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[quote=Anonymous]Our system (kids 9 months, 3).  DH is responsible for unloading the dishwasher before he leaves for work.

I get kids up and dressed then throw all their/our laundry into the washer.  I don’t sort; everything gets washed on cool on delicate cycle.  I do loads of sheets and towels on hot over the weekend.

Kids and I do breakfast and while they are eating I prep lunch/snack.  I grab a few bites but never really sit down.  I usually grab a piece of fruit to take with me.

We leave and do an outing.  One day per week this outing is running boring grownup errands that take twice as long on the weekend (dry cleaner, oil change, etc.). The other 4 are outings for the kids that they enjoy and where I am focused on them.  We pretty much always eat snack/lunch as we go and the baby takes a nap in the baby carrier around 9.

We get home around 12:30 and I put both kids down for nap right away. Rotate laundry to dryer before coming downstairs.

At that time I nap for 20 minutes myself.  Then I quickly set up an activity for 3yo when she wakes up (playdough, sensory bin, art supplies, etc.) I start prepping dinner so that it is ready (we usually eat something from the crock pot or baked in the over or rice cooker).  I make dinner every night but I minimize the amount of work I have to do during the witching hour by setting it all up during nap.  I also load all the breakfast dishes and lunch containers at this time and all the dinner prep dishes.

3yo either naps for an hour and a half or not at all.  If not at all I get her up at 45 minutes and let her work on the project while I finish.  If an hour and a half same thing but she just gets less time before the baby is up.

Afternoons I fold laundry, maybe sweep or vaccuum and do little organizational projects in the playroom or kids’ rooms while they play with toys.

I clean the bathroom while they play in the bath (I come back and do the tub/shower later).  After they are in bed I sweep the kitchen, wipe counters and load dinner dishes then I am done.  If DH is home he helps with kitchen cleanup.[/quote]

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