First Day Back at Work

Yesterday was my first day back at (paid) work. Its been nearly eleven months since I started on maternity leave and I can hardly believe how quickly time has flown. It was nice to see my work mates again and great to work with my new colleague Emily. I'm going to be at Nexus two days a week and Emily (who's been covering my position while I've been on leave) will be doing the other three. Not only is Emily a fantastic dietitian, she also has a surname that begins with a vowel. OK, so there isn't a grave in her name but there is an apostrophe, so overall I think the O'Connor/àBeckett combination will work well.

There have been a lot of changes at Nexus and it felt really quiet. I guess the quiet was good cos I needed some slow time to get my head back into work mode. There were some bright sparks, Liz and Katy amongst them. Always fun to hang out with them!!

Overall the toughest part of the day was leaving Ben at day care. He was upset and it really pulls on the old heart strings when he's crying. I'm sure he'll get used to it and the carers are lovely. They also assure me that he's happy 90% of the time. I'm just glad it's only two days a week. I'm feeling good about the split days (Mons and Thurs) because it gives Ben a break. Although I didn't realise when I said that I wanted those days that they are weigh days! For those blog readers who are in the business you know how weigh days can be.