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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you're not the most sympathetic poster, but I do think you've gotten some good advice.  If you have a nanny, you shouldn't have to do the morning routine that many of us do before daycare (getting kid up, dressing screaming kid, begging child to eat breakfast, cooking and packing a lunch, etc.), and you also shouldn't have to do the bathing.  Instead, your time with your child can be doing the things that you prioritize and ENJOY, because the nanny can take very specific direction about getting the other things done.  Similarly, with a housekeeper coming twice a week (I didn't even know that was possible), you really shouldn't have to clean at all other than a few daily things and straightening up.  DH and I only clean our house once a week with maybe 30 minutes of daily chores (dishwasher, wipe down table, change messed up sheets, throw in a load of laundry), and that keeps our house looking pretty good.

Maybe one other thing that might work for you is finding little pockets of you time during the day.  For me, I don't drive into work, so I get to do 15-20 minutes of personal reading or knitting or deep breathing on the metro.  When I shut my door to pump, I also spend an extra 5-10 minutes of me time afterwards before plugging back in.  Then, before bed, I try to watch a few minutes of TV or read 5 pages of a book just to decompress a little.  Finally, DH and I switch off on the weekends - during one afternoon nap, he goes out and has some time to himself; during the other afternoon nap, I go out and have a couple of hours to do my thing.  Our kids aren't deprived of our time, but we each get a little break.  You have to find time and prioritize that time or it will continue to feel like a rat race, but with the resources you have, it honestly is doable.

Signed,

Mother of three that works 60+ hours with no nanny or housekeeper and is pretty damned happy[/quote]

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