I Am Not As Good Of A Provider As I Used To Be

In this episode, we get honest about the year we couldn't get it together. We talk burnout, mental load, brain fog, longer hours, and the pressure to do it all as a home daycare provider.If you run a home daycare or family child care program and you have felt forgetful, stretched thin, or like you are the only one struggling to keep up, this one is for you. You are not alone. The comedian Brandee mentioned:https://www.instagram.com/momcomnycKEY TAKEAWAYS- Feeling forgetful or burnt out does not make you a bad provider.- Small things like late pickups and longer hours add up fast and quietly.- Decision fatigue and Pinterest perfect expectations make simple things feel impossible.- It is okay to do crafts, photos, and curriculum in seasons, and to take breaks.- Re-evaluate your hours and your business before you hit a breaking point.- Be upfront with families at interviews about what you can realistically take on.- Perimenopause and brain fog are common, and you are not alone in feeling this way.CHAPTERS00:00:00 Welcome and today's topic00:01:09 Surgery recovery and how our week went00:09:40 Iron infusion and a son's tonsil surgery00:12:50 Daycare Appreciation Day and parents who keep kids home00:22:24 The year we couldn't get it together00:24:22 Forgetting Father's Day, Mother's Day, and birthdays00:27:47 Getting older, more tired, and feeling burnt out00:33:10 Why our hours keep getting longer00:38:10 Decision fatigue and the pressure to be Pinterest perfect00:42:16 Why providers end up with so much stuff00:57:01 The grout story and the invisible mental load00:59:33 Easy tasks that somehow get harder01:07:55 Is it age, perimenopause, or technology01:15:23 Brain fog and forgetting names mid-sentence01:20:04 Hormones, the shortage, and talking about perimenopause01:23:49 It is okay to take a break01:30:21 Re-evaluate your business before you burn out01:34:36 Final thoughts and what is coming nextABOUT DAYCARE SISTERSWe are two sisters and home daycare business owners with over 30 years of combined experience, parenting nine kids between us. This channel is real talk and practical support for home daycare and family child care providers.Subscribe for honest conversations, provider tips, and a reminder that you are not doing this alone.BUSINESS INQUIRIESEmail: [email protected]: www.TheDaycareSisters.com#homedaycare #childcareprovider #daycaresisters #homedaycareprovider #homedaycareowner #inhomedaycare #homedaycarelife #momcomedian