This is my first post on mumsnet despite being a lurker since penis beaker. My situation is this. I live in Ireland and am married with a baby. We are in huge negative equity on our apartment- about 150,000. We would love to move to a house €but not possible with house prices rising again and our negative equity. I really dislike my job. For the first year or so I got sick every single day before work. However it is a very specific career that I retrained for in my twenties and while I earn decent money it is still not enough to buy a house. My company is now offering career breaks where I would earn enough to cover bills for 3 years and am free to take up other employment or to study if i I wish. Things would be tight but we could manage and that is before I look for other work. My husband is all in favour of me taking it however I am more scared now that we have a baby. My immediate family are against it. My feelings are torn in that I do not want to stay in my chosen career however I am okay in my current department but I could get moved at any time to a department I hate. Sorry for the whine just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice.