To ask how chaotic your life feels on a scale of 1-10?

[downbutnotout2018]

In the last year - some massive changes happened, which included a relocation, a new job, and a new puppy. I have 2 dcs aged 6 and 3 (one with very mild additional needs). From having things very sorted 2 years ago, a mad amount of changed happened. Since then things feel very chaotic, things get lost, living between 2 places, and I'm concerned about the effect on the children (though to be fair they create a fair amount of chaos).

I'm wondering if uncertainty is becoming a thing of the world, with Brexit, precarious employment etc, or if most people's lives feel like they did 2 years ago, or it's just us??

My life is not chaotic. My work contract runs out end March 2019 which is rather bad timing, though. I believe there are ways to create security for kids without everything having to be routine & predictable. Maybe there's an opportunity to teach our kids to be resilient even when lots of things can change.

I think many of us go through chaotic times at some points in our lives, some more, some a lot, some vert little chaos.

I have had times in my life which were traumatically chaotic ( thankfully all pre kids)

Life for me is pretty stable right now, older kids , no housing or financial problems, work good.

4 kids lone parent, one disabled, no help yeh its a 10!

10...small baby, major home improvements and marriage breaking down. Lots of random expenses coming out of nowhere as well! Trying to take one day at a time right now and not think to far ahead.

I’d give my life a 6. Some financial stress and work stress. A bit of relationship stress sometimes too. But I do have a lot going consistently well too so it’s not all bad.

I would say 5. All the major things like house, finances etc are sorted so nothing chaotic that way.

Day to day it varies though! I work full time as a teacher and my son is only 4 so log can he pretty hectic!

It's mostly good though!

It sounds like there are lots of reasons why your life is more chaotic than 2 years ago, OP. I agree that there are times in everyone's life when this happens, to varying degrees, but I think blaming Brexit is probably a bit of a stretch.

Def a 10(0)here.
6 dc at home.
4 ddogs.
Trying to decorate the house..
And work.

2 kids, one severely disabled, no job as full time carer, no friends, no money, no self esteem, marriage on rocks, brother who is a car crash who is bleeding my mother dry. Fighting over DLA money for dd2, fighting over school places, dd1 aged 9 on verge of eating disorder. Dd2 doesnt sleep. Ever. I class coffee, oxygen and berocca as 3 of my 5 a day. I am a wreck.

About 2.
I started a totally different, more challenging job in March and it's hard going. I don't yet feel established and feel that i know about 10% of the job.
My daughter had friendship issues at primary and started high school last week.
So changes, but nothing traumatic, touch wood.
I no longer have worries of childcare, plus i leave after her and get home before so feel that I'm getting a good balance atm.

8 or 9 generally at the mo. Autism & related high anxiety. Everything feels stressful even though realistically it isn't. It's life.

Life is a 10 for me at the moment. Varying hours at work week to week, constant changes, too busy to catch up at home, not enough time to properly think through healthy meals on food delivery then end up with a higgledy piddledy assortment meaning have to go into supermarket for forgotten items. Not enough time to think about where I am placing things and lost my Parking permit. Child with fluctuating medical condition added to the mix. Waiting for it all to settle after the initial shock of kids going back after holidays which means even more things to remember to buy like school equipment that they neglected to tell me to get back in the holidays.

An 8 or 9. I totally feel like I fly by the seat of my pants every day. I need to make some changes because it's affecting my mental health.

I'd say an 8 most days just with everyday stresses, getting kids ready for school getting them to bed, kids arguing fighting, marriage problems, bills and debt

One small element of my life feels completely out of control and I hate it.

The rest of it is the absolute picture of calm and efficiency.

Whether the latter is normal, or my reaction to the former, I don't know...