The change - the last day

Today was my last day of paid employment. I can give you many different reasons for my decision to quit now. But the chief one is that I feel tired and believe that I deserve a short peaceful break (as much as looking after an active toddle can be considered to be one). Despite Cat being a super easy baby, last year was hard both physically and emotionally. Since I didn’t have any previous experience of baby care the learning curve was the steepest one I ever encountered (excluding the first few years of my life, but I don’t remember those :-) ). Far away from my family and most of my friends I often felt exhausted and lonely. Yet I love being a mother and I want to have more time to enjoy it instead of rushing between entertaining my daughter, completing the household chores and working.

I agonized about this decision for very long time, swinging from one option to another. But once I sent my resignation letter I felt incredibly happy and relaxed, which makes me believe that my decision was the right one. I’m glad that I had a range of choices and extremely grateful for having very supportive husband. And I wonder where this small change will lead me.