it definitely has been a while since my last and first post. the excuse and reason for this post is the same. i am having trouble balancing different aspects of my life. i only work three days a week, which isn't bad because i get out of the house, but the days i am home i don't seem to get the house work and errands accomplished that i need to do. of course this is due to being a mom and tending to all of the responsibilities that come with that. and then there is school. i try to do that after Emma is in bed. this takes about three hours two to three nights a week. everything else consists of things Nathan needs me to do and finding time to spend with him. there is also the diet and exercise routine that we have been trying to do for a while now. with all of this that is going on i feel that i cant keep up and i am doing a mediocre job with a lot of things instead of a great job at a few things. how do you come up with a balance without getting stressed out? i have seen women who do a lot more and seem to have no trouble with keeping up with it all, how do they do it.