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[quote=Anonymous]Are definitely many others here who can commiserate with you. Since you have nannies and babysitters, that is a huge help, but in general, if you want to avoid the furious weekend tornado of chores and activities, you need to do two things:

1. Outsource (dry cleaning, cleaning service, TaskRabbit, grocery pick up)

2. Make a schedule of tasks to complete during the week after the kids go to bed. I totally understand that is when all of us are exhausted and just want to sit down, but if you want any ounce of weekend freedom, you can’t let the house go to crap in the mail pile up during the week. It’s not very sexy, but I made a chore schedule that has been very helpful to follow during the week. Nothing crazy, just designated days for tasks: Monday is washing all towels and linens; dusting the downstairs; and going through mail. Tuesday is washing the kids clothes and ordering groceries. Wednesday is dropping the dry cleaning; cleaning the playroom; and wiping down the fridge shelves. The majority of times I can get these tasks done, one split with my husband, in 30 minutes. It has given us lots more time back on weekends, and also gives me a boost to know I am not living in a dirty and messy house and have a looming list of things to do come Saturday morning.[/quote]

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