Amy Mowafi on the Trials and Tribulations of Battling Mother Nature…

Like an exhausted child who refuses to go to bed for fear of what they might miss, I write this from my office, rapidly hurtling towards my ninth month of pregnancy, yet refusing to take maternity leave. This is in part due to my long-held belief that any work place will immediately descend into chaos without my presence – a conceit that has proven entirely false on several occasions, yet one I still latch onto out of respect for my ego. More importantly, I can’t help but feel taking a break at this point would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

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