The first 6 months of any new job/career change can be rough. I have hated every job I had for the first 6 months ever since I can remember....then I usually stay for a long time and love it.

I wasn't sure I could ever do daycare...but I told myself I was going to do it for a year and then see whether I wanted to continue. I was stressed and feeling totally out of place the first 6 months but then I felt like I had hit my stride by the time a year came and went. I have now been doing home daycare for almost 4 years and I like it most of the time.

What is the hardest part for you? Feeling trapped in the house? The kids? The parents?

There are days where I fantasize of finding a job outside the home again but then the kids have a great day or give me hugs or make me laugh and I remember that I am doing something important and that there is great worth in raising these little people