Balancing Life

Hi! Looking for advice and experience of people who have gone through similar situation. I have been working since my kids were born, and my oldest is 8 now. I am having trouble finding the balance and motivation to continue working this high stress (tech start up) job, and miss out on my kids younger ages. Anyone have experience giving up their high paying careers for either part time or staying home? Scared of the adjustment financially and not having any career at all.

Our CC bill is always around 20k a month. This includes daycare and utilities. I feel like this is really high? We don’t spend extravagantly-is it really just this expensive to live?

Would love to hear from everyone about companies that are family forward. I've heard there are great companies out there that don't just say they are family friendly, but truly are! For example, flexibility when it comes to kids activities, school related volunteer opportunities etc. Thinking of this on a U.S. based as a lot of jobs are remote these days!! Let's hear them!

Does anyone have any helpful tips for routines and things that help you keep your life together as the cruise ship director of the home? I feel like I’m organized but this may just not exist and all I can do is the best I can do husband is great and I can give him direct instruction but any tips to help maintain some semblance of routine/organization with all facets of life?

Pretty sure i'm addicted. How do I stop? Everything I buy we use (for the most part) but it is still just stuff we don't NEED. I'm spending way too much for the convenience and I've noticed the quality of items has gone down and I'm terrible with returns. I need to drastically cut back but I also work full time so need the convenience???? Anyone else????

How does everyone work like you don’t have kids and parent like you don’t have a job?

Does anyone else get anxiety with summer and all the camp schedules? I feel like the mental load of the different camps each week, different drop offs and pick up times is so overwhelming. On top of that I work full time so managing my work schedule with all of that just makes me want to skip over summer. It makes me feel sad because I truly used to love summer as a kid and don't want to dread it!

Hi mamas! Has anyone here successfully sold your Snoo? I’ve got questions! What website did you successfully sell on? *How much did you ask for? *How much did you get? Our Snoo is in great shape and I’d love to get it out of my house and recuperate some of the cash. I’m still staying at home and I’d like to sell our baby items to bring in a little bit of extra money.

Hi! We are looking to purchase a 3rd row SUV and would love advice! I had a highlander but have 3 kids, and car pool with sports so the trunk space was VERY limited! Would love to hear what others are driving and loving and why!

Planning a Disney World Trip with the kids - when is the best time to go, places to stay and all the Do's and Don'ts!!!

I am in the littler kid busy stage of life as are my friends. But I feel like unless I plan/invite I don’t actually get asked to do much despite it seeming like I have a decent amount of friends. How often do most people get invited to do things? Like we haven’t been invited to someone’s home for dinner in years. Do people still do that? We always have our invitations accepted and everyone has fun. It just never feels reciprocated.

Remodels can spiral fast—hello, stress and budget surprises! I just finished ours in Austin and want to share the people, places, and deals that kept me sane. Let’s trade tips, referrals, and sanity-saving hacks to clear our MomBrains for the fun stuff!