I didn't go to bed yet. Figured I'd wake up in the middle of the night all wide-awake. So I'm holding out 'til 9!
I have 12 weeks but I feel like I have to be involved somewhat at the beginning of the year to start things off. Get my kids in the right schedules, talk to the teachers about SpEd grades, etc. (Did I already say I was a special education teacher?) So I'm going to bring little girl in if I have to to put this stuff in motion. Then around Sept or so I'll go back to full time.
Hopefully since it's the summer (I'm just like you, weather affects me A LOT) I can keep GALing and not get down over the maternity leave because of no work. We'll see.
If I had a long time off, I think it would be harder for me. It's tricky because I want to be there for my little girl as much as possible, but I also want to be the best me I can be. And work helps. At least that's my thought now; could change later.
