I feel like there are not enough hours in the day. I get up at 0530, put the dogs out, warm up Ella's bottle, get the dogs inside & feed them, change Ella & dress her for the day, feed her, put her back down to sleep, shower & get ready for work, make my lunch & get Ella's bottles ready, drop her off at day care, go to work for 8 hours, pick Ella up, get home and get the dogs out, feed Ella, feed the dogs, play with Ella (& maybe squeeze some dinner in, if Ella lets me), bathtime for Ella, feed Ella and put her down for bed. When she is safely in dreamland, I clean up the kitchen, make her bottles, maybe do some laundry if I feel motivated but most times I don't. I'll plop my ass on the couch until 10pm, put the dogs out one last time, and then drag my butt into bed. It's exhausting. I love being a mom, but I'm tired.
And Adam helps, when he's not working. But he works the 6pm to 6am shift as a cop, so he's rarely home at night. He's an amazing dad, though. And he's a great husband. He watched Ella for a few hours on Saturday morning so I was able to go to the mall and try and find an outfit for Ella's baptism next weekend. I found one, and I'm kind of excited about it, but I wanted a dress and ended up with white pants and a sheer yellow floral top w/ lace cami underneath. Oh well, it's cute nonetheless.
But back to my point. There aren't enough hours in a day. I feel like I never have a chance to get my house cleaned. When the weekend rolls around, I spend it sleeping in til 9am (after I get up at 5:30 to put out the dogs and feed them and Ella and get her back to sleep) and then lazing around the living room until noon. I need to get a better handle on things. Any tips? What are you guys doing to "keep your head above water," so to speak?
I feel very similarly! Even though it's even more time, taking a walk when I get home or at lunch has really helped....hope you get some you time!
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