To find part time work with kids hard..

If you can afford to quit and you think you and your family will be better for it, go for it.

As others said, your youngest is very young. It gets easier as they get older.

I'm a single parent and work full time. Google calendar is my lifeline - absolutely everything goes in it, even things I'm confident I'll remember, with notifications on. I like a colour code, personally, but it's not vital. I use Alexa reminders too.

Organise everything the night before so mornings go (relatively) smoothly.

Come up with a solid morning and evening routine. Write it down, with times, giving yourself a few minutes longer than you think you need for each bit. Set alarms to keep you on track. This was a game changer for me in terms of not feeling overwhelmed. There's no longer the stress about how to get everything done, because I know exactly what I need to do and when.

Make sure you do something for yourself. I find yoga helpful.

I would say you need to look at this differently and remember that it’s normal to be exhausted with young kids (it’s hard work!). Being more organised will help make things less stressful and a good multivitamin will help too

It sounds like you just need to get a bit better with managing yourself. If you are forgetting things that need to be done for school then get a better system in terms of a to do list or calendar.

If your youngest isn't 1 until Christmas then you can't have been back to work for that long so you probably just don't have a good routine yet.

As for whether it is too hard, obviously people balance part time or full time work around kids all the time. You don't specifically need to stay at home because life is so busy with a 1 and 7 year old that there isn't time for part time work. Many people also wouldn't be able to just turn their nose up at £500 a month.

That said if you don't want to work around kids obviously that is a different conversation and something you and your husband need to sit down and discuss.

@LittleMooli well the more who say it the better, as lots of other posters will say it's fine as they worked full time with 17 kids etc.
It will surely get easier as the infant grows up, and nursery hours start etc.

OP, without sounding harsh, you need to put your big girl pants on. If you're household can afford for you to work part time, that is a privilege. If you had to go back to work because your household couldn't afford for you to be a SAHM but part-time was a compromise, you need to find a way to make it work for you and your kids.

I work full-time, 37.5 hours a week and I am a single parent with child's father not in the picture. I have to be meticulous in my house hold, if I am not, I suffer and my daughter suffers.

I find having a weekly planner appended to the fridge helps A LOT.

I put all of the reminders on there, anything I need to buy, any after school and weekend activities on there too.

Ahhh cross posted!

ONS says only 30% of mothers with a one year old work full time, so it's not the case that most women in OP's position work full time.

1! Blimey! Cut yourself some slack! A lot of people are still on mat leave. Do you have a partner? Are they helping out? If kids get sick or whatever i think they need to look after them so you can work etc.

Your youngest is very young. Many people are still on maternity leave at this point. Cut yourself some slack!
In the long run, you will be contributing to a pension as well as just your monthly salary, and £500 a month adds up. Childcare expenses won't always be there .

This also, I work full time, 12 hour shifts and have two toddlers, you've got to be organised. Sunday's are spent preparing everything for the next week, clothing, school uniforms, meal planning/prepping, house cleaning..etc, so there's not really anything that can be forgotten during the week. I have 4 different checklists to ensure everything is done.
I take a high dose vitamin D tablet every morning this time of year to help with the tiredness.
Most of us don't have a choice on working full time and being a parent

How old are your kids? Once the youngest has got through a year or so of nursery it should get easier germ wise

If you can't manage being parent and working, quit working. Obviously if that's not a possibility due to finances then you'll need to come up with a different solution

To me that sounds dreamy. I work full time. The key is organising everything in advance. I don’t go to bed on a Sunday until everything for the week is organised all shirts ironed etc. keep a comprehensive calendar, use reminders on your phone ( this is a life saver) keep on top of life admin every day.