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!