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[quote=Anonymous]I'm probably missing some things, but what has worked for us so far is:

-weekly cleaners 
-simple meals planned in advance and grocery delivery, plus buying prepped vegetables 
-minimal organized sport/activities for the kids while they are little - one sport per kid at a time and easy to get to/from
-stick to a routine for the kids' stuff no matter what is going on with DH's work
-full nanny coverage plus a couple babysitters in the area who can come for an evening
-stopped feeling guilty about getting a sitter for the evening for me to do something fun/self care, even while DH is away - usually it is after kids are in bed but sometimes earlier
-moved closer to my family because my parents are very helpful and hands-on
-built a home gym so I can exercise once the kids go to sleep; this was really important for my mental health
-when DH gets back from travel or has down time after a busy stretch at work, we do something fun as a family and he and I try to have a date where we don't talk about work or kids
-when DH is not on the road or at work he is super involved and I basically have a free pass to take a night or morning off
-I accepted that his way of doing things is different than mine, made peace that there will always be small messes or occasional pizza dinners [/quote]

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