Maternity Leave

Did the last 8 weeks go this fast for anyone else?

April 28, 2011

My maternity leave ends this week.  On Monday, I will wake up early, put on make up and high heels and walk back into my office.  I will drink my tea while it’s warm and use the restroom without an audience.  I will answer the phone and reply to emails.  I will put pen to [...]

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I Want My Maternity Leave Back

February 2, 2010

I feel awful saying this out loud but I really didn’t enjoy my maternity leave.  When I was nearing the end of my 40 week stint as a professional incubator, I had visions of snuggling with my squishy baby while watching TV and reading books.  Long chats on the phone with friends and family.  Shopping trips and [...]

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Pack my bags – I’m moving

November 12, 2009

To the state of Constant Conflict. Where a new mother, hell any mother, is pulled between wanting to be the same energetic and focused person she was before she birthed a child and the distracted and tired person she became after she had to leave that child to go earn a paycheck. Again, I KNOW [...]

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Today, I'm holding my baby

November 5, 2009

Forget writing thank you notes (its been a month, what’s another few days), going through clothes (that’s depressing anyway) or cleaning my house (like I need an excuse to avoid that)… today I am doing nothing but holding my baby, because tomorrow I am leaving her ALL DAY to go to a meeting for work.  [...]

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The Choices We Make

October 19, 2009

People warned me about this… sort of… I heard “your life is going to change” so many times during the last nine months that I wanted to throat-punch anyone who dared give me that knowing look and start to open their mouth to grace me with their words of wisdom about how I wouldn’t be [...]

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