I've been though some rough times recently, nothing too crazy just everyday stress that every mom/21st century person has to deal with, but I am grateful for Jack Black's movies. I've laughed really hard when I felt down and out, when nothing else could cheer me up. I think my favorite is The Big Year, as a type A person with a romantic side this story really did stick with me and I think about it still sometimes when I'm struggling with career/life balance. Thanks to Jack Black and all the people who helped create these movies, I am always thinking about how to put my family first and find some sense of humor in every thing.
I am sad today, I took only 4 weeks for maternity leave but when I started making plans to return to work I found out that many of my clients have dropped me (per the facilities, it has nothing to do with me going on maternity leave). I am a physician who rounded at 8 nursing homes and at this point 4 of them have dropped me. This is a significantly reduced income for my new family. I'm just feeling very sad about this and wondering if anyone else had a similar experience? I hope more opportunities will open up in the future but it sucks to have this happen right now as expenses are going up. Is this just a price you have to pay when you go on maternity leave as a contractor? I'm wondering i