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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I know exactly what you mean.  In general, what has helped me (I stay home with my 18 month old) is to wake up and shower, get dressed (not sweatpants) and put on makeup for the day while my husband is still home and getting ready (as if we were both heading out to work).  It makes me feel like the day has begun and I am ready for anything. It also somehow helps me mentally to accept that what I do during the day is important and worth doing. Also, if I don't shower, I'm less likely to leave the house or socialize with people. The other thing that I have to keep reminding myself is that taking care of a child is doing something.  Even just sitting on the floor playing blocks for the afternoon is doing something.  You don't have to be running errands or on a playdate to be doing your job. 
Also, remember, that your baby is only 5 months old.  Are you nursing? Waking up in the night? Soothing crying jags? Still adjusting to the huge change of parenthood? These things are all exhausting.  You'll get into a routine where you'll be less exhausted, but don't expect yourself to run from putting your kid down for a nap to scrubbing toilets.  Let yourself rest a little bit.   [/quote]

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