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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I WOH FT. I pick my kid up at daycare, go home, bathe him, then make dinner. My husband shows up about the time dinner is getting on the table.

On the weekends, I cook dinner while my toddler is napping. What do you do while your baby naps, OP?[/quote]

For AM nap, I shower, get dressed, make bed, wipe down high chair, vacuum DS breakfast mess, empty the dishwasher, load any bottles/dirty dishes, gather up dirty diapers and take out trash, put away laundry from night before and get a new load started, wipe down master bath (just a quick swish and swipe of toilet and sink) and powder room, reset the diaper bag for an outing (replenish snacks,clothes,diapers-throw out any trash/dirty clothes etc), put away DS's toys.  For PM nap, I check email, mail, deal with any bills or paperwork, maybe call my mom, then I have about 30 mins to myself, where I could ostensibly prepare a meal. [/quote]

All of these things are done EVERY DAY? [/quote]

Not that pp.  But what of the above wouldn't be done every day?  All of that seems to be fairly minimal, basic stuff that you do every day to me.[/quote]

90 percent of that stuff can be done while the baby is awake.  After baby is done eating, sweep up the mess while he's s till there and load the dishwasher.  It takes 2 minutes to unload a dishwasher.   Maybe do laundry only one day a week if it overwhelms you?  You really don't need to clean the toilet every day.

Right when you get back from an outing put in whatever you took out.  Put away DS's toys in front of him, have him "help".  At 15 months my DD could "help".  I do all that stuff after coming home from work. Bills can be done once a week.  Maybe sometimes instead of calling your mother for an hour you can cook.[/quote]

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