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[quote=Anonymous]I would bump the cleaners to twice a month - that’s how often we have ours come and it makes a big difference to come home every other week.

Have the kids help with the chores - my 5th grader runs the laundry and helps to fold and put his clothes away, and my 1st grader can match socks and put away his clothes. Also have the kids help make their lunches - I got my kids doing that this school year and they enjoy it and it helps cut down on the prep time.

I’ve felt like I was drowning in a past job, and the two biggest things I found that affected my sense of work/life balance are:
1) rushing out of work to get to the kids in time
2) doing work while the kids are still up, so I’m not fully present with them

For me, getting a new job (also FT WOTH) with more flexibility helped #1 — I also work in healthcare and switching to a combination of teaching and clinical work made a huge difference for me in this area. For #2, I realized sometime that my work while they were awake was not efficient and also was frustrating for me and the kids, so I stopped doing it while they were still up. [/quote]

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