Initially I was to have 12 months maternity leave - but because the Rooster is awesome, I was thankful to be able to extend it. Massively rewarding!
I am extremely grateful for him providing such an amazing opportunity.
It's been an incredible ride. I left my workplace some 20 months ago all bright eyed and bushy tailed readying myself for the journey that was ahead of me.
I had naively set myself goals upon goals of what I would achieve during my time away from the office...
I was going to get "crazy fit" as soon as my 6 weeks post birth was up.
After getting back into it (walking) WAY too soon I ended up causing some damage to my hips. This of course delayed my plans by several months as the discomfort was out of control! After my initial false start, I got back into teaching Zumba classes and started getting back on track again.
Unfortunately classes finished up for the year and the festive season hit - so now I'm back to where I was before I started.... Frustrating - but it was enjoyable at the time!!!!!
I was also going to read several books.
I started the book pictured above when the Chicken was about 5 or 6 weeks old. It was the beginning of a line up of about 10 or so books that I had planned to get through. Tonight, I plan to finish the last 20 pages of that book! It's only taken me 18 months!!!
I was going to learn to play the ukulele.
Yeah... About that! Other than showing the Chicken how to strum it... This went nowhere! Maybe I'll still get there...
The Chicken does however love giving it a good go so perhaps she will pick it up instead of me!
And then I was going to FINALLY watch the Game of Thrones series.
One day I will see what all the fuss is about! And find out what really happens to Jon Snow... Then again, I've heard most of the plot through social media posts anyway!
The list goes on...
Reflecting on all of this creates a little sadness in that I did not achieve much of what I had set out to during this new phase of my life, but at the same time so much happiness in that I didn't get much of it done.
Happiness because I spent my time doing other things with the Chicken. Nurturing her, teaching her, loving her, making memories with her.
Watching her grow and develop into a fantastic little human being right before my eyes.
Creating a lock tight bond between mother and child that simply can not be made in retrospect.
Whilst I'm not returning to the office in a super fit shape, well read and caught up on the "essential" viewing, I am returning forfilled in ways that my new found 'mum bod' never thought possible. Time, in my opinion, 100% well spent.
I'll will get to those pre baby goals eventually, but it's just going to take a while!!!
Now all that stands between me and a desk is the weekend.
(Can you lose 10-15 kilos in a weekend??? 😜)
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