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[quote=Anonymous]Our schedule is: 
7:30 wakeup, morning routine, both kids in school/preschool by 9AM 
DH and I work from home. 
At 5PM we rush to get the kids, cook dinner, do homework, and eat. 
6:30-7:30 the older one does an activity (2x/week sport, 2x/week instrument lesson, and 1x/week instrument practice). I'm with the younger one cleaning up, doing the endless mental load stuff, etc. 
Then we have basically 30 min until we need to start bedtime (preschooler in bed by 8:30 and older one at 9). 
Then I have 2 hours before our own bedtime.

We want to do art projects, bake together, take a walk, shoot hoops outside, read with the kids, visit the library, watch a show together...but it feels impossible. I don't think we're overdoing it with activities - it's just 2 noncompetitive things (not counting after school activities that are basically childcare during work hours. I'm dreading my preschooler starting activities, because I have no idea how to manage 2 kid schedules.

After bedtime I also feel squeezed between finding some time to myself (to work out, read, etc), spending time with DH, finishing work (esp if I had an appt or errand during the day), planning something for the weekend, calling my parents or relatives. I would like to take a class to have something just for myself every week, but that sounds impossible too. 
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