Happy New Year

Ayear where I went on vacation to Egypt, in retrospect a wonderful gift. At that moment, of course, I didn’t realize that that vacation was the last for an indefinite period. A year where I came socially “out of the closet”. Due to the first lockdown and the prohibition to do my work, I became creative about sharing more personal things on my socials instead of mainly the Bloomer portraits.

Despite the lockdowns, I portrayed over 80 Bloomers in 2020. I met and portrayed over 80 beautiful women with beautiful, inspiring stories.

A year where I learned everything about pandemics, where I was forced to be a teacher for my son, where fear sometimes took hold of me, a feeling I have never felt before in my life.

A year where I learned that freedom is something extraordinary. And that you realize that most when it is taken from you. That limitations in life are very oppressive. That health truly is the most important thing, your own but also of the people around you.

2020 Also gave space and quiet time to think about our lives. The forced “pause button” has undoubtedly done something good for everyone. Even if only appreciating those freedoms that we have lost en masse.

What I really liked about 2020 was the extra time I got to spend with his son; under normal circumstances, he’s in school. I loved the time to think about the past, to fantasize about the future, both privately and professionally. For a moment, time stood still, the rat race of life went into slow motion, and without all the fuss, there was suddenly space. Room for space …

I can now write a few more lines about what I am hoping for in 2021. I just won’t do it. I can only hope that we are cured en masse from the COVID-19 virus.

Live in the moment and enjoy every day.

With love,

Dee