Back to Work...Yeah?!

Is it terrible that I am a little excited to go back to work?  I feel a little bad about that.  However, I feel very good that I did not work much over maternity leave.  I checked emails pretty much every day, but how much time did that take? 10 minutes a day, maybe?  I am very proud of myself for staying off my CNBC drip and really unplugging myself to allow my domestic needs to really speak to me!  I look forward to the balance...I need to be involved in a professional setting...I would go absolutely crazy if I had to stay home with kids and not get that constant fix of professional responsibility.  I have worked too hard to get to where I am.  However, I have a new found appreciation for stay at home mom's.  This stuff is the hardest work I have ever experienced.  It is the most rewarding, but so hard on the physical and mental state of someone.  I have instinctually found a little bit of patience since I have been on leave.  Things that I spent time stressing out about are suddenly becoming easier to deal with.  I feel like I make decisions much quicker now, as I feel like I don't have the luxury of wasting time.  I honestly am excited to go back to work with this new mindset and confidence.  I think I will see Norah in a whole new light when I go back...I will appreciate my time with her in a whole new way.