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[quote=Anonymous]I have the same problem of not having much energy by the time my daughter goes to sleep.  I'm a single mom, so I hear you on the "no time for everything" thing.  I cope by getting as much done when I *do* have the energy, which often means in the mornings before work.  I will fit in small tasks here and there, like unloading the dishwasher, washing the dishes, sweeping the floor, wiping down the bathroom sink or putting in a load of laundry.  I'll put dinner on the stove to cook and do stuff while it's cooking; that's my daughter's TV/playtime.  I wait until there are 4-6 clean loads of laundry in baskets before I fold all of them. And I save certain jobs for when I don't have my daughter with me and do as much as I can in a 2-hour burst while my ex has her.

Lower your expectations.  Every meal does not have to be homemade.  Every room does not have to be spotless.  If clean clothes sit in a laundry basket for a few days, who cares.

I would really wait to try for another until you get a handle on this one, because i've heard that two can be much harder.  Two kids has pushed half the marriages I know into stressful; a lot of my friends have been complaining about it lately.[/quote]

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