I know how you feel.  I want to study, but I can't.  Great thing I can do mine via computer.  Get involved with a course that you can do from home.  some really good ones out there, and while it's not work, it is something close.  And you are still building new skills.  If you are in Oz, I can give you the contacts for the one I am doing.  It is prep for Uni but you more than qualify for it and it is free!.  Minti mail me if you want more info.  Oh, and the obsession of poo, not alone there either! lol.  Got 3 girls going through different stages and we compare them!  disgusting I know, but we always know which one has the dirtly nappy! lol.  Maybe I should write an essay comparing them al! lol.  sorry to the lecturer who marks it!.  Being a mother is tough, but you have to do what is right for you.  Hey, if you go back to work and don't like it, you can always  go back to full time Mum no time worker! lol.  Good luck and don't feel you have to go back to work just because your friends are bragging.  They don't get to have an afternoon nap!

I totally know how you feel. I love to work. I would work 40 hours a week if we had decent childcare. But we don't so I work 2 days a week keeping another baby, that way mine is with me but I'm still working and I can get out of the house. If you want to go back to work, consider part time.

with you on that, i would love to work. i am way more qualified than my partner to be in the workforce and there is not a day that goes by that i dont miss the buzz of completing a project or seeing the end print in the hands of the customer on time and on budget. but having just recently started a little of working again in a different field, it has become apparent to me that you can only do so much as one person. something that alot of mothers forget when they are feeding the baby, cleaning the house and packing the bag for going to the shop all at the same time. there is a breaking point and it varies for different people. some can handle more of one and some can handle more of the other. i think for situations like this you really need a life plan to follow and set time for raising your kids and being in the workforce. and make sure your partner if you have one understands that you want to do a good job of both. i guess that is all i can think of for now but i know there are articles here on minti that have covered this topic. all the best and hope i have been of some help ::)'s MAB!

I guess if you wanted to you can have it all. You could start up a business from home or work online at home and make some big $ if your lucky. I feel like im stuck in a rut at home with two little ones. Dont have the time to work unfortuntaly. too busy changing nappies and watching wiggles all day and playing.

Love Kelly