I can’t find my reset button. Maybe I have a key combination instead? Some particular button order that will get me into diagnostic mode?

Your batteries are flat. Please recharge and return to normal.

Do you know where my charger is?

I know a bit about fatigue, but it’s not making this time any easier. I’m trying not to beat myself up, trying to reassure myself that it took me five weeks of virus to get this run down and tired, so it’s bound to take more than a couple of days and a quick nap before I’m back to where I was. But the level of frustration is high – I have so much work to catch up on. Doctors don’t write you a note if you’re ill and self employed. Instead they say, “well that’s good then,” like your clients and letting agency won’t mind if you just take to your bed for a few weeks, submit no work and pay no rent. Self-employment: it’s easy!

For now, I’ll make do with celebrations of little steps (like getting through two-and-a-half to do list items!) before climbing into bed and hoping for tomorrow.