Back to work after maternity leave

That is it! I am at the end of my maternity leave after almost one year at home with my little star.
When I started my maternity leave, I didn't entirely know what I was going to do once it's over. I knew that I wanted to go back to work but at a certain point the fear of leaving Sofia with strangers made me think that I could become a full time housewife.
After six months of a total dedication to my family, executing the same tasks every day....I realised that going back to work is a wonderful idea for a couple of reasons.
First of all it allows me to have another life away from total family life so that I can be happier and more active when I'm with them.
The second reason is that I've noticed that been at home almost everytime can be boring for me and my baby and it's not good for her development.
When other babies are around she is so lively and she learns more things and faster.
So my husband and I decided to start looking for a nursery to get an idea of how babies are entertained and looked after.
I can now say that I'm more confident of leaving her to strangers because those strangers are professionals and they know how to deal with children of all ages.
The distance of my place of work to where we live was also a thing of concern. But to my luck my department have relocated to a new location which happens to be 30 minutes away unlike the old 50 minutes.

Going back to work is just the last step to having a balanced lifestyle again and not only been a mum and a wife.

I want to add that mums who decide to stay home with the babies and look after the family have all my respect and admiration because is the toughest job I've ever done!!!

Happy life to everyone :)