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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I are doctors and had our first two children when we were both in training and working 60-80 hours/wk with an HHI of about $90k/yr, half of which went to taxes and childcare.  Our schedules were a little easier than yours because we didn’t have a five day work week, and there was a defined end to it.  There was no logging in from home.

Anyway, here is what I remember making it easier:
1). We ate a meal at the playground nearly every day that we could.  Typically, this was dinner.  I would pack up something before I left for work, or I would get takeout, and we would just go to the playground after work and eat at a picnic table.  That way there was minimal prep and clean-up.  
2). I did a lot of housework in the mornings because DH left for work a couple of hours before I did.  That way I wasn’t trying to do it while I was caring for kids.  I put everyone’s laundry in the wash at night, then put it in the dryer when I woke up.  While it was drying, I did any dishes, prepped lunches for daycare, and prepped dinner.  Then I folded laundry and put it away as I was getting kids up for the day.
3). Sometimes time spent together was just kids laying in the bed with us watching TV while we slept.

Now, we have incomes closer to yours, and we have a housekeeper 4 days a week who does most of the cooking/cleaning/laundry/grocery shopping.  I cook two days/wk, and we get takeout once a week.  (Although as kids get older, they are taking on some of it as well).  [/quote]

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