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[quote=Anonymous]1) if you can, take 2 mental health days from work. On one day, do nothing. Eat junk food, stay in you Pjs and binge a good show. On the other, get some stuff done on your to-do list. Maybe not even the big stuff, but that little stuff that drives you crazy but you never get too because it’s little stuff (hello linen closet that looks like a tornado has gone through it). Or prep and freeze some meals.

2) when you are approaching critical burnout, simplify your life. Say no to a few things. Do take out or frozen pizza every night for a week and eat on paper plates. Or make 1 big thing (pot of chili) and eat through that for a few days. This is the time to cut corners, be kind to yourself and feel no guilt.

3) temporarily hire out as much as you can. Get a cleaning person (or have them come more often if you already use one). Hire a Mother’s helper to play with the kids for 1-2 hours when you get home so you can focus on dinner etc. 
Use Instacart to order groceries and have them delivered or do store pickup. (I save so much time and money ordering from Target online and picking up at the store. Now I don’t spend an additional $100 as I wander through)

4) reach out to your community. Ask a parent if you could drop off your kid(s) for 1-1.5 hours and go to a coffee shop and read. Or hire a babysitter and go out to lunch/dinner with friends. [/quote]

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