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[quote=Anonymous]OP, what kind of hours do you work?  You said "full-time."

My job is 9-5, with an hour for lunch (35 hour work week).  Before I had kids, I used to arrive by 8:45am and work till 5:30 or 5:45pm every day.  I like my job and I was eager to be there and I got caught up in things I was doing.

Then I had kids and had to do daycare drop off/pick up and my hours immediately went to 9-5.  No longer did I work that extra time.  And, frankly, I still got all my work done.

If you are feeling tired/overwhelmed, and you are working more than your actual work day, consider cutting back to what your actual work day is.

Set aside 2 evenings/week to get stuff done that you wind up doing on the weekend, like grocery shopping, laundry, etc.  Then you'll find you have more time on the weekend for fun & relaxing.

Also, I have found that it we go out or do something fun (like have friends over for pizza) on Friday night, it winds up making the weekend feel much longer than if we just come home and crash.  Nothing crazy - we don't stay up half the night, but if we do something fun/social on Friday night, it definitely makes a difference to the feel of the weekend.[/quote]

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