The Today show co-anchor has taken a brief hiatus from her post to rest and recover from vocal chord surgery in the new year. Guthrie previously announced on Dec. 19 that she'd be taking some time off to fully recuperate from the procedure — which centered around removing a polyp and nodules on her vocal chords.

TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie shared a sweet update while she’s out recovering from vocal cord surgery, thanking everyone for their well wishes using a temporary form of communication: a white board.