It could be worse you could be a crazy cat lady

Yes, always rushing and doing. If you don't attend something because you need to be at home catching up someone gets shitty about it and then that's just another worry. Life is blah.

I don't know about cranky but it can be tough. Do you have a partner and are they doing their share? Because thats more likely to be the root cause of crankiness, not the fact that you have a job

Hi,
I work Mon-Fri 6-3
The kids have after-school stuff a few days a week, and I'm also pregnant and it's kinda semi high risk so I have heaps of doctors and specialist stuff, so between myself and hubby who also finishes around 3pm we have to organise who is going to do what activity drop off and pickup.
I make lunches either night before or early morning and hubby does a fair amount of cleaning and dinner making is 50/50.
We argue probably once a week over who does more etc but I think that would happen if one of us stayed at home anyway.
I think being organised helps, if we don't plan everyone gets grumpy.
Good luck in your quest for happiness x

What is stressing you out the most?
I'm a stay at home mum, but most of my friends work, and I worry about them (not because they work, but they also have busy schedules outside of work and parenthood, and I've seen them stress and worry about how they'll be able to get everything done). If there's anything I can do to help, I would. But I don't know what they need. For example, my SILs washing machine broke a few years ago and since she was driving past our house for work everyday anyway, I asked her to drop her washing off here. It took the strain off her of running to the laundromat after work, and it gave me something to do while my kids were napping. She'd swing past on the way home and pick up freshly washed, dried and folded clothes. That's the kind of things I want to do.
You stressed about making dinner after a long day? Friend, I'm in the kitchen most of the day anyway, let me make you a meal.
You're not sure how you'll find time to stitch up that costume? Chuck it over, I've literally got hours here just pottering around. Please let me help you.

Ive decided i will never work more then 5-6 hour shifts, and never more then 4 days per week.... Preferably 3 at a max.

Can you reduce your costs so you can reduce your work load?

Life is meant for living not working.

Yes for a very long time. Then I realized that my lazy ass husband had been coasting along while I ran around like a crazy woman. We had a talk where I said lift your game or that’s it we separate. I told him I didn’t need him my pay is higher, our kids are teens so more independent and I could take my pick of men throwing themselves at me younger, older single and married - I have a good body. He bloody well changed his tune. I also go on holidays with my kids and girlfriends without him and he can’t complain. I love him but totally over being used, he’s lucky I’m still here.

Yes working especially in the aged care industry has made me a bitch mainly because i am over being abused by my clients who don't get notified of changed. But of course I cant say anything so have to suck it up. Shame really all I am there to do is help them yet I end up coping abuse and flack for turning up and not knowing where all their stuff is. Like hello, never been there before! smh oh well its money not a lot and not enough but its a job.

Yes I did, even when I was super organised but if come home feeling defeated, deflated and exhausted. Plus the pay was the pits. I ended up lasting a year before I cracked and quit.