Hi everyone, first time poster. My LO is incredible and we were blessed with them 6 months ago - I'm now quite anxious/upset about the prospect of returning to work in a few months time and missing out on being with them while they're at nursery/with grandmothers 4 days a week. But this is by the by.
My reason for posting is that I'm hoping to go back to work part time, but even before I got pregnant I felt as if I was ready for a career change - I hadn't found roles that particularly excited me and I had started to just approach work as something to pay the bills, rather than pursuing something I'd once had a burning passion for. I used to be very career focused before having a baby, and it's something that I feel was a large part of my identity - I get quite envious now if I see a young woman with an amazing and exciting career, as this is something I don't have any more.
My degree is in a different field to the one I've been working in the last 6 years, so I almost feel like I'd have to 'start again' if I moved from marketing and at a much much lower salary. I earn £30k at the moment so wouldn't really want to go too far below this!
Has anybody else felt this way or had a positive experience changing careers successfully/happily? I'm quite creative and enjoyed organising events, or I've friends who work in procurement so these fields intrigue me, but I'm scared of pursuing something that ultimately puts me back in the same position I'm in now...?
Sorry for the brain dump!!