Working mom here too! I have three boys…6, 7, and 9 years old. I went back to finish my accounting degree two years ago when they were 4, 5, and 7, and graduated last December. Started working in January as a top 30 firm in audit. Loving it, but it's definitely busy. In late March, I started studying for FAR and took it May 30. Took AUD on July 6, and REG is scheduled for Sep. 5. Once I get my scores for AUD/REG in late September, we'll see about BEC and/or retakes. The only way I feel I'm able to do it is with a ton of support from my husband. I am also able to work 7:30 am to 4 pm right now, with a 15-minute commute one way. I come home, study for 60-90 minutes until my husband picks up the boys and gets home. We race around for an hour or two, making dinner, getting homework done, cleaning up, etc., Then, I go back to studying for another 1-2 hours. I do that Mon-Thurs, take Friday off, and then usually 4-6 hours each on Sat/Sun while my husband generally keeps the boys busy. There is also more screen/tablet time for them right now then I'd like, but you do what you have to do. 🙂 It is not an exciting life, and I am pretty much telling friends and family “no” for just about anything unless it is Friday night, my night off from studying. But I'm hoping I can be “really” miserable for 8-10 months instead of being “semi” miserable and dragging it out for longer. Of course, it depends on whether I will need to retake any. But, again, my husband views it as something that is important for our family and something we are doing “together.” It makes a huge difference…not to say we both don't get frustrated at times and sick of it all, but we just have our heads down and are trying to get through it. Best of luck to all the mamas out there!!
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