Just thought I would give you a quick update on how my chat went yesterday...

It went.... GREAT!

I had completely mis-understood when she said 'don't rush into any decisions.' What she means is I don't have to tell her 100% how long I want to have off before baby comes. All she wants is a minimum that I definitely want off and then after that I only have to give her 4 weeks notice to return.

I can't tell you how relieved I am.

I was finding it hard to anticipate how much time I would want to have off because I've never done this before. I have no idea what to expect and there are so many variables - my health, baby health, my feelings, how we are all coping, $$ etc. I am just very pleased.

As for what the office will do, there is likely to be another vacancy in my pay bracket in 8 weeks as someone who is on secondment is not likely to return. So we will replace that position with an intention that that person will replace me when I leave. That works out well, as it will mean I will get a good 8-10 weeks of handover.

That being said, I now have a crap load of work to do before I go. Essentially we have a massive one month campaign next year at some point and I have to get everything ready. mmmm...

So anyway, all happy, life is great, woo hoo!

Now, must go and do that work. bye!