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[quote=Anonymous]So, I have been married for 8 years, we have 2 kids (one in 1st grade, the other is 4). 
Up until recently we had a friend watch our kids in her home and then for 6 months a nanny who was working out fine. AFter the nanny moved we decided to put the kids in a Daycare center. Both love it and are thriving and enjoying the interaction with other kids.

However, I am struggling now more and I am not sure why. I do both drop off and pick up due to the location of my work and the center (about 2 blocks away, where DH would have to drive 10 miles out of his way one direction). So far that has been going fair, DH 'helps' a bit with the AM routine and gets them in the car.

I get home about an hour sooner so always start dinner so we can make it to nighttime classes (swim, gym etc) which DH usually takes at least one of the kids to or we all go.

My DH job pays more by about $30,000 but it is due to his field of work. I have a management position and oversee 10 staff, an office building and the overall therapy of about 40 clients. I feel burned out right now and can't tell if it is time for  a career change to something where i can just doe a job and not so much a 'career' or if it is the ages of my kids with more going on, ages where they like to fight for no reason etc.

I constantly feel like i am in charge of everything both at work and home and am getting to the point where I am just kind of over everything. I had PPD with both kids and feel I may be getting depressed again and have an appointment with a therapist next week. I just feel so..............................much a failure at work and home. I am good at my job, i know I am and have liked it, but just feel like it may be time for a change. The burn out rate for my field is high and i have been doing this for 15 years, manager for 10.

anyway, is there such thing as a healthy work/life balance? How do those who have a lot of responsibility at work handle home life projects? 
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