Happy mooncake day!

Happy mooncake day everyone! I purchased 2 boxes of Maxim's ice skin mooncake this year as I learned that I wanted to eat more than 1 mooncake from last year. I bought them last week just to make sure I could get the flavors I like. Mooncake is not an ordinary item to get if you live in the US, except if you are in big cities like NYC, SF, LA, etc. I never take it for granted because I remember those days when I lived in the Midwest. We would have to drive 5-6 hours to Chicago for the more "exotic" asian food.  I am so thankful that we are finally living in a city that we don't have to drive hours for the food I crave for.

Nonetheless, living in the Bay Area is not stress-free. It is not easy to make it out here, especially with single income like us.  I simply do not understand why does everyone seem to be doing so well out here? Housing prices is ridiculously high, yet some people own multiple of them like it's no big deal? There's no doubt that this area is a great place to live and raise kids, but the pressure can be unbearable. I hate to see how daddy is so stressed with work and come home exhausted and frustrated.  I am starting to think if I should return to work to help ease the financial pressure so he can enjoy what he does?

Can I really leave my munchkin at this age? Will he be okay without me watching him 24/7? Will I not be his world anymore? :( I can't help but feel like my world is falling apart when things don't seem to be going smoothly lately. My own daddy fainted, Aaron got sick, daddy and I got sick, daddy is stressed, my good friends are dealing with health issues, nothing seems to be right altogether.  I feel sick to my stomach when I was just happy and content with my current situation 2 weeks ago. My mooncake day is not so happy after all.