Time to get up! Oh boy, it’s still the middle of the night. If you work in changing shifts, you can sure do with a strong cup of coffee. I make a pot and then jump straight into the shower.

My ride’s here. We carpool with 4 great colleagues: good for the planet, and for my wallet! Shhhh... no one notices me taking a quick nap in the back seat.

Arrival in Vorst. I check the reports of the previous team straight away: did any of the installations fail? Are retouches required? I launch all the programmes and start following the production line in real time.

In order to make our plant run efficiently, the planning needs to be worked out in detail: who is absent? Who is late? Is anyone on holiday? I make sure everything is right.

Off to the workshop! I schedule time with all operators to deal with everyday problems.

A first break, more than deserved ! 10 minutes to take a breath and have fun with colleagues: that really energises me.

Visit to the fellow team leaders - we check the retouches that were done the past 24 hours and if everything is fine.

Second break. 20 minutes to eat. I take the opportunity to have a small chat with fellow team leaders and other colleagues.

I'll just drop by the foreman and see if there are any problems I can help with. Occasionally I also rush to another building to check the retouches. Time flies.

… or 12:30 pm, or 12:45 pm, or 1 pm: I take my lunch break at n’importe o’clock. It's always a quick bite in between, I find it hard to turn off my problem-solving mode.

The shift is over! But the most important task comes last: informing the next team. What should they pay attention to? Where were the problems? How many people do we need to start up tomorrow? I make sure that the next team leader is not caught by surprise when they start the day. That’s what teamwork is all about!

One of the highlights of my day: picking up my son from school! Serious negotiations start right away: what do we make as an after-school snack today?

Yes, my husband is home! He takes over the household duties, I start doing my hobbies. Either I go to the gym or I take out my baking equipment. My son loves to wear his apron to help me bake. The kitchen becomes our playground for the sweetest creations.

I can see my son getting his second wind. I take out the ingredients and he is just happy mixing, beating the eggs, and doing all sorts of things. A bit of quality time, with a most delicious result: that’s what I call a win-win situation.

The cake goes in the oven and in the meantime I make dinner. Two birds with one stone!

The most important family moment of the day: dinner! We talk about our day, while looking forward to today’s dessert. The whole house smells of our latest creation!

I spend the time between dinner and bedtime reading a little. It's one of my favourite pastimes: a novel can make me escape to a completely different world.

Time to pack my bag for tomorrow! I always check if there are any important messages from operators so that I am well-prepared to start tomorrow morning.

My last activity of the day: reading to my son. We do this every day, if not, he just won’t go to sleep. I think I deserve the title "Mum of the Year", don’t I?