I am so tired today. I work ten hours a day too without the long commute and it is exhausting. One bad night sleep - like last night - and I feel it. If everything goes perfectly (which it never does) and no one is sick and we stay in our routine and I get enough sleep I am fine. But one thing is off and I feel exhausted at the end of the day.

And I don't have your commute.

Ten hour days plus a long commute would tire out anyone. Nothing wrong with you, OP.

Elevate your feet over your heart (lie on the floor and put your legs and feet up on a chair) for 20 minutes during your hour break. Drink lots of water. Eat healthfully for all meals and vitamins couldn't hurt. If you have any extra weight - lose it (one pound of body weight is four pounds of pressure on your knees, hips and ankles). And give yourself at least one day a weekend to simply do nothing.

14 minutes commute.

45-55 hours per week.

Live-in, so no commute. With this family, it’s a minimum of 45 hours per week, sometimes upwards of 60 with all the extra tasks.

Working with kids with special needs is draining. Anything is draining if the child doesn’t want to do it. Making kids practice an instrument, sport skills, do homework, chores, other things... it’s all draining if they don’t want to do it. And unlike toddlers and preschoolers, I can’t make it a game or sing a song to magically make it fun.

For my next family, I’m hoping for no special needs, either not school age yet or neutral/positive outlook for school and school work, and a reasonable number of activities per child. I don’t mind driving, but when I’m out of the house for over half of my afternoon/evening, it’s hard on kids and me.

If I’m just playing, singing, incorporating learning and chores into daily life, incorporating activities into the schedule as needed/wanted... Then, I have more energy at the end of the day than I did at the start.

OP, you have a long day, long commute, and a very tiring job. It’s totally normal that you’re tired!

I work about 8 hours a day and travel 20 minutes each way (even that’s a lot to me) and I’m so excited to get home and do nothing at the end of the day because I’m exhausted, lol.

I am always tired too when I get off work.

And just exhausted on weekends.

When I need to grocery shop, wash my clothes, run errands + scrub my bathroom.

15 min commute, work 7am to 6pm 5 days a week with 3 children (ages 1, 2, 6).

I've been a full time nanny for 17 years. I recently added a second cup of coffee; I've always had one cup in the morning, now I also have another one around 2-3pm so I can finish my day with some energy. A multivitamin helps, too.

15 minute commute.

8am-5:30

I would be beat if I worked those hours with that commute, too. Nothing wrong with you beyond being human.

I work 40 hours a week, eight hours a day with a 20 minute commute and I am always tired. Being a nanny is a physically and mentally taxing job.

I work 52 hours a week with a commute that is a little over an hour. It’s a nanny share with infants and I’m not super tired but it really depends on what outside activities we did during the day. Toddlers are hard...when I worked with twin toddlers (30 hours a week with a 10 min commute) I was exhausted everyday.

That is a long day, OP. I think anyone would be tired.

Anonymous wrote:I feel as though I should not be as wiped out as I am after a day of work and the end of the week.

I work a ten hour day plus 35-45 minute driving commute on each end. I get a good hour long break while my charge is napping.

My charge is an active two-year-old and I am a very engaged nanny. Still, I don't think I should be as tired as I am. I sleep 7-8 hours a night which has always been sufficient for me in the past. I have had this job for two years but the hours were recently increased by one half-hour a day. It doesn't seem right that one half-hour should make such a huge difference!

I’m not a nanny, I’m a mom. That sounds like a long, exhausting day to me. But of course, two years are exhausting - napping less but still high needs. The older she gets, the easier it will get.

I work 50-60 hours a week, I have a 5 minute commute. I’m very tired at the end of the day.

I feel as though I should not be as wiped out as I am after a day of work and the end of the week.

I work a ten hour day plus 35-45 minute driving commute on each end. I get a good hour long break while my charge is napping.

My charge is an active two-year-old and I am a very engaged nanny. Still, I don't think I should be as tired as I am. I sleep 7-8 hours a night which has always been sufficient for me in the past. I have had this job for two years but the hours were recently increased by one half-hour a day. It doesn't seem right that one half-hour should make such a huge difference!