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[quote=Anonymous]Dh travels a lot and I'm really feeling this OP. I realize I'm not a single mother, so don't jump on me. He's gone this entire month and often M-F. I have 3 kids- 6, 4 and 1.

I telework 3 days a week, which truly helps me a lot. Dinners are simple but healthy: rotisserie chicken, subs, soups with easy vegetables like broccoli, carrots, green beans, asparagus. Mornings are like the wild wild west because my oldest's school starts at 7:10 and then I have 3 drop offs, but I pack as much as possible the night before, my kids get themselves completely ready all on their own (other than the baby obviously). All 3 eat breakfast and lunch at school/daycare and I don't eat. I pick up at 4:30 and we talk to different grandparents on the way as I drive the "bus" (which is time saving because then these people aren't nagging me to facetime which I absolutely don't have time for!).

I've been messing a lot with automation- kids' lamps come on at 6:40am, coffee maker starts brewing at 6:55. The entire house (at least the switches we turn on often) is wired to turn off lights when I leave.

Cleaning- kids both keep their rooms clean. My dd is a mess maker so we both spend 10 min cleaning her room every single night. I'm hoping that she will learn to stop ripping her entire room apart, but so far it's been unsuccessful. I do the laundry on one of my telework days during lunch and it's nbd to me. I clean/cook/prep for 2 hours after they go to bed at night before I crawl into bed. I shower on a lunch break every other day. Something I struggle with is groceries. We're often out of food. I can't grocery shop during the day and it's so hard at night with 3 kids to do it (they want to play with me or read together, not shop!). On weekends the grocery store is a mess with long lines everywhere. I just try to fit it in when I can, but haven't found a good solution.

I kind of feel crazy, but if I drop the ball, I know I won't be able to pick it back up. My house got torn up over Christmas and putting away Christmas, but once cleaning is under control, I usually put in 2-3 hours of work when the kids go to bed.

Sometimes I get a babysitter on Sunday afternoon for 3 hours to run the kids to the playground and back. I'm so, so worn out by Sunday and the kids really enjoy it. It helps me regroup.   [/quote]

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