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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, it sounds like you do ALL the housework even though you also work full time? And you have a "messy hubby"? Then it makes sense that you would be stressed. [/quote]

OP here.  Yep.  It's not just housework--it's cooking, errands, all of it.  It just adds up to a lot of time.  My hubby does what he can but he has a crazy job and doesn't have much free time at home.  Maybe some people can effortlessly work full-time, and maintain a household with everything that goes into it, but I have difficulty doing so and it causes a lot of stress.  I am also not the type who always likes to be doing something.  I like to just sit and relax sometimes.  [/quote]

Are you working too hard to make things perfect?  YOu know you can let some things go.  You don't need to cook every day for starters, there is take out, make DH drive and get a take out on the way back or oder in if you can.  Buy some frozen foods in case you are tired to cook and when cooking throw a simple meal like a salad in 15 min, healthier and faster and less dishes to wash.   If you cannot manage your pets, consider finding them other homes, or giving them to the family if this is an option at least temporarily.   Get a weekly cleaning service, they can do laundry too, it won't cost you that much, maybe you can cut down on some other expenses, but it improves your quality of life.  Get someone to mow your lawn, like a neighborhood teenager if you don't want to pay for a landscaping service.   All other things you mentioned, errands, bills, organizing, is very common and something you should have been accustomed to do for yourself since you were on your own.   Or how did you grow up?  Did you have your mother do everything for you before you got married, did you live with parents?  Or did you grow up in a wealthy household with full time household help and did nothing?   I see that your DH doesn't help and since you both work, you should demand that he steps up a little, like do dishes, garbage, pick up food on the way from work.   But overall, taking care of yourself should not be difficult for you, didn't you go to college, where you did your own laundry, dishes, bills, meals, etc, while going to school and doing homework?[/quote]

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