maternity leave

i can imagine not doing anything for 3 months, but that just means not doing anything that equates making an income, which i would loathe. i am difficult to bore, so I could be sewing and making things when the baby is new. or i could be reading books. finding some kind of work out to do. something something. the list of inconsequential things to do could go on. 

what i am mentally preparing for are the months i give birth and the month or two after that. because from what i’ve read, routines practically stop once the baby arrives. because i am freelance, the word routine remains a vague concept because the tasks of the day vary from day to day, depending on what projects i have going. in reality, i have no concept of “maternity leave” although that is what i am preparing for.