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[quote=Anonymous]OP, your schedule is very long during the day and I'm wondering if you leave later and come home earlier and then login after your children are in bed then you'd feel less overwhelmed.  Sounds like you have a lot of help (nanny, outsourcing), so maybe tweaking your schedule could allow for some breathing room.  What a about teleworking one day a week - or two - to alleviate the pressure of commuting (and just getting ready for work).

I have three kids under four and a demanding job that is occasionally high stress.  I am clear about my schedule at work.  I'm in at 8 and out by 4:30 everyday, logging back into finish up work after the kids are in bed, usually from 9 - 10:30 PM.

I certainly compartmentalize but I also expect that my spouse will help out at home.  Spouse gets home around the same time I do and we divide and conquer from 5:30 to 8 PM (kids' bedtime).  Spouse makes meals while I do baths (or visa versa), we both are engaged in after dinner playtime,

We don't outsource a ton.  We do laundry through out the week, the weekends we vacuum and clean the bathrooms, and do occasional deep cleaning (steaming the floors, cleaning out the fridge), but it's not more than a couple of hours of our time, Our house isn't perfect, but it's tidy and relatively clean.

It's not easy, but we're not drowning.  Yes, I'm tired. But that's the name of the game, I think.  But give yourself a break as much as you can.[/quote]

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