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Reply to "We keep arguing about work and home responsibilities because we're both overwhelmed."
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[quote=Anonymous]We also have no family around to help. My husband has similar hours to yours. I would go to work the second the kids got on the bus, and leave at 5:30. We just got through it (kids are a bit older, so that part got easier). [b]Here's what worked for us:[/b] Kids activities are deferred to the weekends only. We had our young kids do the same activity, so it was done at the same time and place. Example - swim lessons were every Sunday morning. Cooking dinner had a strict schedule of simple meals that take less then 30 minutes. A meal kit like Every Plate or Hello Fresh is easy, and pretty affordable. They arrive every week at your door step, no shopping involved. Sunday - breakfast plus a bigger meal. Whomever stays home from swim practices does laundry and preps dinner meal. Monday - leftovers Tuesday through Thursday - Hello Fresh meal Friday - order pizza Saturday - open/out and about day For other groceries, I place an order online during my lunch hour. Then my husband drives through Wegman's pick up lane (outside the store) and they put them in the trunk. That happens once a week on a scheduled day (Friday for us). Amazon or Target also had deliveries and I do those during lunch. Friday - house cleaners come through in the afternoon so everything is clean for the weekend. This costs $150 per week. You may be able to get away with every other week. While one person cleans up from dinner, the other person starts kids on bathes/backpacks/bedtime routine. All homework was completed at after school program. Program ran until 6:30, so my husband usually had time to grab them from after school care, while I was home prepping dinner.[/quote]
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