Jorie's needs are a major determinant of our daily schedule. When I was working, I'd been doing as much of the child care as I could so that Sam could finish her classes (she was taking one last semester that probably demanded more work than many full-time jobs). Once that was over, there was less pressure on her, but suddenly I had a lot of free time, so I've been trying to keep doing my bit. The new job has a relatively long commute (which I might try doing by public transit at least some of the time), so that's going to be a significant adjustment; depending on how it works out we may have to rearrange how we handle things in the morning.

At some point, Sam's going to get a job. We already have Jorie in preschool/day care for much of the day three days a week, and going to a five-day schedule when that becomes necessary should be a relatively gentle adjustment. But there's always the logistics of drop-off/pick-up to worry about, especially if Sam ends up with a long commute too.

Fortunately in my industry hours tend to be pretty flexible, so we can stagger them in various ways, working from home once or twice a week is not unheard of, etc.