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[quote=Anonymous]Can you take 3 or 4 days off in a row and concentrate on just getting stuff done -- plumber, electrician, handyman, spring cleaning, taxes, whatever it is that has you underwater? Do you have a partner? Where is s/he in all this?

I work full time and have a 2 year old. I would definitely be drowning if my partner didn't pitch in 50%. We split up the recurring chores (he does trash, I do baby's laundry, etc) and agree ahead of time on major one-time things like taxes (I do the initial paperwork, he double-checks it). We have a definite system going. I cook the toddler's dinner the night before, for example, so I am not scrambling when I get home with him at 6 pm. I also work from home one day a week and that is huge. I'm more productive, I can get stuff done around the house during the 90 minutes I save commuting, I can be home for plumber or whatever, and if work happens to be slow I can get some "me" time.

I get where you're coming from because I don't want to stay home either and would be awful at it. Maybe if you give us an idea of what sort of things have you drowning, people can suggest a system that would help?[/quote]

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