Working moms, when do you cook, clean, do laundry, work out???

[Anonymous]

Workouts....just did one of those dance video games on Wii with the kids. Broke out in a serious sweat after an hour if full on dancing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, your husband would be expected to pitch in more, share with drop off/pick up duty, etc., of course.

Agree. Husband takes about half of the load. Take turns cooking. Mix in some healthy meals out.

Pickups are shared.

[Anonymous]

I work out during lunch.

I make simple meals and use the crock pot a lot.

I clean at night, after dc goes to bed, and on weekends.

I'm lucky if I get 5 hours of sleep a night though, and I always feel exhausted.

[Anonymous]

I don't clean - we hire people for that. Dh does the cooking. Laundry is done after work and/or Sunday mornings. I work out on my lunch hour, at dinner time, or leave an hour early in the mornings.

[Anonymous]

To those wih support from your spouse, is it unusual? Mine brushes our one child's teeth and sometimes bathes her. He does his own laundry. That's it. We both work FT. Would you be resentful?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To those wih support from your spouse, is it unusual? Mine brushes our one child's teeth and sometimes bathes her. He does his own laundry. That's it. We both work FT. Would you be resentful?

Resentful? No, furious. I'd quit my job to become the full time maid and chef and he could figure out how to make more money to compensate for the loss. No way am I working two jobs. Both my DH and I like the good life. My income is all disposable. He fully understands that the trade off is more domestic duties for him. Hes a willing and capable partner.

[Anonymous]

I work out early (5 or 6 am) when the kids are sleeping a few days a week.

We grocery shop on the weekends and my husband and I enjoy preparing a lot of food on Sunday afternoon or evening to get us through the first part of the week. We slice fruit and veggies then. I use the slow cooker at least one day a week, usually more. I make easy things like grilled chicken or boxed pizza once or twice a week.

I work from home two days a week and run laundry then. I fold laundry at night when I watch TV after the kids are in bed. If necessary, I Do 2-3 loads on weekend. Our nanny helps with laundry. We have a cleaning person come once a week.

We do little things at night to make the next day easier. We pack the kids lunches. We prepare the coffee maker at night so we only have to hit a button in the morning. We run the dishwasher pretty much every night and empty the dishwasher while the coffee is brewing.

I try to run a tight ship in order to prevent waste of time. We want to spend our free times with our kids, not running errands. I do a lot of online shopping to save time. I buy birthday presents to bring to their friends' school parties in bulk and storage them in a closet downstairs. Amazon prime is a big time saver. I go to Costco every month or so and stock up on cleaning supplies, paper products, certain foods and drinks, get some kids clothes if necessary, toiletries.

We have a newborn now, so our sleep is off track. But we hope to get him on a schedule (like our other two of kids) of in bed by 7. This schedule gives me and my husband 2-3 hours at night to either do work, do household stuff, or just relax and talk or watch TV together. These hours are often my favorite time of day.

My husband and I cover each other on the weekends when one of us needs some "me" time or need to work. I don't feel guilty having 2-4 hours of me time on weekends because (1) it makes me a nicer, happier person, and (2) I am leaving the kids with their dad, who they need quality time with anyway. My husband needs less regular "me" time than me, but instead he has a few weekends a year when he leaves for a whole day for sporting events. It all evens out in the end.

[Anonymous]

Can you make enough money going back to work to hire an afternoon sitter and a housecleaner? That's probably the only way you'll have time for everything you want to do.