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[quote=Anonymous]You have to prioritize what is going to get done & what's going to slide. Make your peace with your it.

Here's what we do and no, we don't do everything: 
(1) Au pair who provides flexible child care hours. We couldn't both have high-travel, full-time jobs without it. There's always at least one parent home in a given week but neither of us could handle both drop off & pick up by ourselves given work schedules. She only works 25 hrs/wk during school weeks but works up to 45/wk in the summer + covers snow days as needed. 
(2) We sign the kids up for part-day summer camps to buy us flexibility in the summer, as we would otherwise be up against our au pair hour cap. 
(3) I batch cook on Sundays: make my breakfasts & lunches for the work week + a main course or two for family dinners. This keeps me eating healthier & reducing week night dinner stress. 
(4) I find ways to take care of myself after the kids are in bed. I follow the 10 step Korean skincare routine at night & work out at 5:30am M-F to keep myself fit. With all of that, I feel pretty pampered. [/quote]

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