Tracie - Good luck! I've just become a stay at home mum - leaving a managerial job in an organisation I've been with for 23 years! It IS hard being a working mum - I did it for 10 years and became an expert juggler - I used nursery for a few years, but then some nutter threw school into the mix - that was hard. Though I sat down with my then boss and explained my circumstances. We worked out a plan that allowed me to drop off and pick up from school and work from home to make up the hours. It's flipping hard work, but it did pay off in the end. Don't even think about school holidays yet though - they're great aren't they?? They're really just a test for working mums you know! Good Luck and I take my hat off to all working mums out there. Stupidly enough my career break will take me back into my organisation just as Jack starts school...I may have to have a rethink!!