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[quote=Anonymous]Your life sounds like mine. Kids are 7 and 3 so I do two separate drop offs and 2 separate pick ups. Husband leaves later but doesn’t help (no need to get into that right now) in the morning and gets home too late to help in the evening. Plus three nights a week of picking everyone up, eating a quick dinner and off to evening sports/lessons. 
I pack 2 lunches every other night so I’m not doing it every night. I line up 5 water bottles per kid on the weekend, fill and store in the fridge so it’s a quick grab and go in the morning. I also line up 5 snack bags and do the same (for my first grader).  I make dinners on the weekends so most weeknights I can reheat and serve. Meals are basic and I use my slow cooker and pressure cooker to make 2 meals at the same time at some point during the weekend. Each night I do one person’s laundry and put that laundry away the next night So it doesn’t pile up. Also makes it easier to sort and fold if the load is only one person’s clothes. Even if it sits clean and  folded for a few days, at least it makes it it that person’s bedroom!
Grocery delivery is a must for me. Helps me plan for the week, saves time and money (less impulse buying than if i were in the store roaming up and down the aisles with two kids begging for treats). 
I threw in the towel and hired a cleaner. I just couldn’t keep up with it anymore. 
I bathe the three year old in one bathroom, and the 7 year old in the bathroom across the hall. He’s old enough now for me to trust him but I’m constantly peeking in to check on him. I get them ready for bed (and for school in the morning) together which adds some silliness and chaos but it’s the only way to keep everyone moving. We read in one bed together ( when they were younger I had to do all of this separately for them which took much longer). 
I’ve had several years to get into this routine and as they get older they can do more for themselves. And i left a job i loved for a job that is closer to home. I still work full time but a short commute gives me extra time in the day. Hang in there is all I can say! 
I tell myself that I’ll never look back and say I missed out on their lives because I literally do everything! And one day they will be grown and gone and I’ll long for the days when I had time with them everyday. [/quote]

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