Upon returning to her desk after a morning of meetings, she noticed the two calls from her daughters’ childcare centre in her missed calls log, mocking her in silent accusation and daring her to ignore the voicemail messages that accompanied them in favour of her workload instead.

In preparation she gathered some files and sent herself some emails knowing she could not put off the inevitable call forever and sure enough, it was hardly a surprise when she found herself watching mindless, silent television as the hordes of people waited their turn to see the doctor less than two hours later.

(Photo: Nardia | a life like ours)