Return to work - success

This week I returned to work full time after being off for 4 months on maternity leave. (Note:  I actually posted this late.  It has been a busy couple weeks since I started back to work).

Hardest parts:

Getting ready in the morning. 

Picking my kids up and realizing how much I miss their sweet faces. 

Cooking anything with nutritional value (I at least got salad and steamed broccoli out for most meals, but the mains were mostly boxed or frozen). 

Not having a nap.

Highlights:

Getting back into a routine and realizing I can do this. 

Having the freedom at work to eat and use the bathroom whenever I want.
Using my brain for something other than toddler games and meal prep.

Getting some exercise without pushing a stroller (walks or using the gym at lunch).

So now it is 3 weeks back to work and my family and I are surviving.  I have to admit, I am already ready for a vacation...with babysitters.  But I am not ready to quit.  I am a working mom for now.