As a full time sahm, I think your biggest challenge will be that sense of achievement that professional life gives you. For me 'achieving' is something I had to let go of...looking after kids is an achievement in itself.

My days are generally slow and focussed on home. We try and leave the house once a day and are home by 4pm for play school and wind down before baths at 5pm (I bath kids and put baby to bed before dh gets home).

Most days I find a job to do outside the house and that is our outing (otherwise it's a kid focussed activity). I catch up with a friend once a week and often eat lunch out for something to do.

Before having kids I was an avid crafted and sewer and I'm sad to say that has all fallen by the wayside...BUT I will never get this time back again. Yes I am cranky somedays, so we just stay in our pj's. Yes I feel bonkers some days, so I go into the city and soak up the atmosphere.

One thing about being a sahm is you are in control of you and your kids, and you can choose what you do. I don't ever make appointments or give exact times anymore...I just go with the flow and try my best.

Surrender is the hardest step, but then the rest flows easily.

Good luck!