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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I SAH and understand your exhaustion. You don’t share exactly how you spend your time or what you struggle with, so I just have some general tips:

if you aren’t already, outsource some housecleaning if you can. We have cleaners come every 3 weeks and it helps so much. I also got a stick vacuum and rarely need to drag the big vacuum around the house anymore.

Pare down books and toys. I took several large boxes and put lots of toys in to put away so the play area stays clean. If you can, rotate the boxes of toys and the kids will be much more interested in them! Teach they to put away toy and books before they play with another item.

Get the kids outside every single day. If you have a yard or patio, chuck a sandbox out there. If not, walk or drive to the nearest playground and let them run and climb.

If one or both kids are no longer napping, tell them it is quiet time for everyone. They can read or play quietly if they don’t want to sleep, but you need quiet time too, to eat or rest. My 3 year old likes to play with flash cards and animal figurines and books for this.

Simplify meals. For breakfast, I typically offer my kid cereal with milk and banana or oatmeal, which takes 1.5 minutes in the microwave. I dump fruit in and sometimes nut butter and it’s a pretty good breakfast. Or Greek yogurt with muesli/granola and fruit. When I have more time and energy I make scrambled eggs or pancakes. Lunch and dinner are the same concept- simplify! Lunch can simply be apple slices with peanut butter and a side of steamed broccoli and leftover chicken. Or a peanut butter sandwich with some frozen peas, corn and fruit on the side. [/quote]

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