Shonda made it sound like Meredith was still going to struggle career-wise.
I don't think it's realistic that Meredith would want to raise her kids without Derek, but when we barely see them, that's not addressed. We haven't seen how they're being affected with their father on the other end of the country.
Bummer. Not even a mention from Meredith of Zola asking where Derek is or anything... that's so unrealistic, IMO. Even Callie mentioned that Sofia had been acting out in episode 7 with Arizona gone.