom of the garden, cleared a few piles of junk and pottered around doing laundry and a deep clean in the bathroom.
the road outside is being dug up as they are laying a new pipe so access has been tricky lots of trucks and dust but it has been completed and looks a lot better, at least the potholes are filled in. so that's the week.