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Lawyer, $500K.  DH makes slightly less.  [b]I would love to have more time.[/b]  Yard people are not as much fun as going to the nursery yourself and planting yourself.  Cleaning, laundry, cutting grass - meh.  But [b]caring for your home, having time to think, having time to improve your home, picking your own flowers, organizing your children's rooms yourself, and having time to relax - priceless.[/b]  Not to mention time to finish a board game with DCs.  I'm always saying things like, "Mommy MUST get on a call at 3:00!  We have to end now."  Think very carefully about this and what you want your balance to look like.  I'm not sure I am a model to follow.

It's kind of sad.  I think about retirement (20+ years off) all the time.  But then I realize I may come down with some stress-related disease and never make it.  Or make it and realize that I don't have nearly enough money to enjoy it because I spent it all just trying to survive this life.  Again, think carefully.

I aspire to be someone who changes her linens and throw pillows seasonally.  We'll see if I ever get there...
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I understand.  I'm a lawyer and took a 40% pay cut to work part-time.  I shop at Value Village, we almost never eat out, we got rid of the cleaning lady.  My kids have homemade cookies in their lunches; I bake and freeze muffins for breakfasts; I knit and sew and walk the dog several times a day.

I love having the time to spend on taking care of my family and myself.

I may never go back to full-time work again.[/quote]

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