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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like you have the life that many 2 working parents households have. [/quote]

[b]And this is why I posted -- it sounds like we are doing it the way everyone else does, and there is no secret sauce we are missing.[/b]

Like I said, our school is mostly PT and SAHM, so our DDs friends homes are always immaculate, DW always seem chill, and there are zero of her friends in SACC.  So our point of reference was skewed but I'm much more at peace now that I have heard from the WP tribe :)[/quote]

I feel like you are not reading very closely.  There are several posts of people who do things differently and as a result have more time and less stress.  You are simply dismissing all of those ideas.  It doesn't seem like you actually want to make any change, you just want to be told that you are right and there is nothing you can do to improve your life.

My husband and I work full time and have kids about yours ages.  We both are able to work normal hours and have more time as a family and for things like date nights and time with our friends. Our house is reasonably clean and our lives are organized.  We get plenty of sleep.  It is possible.[/quote]

Can you lay out your schedule?  I think you refer to before care, buses, and dropping activities and church?  What am I missing?[/quote]

Suggestions have included:

1) Have your kids take the bus to school.
2) Send your kids to aftercare.
3) Have the kids for more chores and pack their own lunch, and/or let them do school lunch.
4) Outsource housecleaning.
5) Use grocery delivery
6) Remote work

I'm not suggesting your drop activities or church.  If you tried some of these other suggestions, it would free up more of your time and then you wouldn't have to give up things that are important to you.
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