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It's a lot harder for me to exercise. I used to play in various sports leagues and golfed (really badly) and went to the driving range a lot. I also can't spend all day in Netflix binge sessions or sleep super late. But to be fair, those were more of a single/living alone things that kinda stopped when DH and I moved in together.

Other than that I struggle to even remember what life was like pre-kids, lol.

@Mrs. Pickle: Yes. Like binge watching a show on the weekends.

Oh! And swearing! I used to say the most terrible things!

Travel. DH works for a major airline so we used to jetset around for just a weekend on standby flights. I miss being able to pack light!
We also haven't been to the movies since becoming parents but I don't really miss that.

Same as @Mrs. Pickle: . She hit my two biggest sacrifices on the head. It's worth it of course, but I do miss those things.

Mostly sleep- sleeping through the night, sleeping in on the weekends. I take more naps then I ever did though, I guess.

And just doing things with DH- fun things like vacation or going out to dinner or out with friends, but even things like working on projects together. We are doing all this work on the house and have to do most of it tag team, I watch kids while he works on a room, then switch. It's so much nicer doing things together. Even going to Home Depot to pick something out is a hassle with the kids or a luxury if we have someone to watch them (rarely).

A job, sleep, alone time, lazy days. Sometimes we ask ourselves what we used to do with ourselves because we can't remember lol.

Other than the obvious SLEEP

The main thing was the freedom to do fun stuff whenever we we wanted. We often would just go somewhere on a Saturday. Like drive an hour away to walk in a nature preserve or go to museum or climb a lighthouse. Or go for long walks, etc. Now we don't really do that and I get super depressed about it.

@Mrs. Pickle: I miss doing nothing all day!

Movies in the theater. It just doesn't seem worth the babysitting hours. But it works out, because I have no idea what new movies are coming out anymore until they're already in redbox and then I can watch them at home for cheap

Going out to dinner whenever we want, hanging out with friends whenever-- pre-lo we had a lot of board game nights or sports watching parties w friends. Very low key but waaaay more social than we are now.

A $$$ wardrobe. Facials once a month, massages 2x a month. Manicures.

Travel, going out to dinner at nice foodie restaurants, salsa dancing, staying up late

Movies, a clean house, having nice things (the list of things they haven't damaged yet keeps getting shorter). Feeling fearless (it's impossible when you're responsible for someone small, kind, and not yet aware of all the evil in the world). Too many friendships. Sick days, long walks, and the ability to go on an errand without negotiating with toddlers.

Working out, sleeping, dates, traveling with friends, traveling in general because vacation time is spent on requisite grandparents visits now.

Also jobs. I got laid off last year and I passed up a lot of jobs that required too many hours or too much travel for me.

Hiking, night yoga class, involvement with my union (meetings are 5-6pm), laying down and watching Netflix with DH for hours, movies in a theater.

Worth.it.

We went out a lot in the evenings - around 5 times a week - to gigs, parties, open mic nights, or just the pub. My life has completely changed (I didn't even have a TV before I met DH, now we sit in front of it every night). I gave up music because I can't commit to evening gigs any more; I even had to quit my choir last year because rehearsals clash with the kids bedtime and I didn't feel it was fair to ask DH to do solo double bedtime every week. I had to change jobs because I travelled a lot for work, but couldnt make it work with DH's work schedule post kids. I gave up my gym membership because once the kids are in bed I'm too tired to go. I gave up my vegetable garden because I didn't have time to tend it.

But the only thing I really, really miss is sleep. What I wouldn't do for a decent lie in!