Thanks for the replies ladies! You know I have been thinking about it and I am leaning towards going freelance. I know there is heaps of work going at my work so I'm sure they would give me preference over other freelancers plus I do have some other contacts in the industry that have offered me work. The area I'm in will always have work and if we do hit slow patches I know we can survive on DH's salary alone (although it will be tight). If I went back part time I would be expected to do overtime without any extra pay (we work to deadlines and you have to do whatever to get it in on time) and they notoriously give you too many projects to handle at once, whereas if I'm freelance I can turn work down if I'm too busy or stressed.
Sweet Bliss congrats on taking your leap of faith - it certainly appears to have paid off, well done!
A little bit differnt but similar. I'm a teacher and went back part-time. I found I was doing a lot more work then my 2 days a week because there just wasn't enough hours in 2 days to get the "extra" stuff done that I would normally do in non-contact time or after school. Also when reports came round it was horrendous!
Now I am doing relief teaching (freelance) I love it - if the kids are sick I don't feel bad calling in sick, no planning, no extra hours and no stress. Yes it's a pain not knowing when I'm working but I get paid double when I do work and it's like a bonus every time I go. The tricky part is daycare - obviously I don't want to be paying for care when I'm not working so I only work on days DH has off. When he takes holidays and things like that I notify the schools that I am available on this date and it works quite well!
If that is the case hun, go with the freelance. You have all the contacts. Go for it. There is the upside that you can be at home with your bub. Best thing ever..... hugs
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