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[quote=Anonymous]Automate as much as possible. All bills, etc. We spent 1 weekend setting everything up and dividing our bank account into 3: automatic expenses, variable, taxes (se). Not paying bills with all those dates was huge. 
Look at his messes and organize around that. My ADHD husband without fail takes off his clothes and neatly lays his suit down on the dining table, and socks on the floor. Rather than convince him to walk 10 steps to our bedroom, I leave a hanger on the dining table and put in a hook in the hallway and a small pretty basket in the corner. Do I love having a small pretty basket of stinky socks where we eat? No, but it beats seeing them on the floor or nagging. 
If your job is crazy, cook less. Renegotiate with the nanny so she makes or picks up dinner or otherwise simplify. I now only make meals with 3-4 ingredients and 2 dishes (ie cutting board and wok). Cleaning cutting boards, pots, pans, mixing bowls, spatulas... Was making me bitter. 
have a family business night or maybe weekend afternoon. Get takeout for dinner, put the kids down and power through your list for the week. 
Lastly make sure he knows how much you appreciate what he does do, and let him know how stressed you are, not because of him, but along with him. [/quote]

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