Shift of focus

It's strange how, at one moment, you are as a mom focussing on the quality and health of your nipples and the skin on your baby's bum. And just a few months later (or in some other countries like the US: week's later) chairing a meeting in a suit and talking about (if not managing) budgets of millions. To me it feels like travelling across the universe. The two worlds of home and work are so different. I guess it's not the case for everyone. I enjoy this part of being a working mom most. I get miles of distance to home when I'm at work, can focus on different issues and forget about being "mama" for a moment. But coming home, the beauty of it is just that: being mama, and getting distance to work. Sure, the two mix to some extent - my phone is omnipresent at work for emergencies at school or home, just in case. I have photos of my kids on my desk. And at home I often work in the evenings. But it's still more black and white than mushy gray. Or perhaps red and orange... in any case, different.