Maternity Leave: The New Career Launching Pad
April 16, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Finances
Yesterday, while colouring Easter eggs with the kids, I found myself concentrating more deeply than I have since the baby was born. Creativity is my source of repair. What ever is going on with me, personally, physically or financially, some kind of art (usually writing), gets me out of the funk.
Freelance writing is not a career I could have pursued were it not for maternity leave. Time is the most valuable commodity in the world and there should be no discounting the financial impact of what I call the naptime economy. What happens when a parent has a few hours …read more
