I always worked outside the home when my children were small. As a single Mom I had to work a 5 day a week office job and cleaned offices Wed. evenings and Sunday afternoons. My stress level was about 1000%.
The 10 years before I opened my daycare I worked at a medical lab and I hated the women there and my stress level was about 1000%.
When I opened my home daycare my first customer was my grandson and the first year was stressful but by the second year and thereafter I've never been happier or less stressed. My blood pressure has gone to normal and my cholesterol level is normal. Stress WILL kill you!