Parental leave - worth the effort!

It all started on a sunny winter lunch break, when I bumped at the garage into a cheery Swedish colleague of mine. She hopped on her bike and steered happily away at 12:30 to spend the afternoon with her children. "Hmm, that's luxorious, I thought. I would like to be in her shoes." In the following days I started rationalizing how could I in reality fit into those shoes: is it financially feasible or in workload wise, what would my colleagues think, how will we manage the daycare for the morning etc..As any project, which comes from the heart, the puzzles pieces just magically come together and a solution is emerging to each problem. All I needed to do is to put them into action! And I did! Within three working days I had convinced my husband, my colleagues, my boss and our nanny and here I am six weeks into my parental leave enjoying the afternoon switch my wonderful girls! Despite the high workload, financial pressures and sometimes rainy afternoons, we all feel it was the right decision. I am a very happy girl :)