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It was hard for me cause I had to figure out a schedule and routine, but make sure you guys can afford it before committing, going from two full time incomes, me making the most, that was honestly the hardest part, having no extra money for a bit
It’s hard for me as well because I feel worthless not working but have to remind myself daily that the most crucial job is my 2 month old & 5 yr old & also taking care of the house chores and stuff. Also not having extra money to do extracurricular things that we would normally like to do is pretty hard to deal with. I find myself applying to jobs that I know I won’t be able to work but it’s a mind thing I guess my anxiety goes through the roof at times trying to figure out how I’m gonna contribute financially.
Memorize this: LDTSFW Laundry Dishes Trash Surfaces Floors Walls Also, get/maintain a life outside of the house. I went from always working mom to sahm and I never realized how much I relied on my job to take the place of a social life. It wasn't always like that, but the more "adult" I became, the more responsibilities, the less time I engaged in the outside world. I should have held onto more social life outside of home and work. I'm trying to build one now, and it's a slow painful process since adulting.
I've been a sahm for a little over a year and have a 1yr old daughter. There was no point in me going back to work even though I wanted to go back to work. However, my job is an hour away from my hometown and I didn't want to constantly take my daughter everyday for 2hrs. I knew what I needed to do was to leave my job and that I wouldn't be coming back. I'm currently 29 weeks pregnant still staying at home. My husband and I are going to put our daughter in daycare so we have somewhat of a routine before her brother gets here. My husband also just got a promotion from his job when he was thinking about leaving and almost accepted another job. The transition is just trying to get into the swing of things. Household chores when you're able, cleaning, feeding your child, it's work overload without the pay. Which is mind boggling to me cause we should get paid. What's working for me currently is take one tasks at a time each day. You don't have to do everything, just do what you can.