School, work, sleep and more school

[cmseiler86]

Is anyone else on here going through what I am? I'm almost 25, still in school and married. Just curious to know if I'm all alone. This semester is going to make me insane. My only free day is every other Sunday so it's kinda hard keeping up with all my coupons without interfering with my homework and cooking dinner for my DH.

[IntoTheMystic]

Honestly, at this point you may need to give up the coupons. I finished a 54-credit masters program (first pt, then ft) when I worked full-time, had 1 (and then 2) small children, and a husband and house to take care of. It was hard, but honestly now I can hardly remember it. I loved the program I was in, which made it easier to submerge myself and get lost in it, but balancing it all (and ever getting sleep) seemed almost impossible.

Look at your planner. Decide what's most important. Get rid of everything else. And learn to say "no".

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mom25grls]

You can do it! Stress, yup, but make sure you take time for you! I went back to school the first time with 5 kids (all under 9) at home. It takes a bit to get into a system, but you can. Make sure that you pick one day a week, or evening to spend with DH.

I'm going to school now, work part time and keep up with my 5 girls, only one now living at home, and DH and grandson. I have to make time for DH...I picked one day a weekend that is family/house/yard/ hubby time.

it is hard, but you can do it! Hang in there...

[momof2inohio]

I am still in school and I am 31. I do most of my classes online and the other classes I schedule for when my kids are in school.

Its stressful but its so much easier to get it out of the way before you have kids!! I wish I could have but my son was born when I was 18 so I put college off for a bit.

My kids are older now so its a bit easier to go to school, work PT and take care of my family. Still stressful at times especially when the kids are in sports!

Good luck and it will get easier

[cmseiler86]

Yup my DH and I would love to have kids right now if it weren't for school. I think we have about three more years before we can start trying. I would have been done with school by now if I didn't transfer twice and change my major four times. I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel though. I am a super organized person so I know I can pull this off.
Oh and mom25grls believe me I spend every night with my DH. I don't know how he's not tired of me by now but we're both homebodies that don't really have friends or go out.
Thanks for the cheering and the support ladies. It's nice to have someone to talk to that's going through something similar.

[Gertie2u]

I did all that and we were stupid and had the kids during that time. It is nice now to still be young enough to go out and enjoy myself after the kids are off to college, but wow was it stressful at the time. I don't think I would give up the coupons, but I think I would maybe lay back on it a good bit. You can only do what you can do, after all. For example, it might be worthwhile for you to just buy your coupons from a coupon clipping service. Yes, you loose about 10 percent, but what is the time worth to you? A quick search once a week for the items you need / use most and you can order and have them dropped in your lap already clipped.