Working 7 days a week ? Exhausted

[Crayola kiddies]

I too tidy as I go .... I wash dishes as the kids are napping as well as prep my dinner. All the toys are tidied before lunch and everyone helps. I do one load of laundry each night and fold and put away the next day so that I am not spending all weekend doing laundry. Vacuum up the floor before I go upstairs at the end of the day ( I have a designated daycare downstairs) . I have just started doing my groceries on thursday nights and all this frees up my weekends from house chores .... I do one quick trip to the grocery store on Sunday afternoon for fresh lunch supplies.....I too feel like the days never end but my hubby also works two jobs and is gone from the house from 9 am to 1030 pm mon-thurs plus he's chronically I'll so not so much help around the house.....and I have 5 of my own kids ranging in ages from 2-20 (20 yr old does not live at home anymore) .... I just find if I do some chores during the day it frees up the weekends abut more.....

[DaycareLulu]

Wow! I am exhausted just reading that Crayola's kiddies. I don't know how I would do this job if I didn't have my hubby's help.

[dodge__driver11]

I too have a wonderful husband--he does all the shopping and helps with meal and snack prep too on his days off he watches the kids so I can take my breaks n stuff....Awesome. As the others have said I tidy as I go and too as others have stated I hired someome as the hubby and I both neded some TLC, she is a univ. student so it doesn't cost much at all

[Sandbox Sally]

www.grocerygateway.com I am not sure what cities they cater to, though. It's the Longo store brand - not sure which brick and mortar groc store this is. They ain't cheap! LOL...but I order from here frequently, to be honest, as I am exhausted and busy come 6pm, and with three kids of my own, my weekends are spoken for. You gotta do what you gotta do.

[Cocoon]

Sorry, just found out that they don't do grocery shopping online.

[Sunflower]

I don't know where all of you are located but I sometimes do my groceries on line with IGA.
I loved this service when I was on mat leave and did not want to leave the house !

[Spixie33]

I too tidy as I go .... I wash dishes as the kids are napping as well as prep my dinner. All the toys are tidied before lunch and everyone helps. I do one load of laundry each night and fold and put away the next day so that I am not spending all weekend doing laundry. Vacuum up the floor before I go upstairs at the end of the day ( I have a designated daycare downstairs) . I have just started doing my groceries on thursday nights and all this frees up my weekends from house chores .... I do one quick trip to the grocery store on Sunday afternoon for fresh lunch supplies.....I too feel like the days never end but my hubby also works two jobs and is gone from the house from 9 am to 1030 pm mon-thurs plus he's chronically I'll so not so much help around the house.....and I have 5 of my own kids ranging in ages from 2-20 (20 yr old does not live at home anymore) .... I just find if I do some chores during the day it frees up the weekends abut more.....

you sound as swamped as I am. lol
My hubby also can't be much if any help. He comes home exhausted and doesn't do much once he does get home. I have given up trying to ask him or guilt him because that takes even more energy. I think having a husband who would chip in around the hosue would make a world of difference but you have to work with what you've got - right? lol
I do try to do what I can during the day like cleaning up towards the end of the day but then the daycare leaves and it is still messy/sticky floors, food to prep for the next day etc
I like the idea that someone suggested about doing the groceries Friday night but then I still have to go on Sunday to get fresh fruits for the week or else they will be too old and mushy by Monday
Another issue is that I can be pretty OCD about cleaning so it is hard for me to see things dirty or dust accumulating on the baseboards etc. Drives me crazy
And I hate the Time of Use. I used to be able to throw in some laundry during nap time and get at least a load done each day but now I have to wait until night which just adds to the exhaustion or I put it off for the weekend.
I would love two days off (sat and sun) each week. I just am not sure how to do it.
Two days ago I was literally cooking food for the daycare at 9 pm at night for the next day, cutting out crafts all while cleaning down the booster chairs etc

We only do weekly crafts and that is plenty but still doesn't free up that much time

[Crayola kiddies]

Ok Spixie I see a couple of differences I don't do cooking just for the daycare I cook extra for my family dinner so I have left overs for lunch the next day .... Spaghetti, shepards pie, stew, casseroles, whatever ..... If I don't have leftovers then I do things like grilled cheese, cold deli meat sandwiches, deli plates, homemade pizza pancakes with cream cheese ( no syrup before lunch) and then I just prepare that as the kids are doing the last of the tidy up or I sit them at the table with some fruit and veges while I make the sandwiches...... I also am not a clean freak ... I can look the other way for certain things, and I too am on time of use so like I said I throw in a load every night and fold (or not) at nap time the next day. I do my groceries on Thursday nights and then just a quick trip on Sunday aft for fresh stuff(fruits, deli meat, bread) .... And my daycare consists of 1 3 1/2 yr old, 2 2 yr olds, 1 22 month old, my own 2 1/2 yr old, my own 4 and 7 yr old (at school all day) and a 10 month old starting in feb , I also wipe up any messes as it happens and I wipe each high chair/ booster seat as each child gets out if it .... it's busy and I'm tired but I don't feel overwhelmed because I don't sweat the small stuff .... Tomorrow is another day ..... I also have 3 kids in swimming lessons one kid in hockey one kid in football and working an after school part time job ( not driving age and no busses available) and one kid starting preschool program in a few months

[Skysue]

you sound as swamped as I am. lol
My hubby also can't be much if any help. He comes home exhausted and doesn't do much once he does get home. I have given up trying to ask him or guilt him because that takes even more energy. I think having a husband who would chip in around the hosue would make a world of difference but you have to work with what you've got - right? lol
I do try to do what I can during the day like cleaning up towards the end of the day but then the daycare leaves and it is still messy/sticky floors, food to prep for the next day etc
I like the idea that someone suggested about doing the groceries Friday night but then I still have to go on Sunday to get fresh fruits for the week or else they will be too old and mushy by Monday
Another issue is that I can be pretty OCD about cleaning so it is hard for me to see things dirty or dust accumulating on the baseboards etc. Drives me crazy
And I hate the Time of Use. I used to be able to throw in some laundry during nap time and get at least a load done each day but now I have to wait until night which just adds to the exhaustion or I put it off for the weekend.
I would love two days off (sat and sun) each week. I just am not sure how to do it.
Two days ago I was literally cooking food for the daycare at 9 pm at night for the next day, cutting out crafts all while cleaning down the booster chairs etc

We only do weekly crafts and that is plenty but still doesn't free up that much time

They should let us pick our days for time of use weekends. Like for instance instead of Sat/Sun we could pick Thurs/Friday!

[Play and Learn]

They should let us pick our days for time of use weekends. Like for instance instead of Sat/Sun we could pick Thurs/Friday!

If only....