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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP, I'm in a similar situation, although we just have one child and he is 1. My husband works long hours for work (including consistent weekend work) and I work a 9-530 type job that is demanding, but consistent and no longer hours.

We do daycare (although I typically drop off right at 8 and pick up right before 6, could probably do a nanny to save but we just don't want to), house cleaner every 2 weeks, and I also have someone come 2x a week for 1-2 hours to do chores such as laundry folding, neatening, pick up and put away dishes, clean common areas and straighten toys, run errands like dry cleaning or package drop-off, and light organization. This additional service has been a game changer since it's something beyond what a cleaning service would do, but it's all the *extra* stuff that I don't have the energy to do once I put DS down. I like to have that time to relax myself.

We also do Vegetable and Butcher meal service and Little Spoon (only do LS occasionally, but always have a few meals on hand). I usually try and cook 1-2 meals a week myself and prepare our lunch for the week in the crockpot/instant pot on the weekend.[/quote]

Where did you find the person who does chores 1-2X per week? I would love that. [/quote]

I used Care.com. I created a job posting, but it didn’t result in much. I searched profiles, and found someone, interviewed her, her references checked out and were awesome. Just buy one month with Care.com. You’ll want to search for something like a personal assistant or house manager, and those are terms that refer to the type of general stuff I have her do. I didn’t know this beforehand. It helps SO MUCH. [/quote]

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