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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our secret? We have only one child.[/quote]

Lol, this. And actually, I'm still tired! But my schedule isn't as insane as OP's. And we intentionally make choices based on how they will impact our schedule. DD goes to a neighborhood school we can walk to in 15-20 minutes (or drive to in 4 minutes, in a pinch), though in MS we'll have to drive and that's going to be an adjustment. Activities are selected based in part on convenience and we don't over schedule. We actually do have a picky eater but we don't make multiple meals every night -- if DD rejects our served protein and veggie (common), she may supplement the rest of her meal with yogurt or a leftover pancake and some fruit. And as she's gotten older, she has to take more responsibility for these substitutions herself (and this has led to her being more willing to try what we put on the table because the alternative is going to fix herself a bowl of yogurt and fruit which she sometimes doesn't feel like doing).

Our house gets messy but we set aside 5-10 minutes to do a quick straighten every night (everyone participates), and then we do an extra tidy on Sunday nights as we prepare for the week.

I wouldn't say I have a ton of time for my own hobbies, but that's largely because I'm kind of burned out by work and I've had a bunch of health issues over the last two years that have forced me to prioritize sleep and rest a lot. We also almost never get a true date night these days because DD has been going through a really tricky phase where she is super attached to me and freaks out with babysitters (likely related to my health problems).

I share this simply to point out: everyone has issues, parenting is hard no matter what, but yes you can make choices to make it easier on yourself and if you are kind of losing it as is, I recommend doing so. A lot of my health problems stem from not taking enough care of myself during the first 6 months of the pandemic when everything went to hell, and I regret not doing a better job of putting my own basic needs (sleep, eating well, getting exercise, taking quiet time to myself) at the forefront during that time. I won't make that mistake again.[/quote]

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