My husband got laid off (or quit?) while I was pregnant and during unpaid maternity leave I got laid off (I was contract). We spent 6 months with neither of us working (part of that time was me job searching) and I'm starting a new job in a few weeks. It is 95% remote, meaning days of pumping and commuting are few and far between, yay! I took a huge salary cut for the remote job, but am very excited about the company, the team, and the role so no regrets there. I honestly don't think it will put us that far behind in FIRE because I'll be so much happier being able to run over lunch and have meals with my family that maybe my partner can start a side gig when he's not entertaining our 3 little kids.
Anyway, the point of this is just to vent about how excited I am after a lot of worry the last year through a pregnancy, lay-offs, newborn baby, and an unknown future. I tried being a stay-at-home parents and let's just say I AM SO EXCITED TO GO TO WORK.