Soooo tonight over dinner my husband mentioned that he would like to reduce his work hours to part time, go back to school, and have me return to work full time! I was totally shocked- I have been a SAHM for 3 years and we currently have a 5 month old and a 3.5 year old. My last job was for only 6 months when DD1 was a baby. I was miserable being away from her, and we decided to move for DH to get a better paying job that would allow me to stay home. Prior to that, I had just graduated from college with a degree in political science and also have a background in retail/ restaurant management (how I supported myself through school).

I am super concerned about returning to work due to the high cost of daycare in my area and my only real job experience is in restaurants/ retail. I don't really want to do that again since DH works nights and at least one of us needs to be home with our kids. Our original plan when I transitioned to being a SAHM was that I would go back to work part time when dd2 is able to go to preschool, and then move to full time when both kids are in regular school.