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Have been on the go.

It occurred to me at about 6pm, whilst cooking dinner for me and DC that I hadn’t stopped since my alarm went off at 6am. And that I still had bedtime and a hour or so’s work to do.

It’s not a complaint - more a slightly shocked observation. Particularly as that’s the norm M-F.....

Woke up at 5.30 but got up at 7
Usually on the go for at least 12-13 hours
I find if I stop and sit down I can’t carry on
Normally get home from work, tidy up, put on washing, cook meal etc
By the time we’ve eaten, cleared away, washed up n maybe made packed lunch I sit down around 8-8.30

I just sat down, got up at quarter to six this morning, 13 hours at work, plus all the other stuff in between

Awake with poorly baby since 4am. Worked 8-5. Hone, tea, bedtimes. Did a couple hours more work. Poorly baby awake again. Rinse repeat.

Up at 6:30pm, sat down at 9pm - that’s pretty standard (and one of my kids is pickle for staying in bed so I’ve been up to taker her back twice!)

Up at 6.45 and out for the door at 7.45.
At work from 8 and non-stop until 5 (teacher).
Pick up DC from their after-school club and take to sports/dance/swimming.
Home for about 6.30
Eat, read, bath and bed for DC
Start marking/planning/whatever else I need to do for work at 8
Turning off the laptop now!
Sort lunches, empty dishwasher etc
Bed for about 11
Mind buzzing. Maybe sleeping by midnight or 1am

Usually up from 7am, wouldn't say I stop properly until 9pm. DP and I both work full time, but I end up doing 90% of the house work and bed time and morning routines. I do work from home so the time I would spend commuting, Im doing stuff in the house. Every now and then, I have a 'selfish day' but then i find it hard to catch up. It's something I'm trying to work on with DP. He's a bit lazy but he also lacks motivation due to anxiety and depression that he refuses to seek treatment for. The situation should be it's own thread tbh , i don't want to derail this one!

Up at 6:30. Running around non-stop until 8:15 pm. There were things I should have been doing then but I was just too tired. Had slept badly the last couple of nights so not normally this tired.

Depends on my rota.

Today wasnt too bad. Up at 8, sofa at 7.

Tomorrow.... up at 8, out by 845, wont be home til circa midnight.

Up at 5.45. Work 7-1930. Only one half hour break. Watched tv then bed at 22.00

Depends on the day, woke at 7, breakfast, housework, call to friend , out to work at 10:30, started 11:30 to 6:30pm, dinner ( very quick) .
More tidying up, 2 more long chats, fed cat.
Relax now.
Different days different shifts, off tomm, wed 5:30 work start till 3pm

I am lucky that, since I started working, I don't have such early days. DP gets up with DD between 6 (ouch!) and 7 (yay!), and I get up around 7.45/8am. I then have a break around 5 when DP gets home, then work a bit around DD until she goes to bed. Usually when she goes down I work for a couple more hours, so in total I think it's probably around 11/12 hours, and that feels much more civilised than longer.

Before I went back to work it was easily 14 hours plus, and it was killing me.

Up at 6.
Get DS ready for nursery, breakfast etc until 8.
Work 9-5
Get home and dinner bath and bed 6-7.30
Turn the laptop on, work until 11 or midnight
Housework for half an hour
Bed

Weekends it’s all about DS 6am-8pm then work on the laptop in the evenings if I can find it in me.

That’s pretty much 5 days out of 7. I try have a couple of nights a week when I don’t work. But generally it’s 18 hour days for me. Am lone parent to a 3 year old, with a high pressure job. It just is what it is, but I am
Shattered.

Please seek help, I have 8 months of depression, due to mild bi polar, I’m live in my own with cat.
You do feel un motivated, lack and energy and struggle, 3 dats in with anti depressants
Going to work and doing everything is demanding, as well as a 30 hr week

Up at 6.30, kids to school, me to work, back to pick up kids, home make dinner bath bedtime. Sat down at 10. Still havent made any packed lunches for tomorrow morning!?

Just normal life, no?

Normal life to an extent, but I think if you have someone who can share the hours with you, ideally you should. It does depend. When DD was getting up at 6 and not going down until 10 or 11, there was no way we wouldn't both be shattered. However, if you have a partner and they can take some of the stress, they should. There are long periods when being a main carer for a child is much more tiring than full time work, and society has been slow to acknowledge that.

Up at 5.45am.

Shower, dressed, hair, makeup, breakfast, kids ready, took train to work. Worked all day. Had job interview also. Home. DH collected the infants. Cooked dinner. Entertained kids a bit. Shower, story, bed for them. Now drinking wine and watching Dracula, 8pm. Bed in an hour. So 13 hours of non stop fun.

Alarm set for 6am off to work at 0650 then home at 2130 BUT retiring in 6 weeks can’t wait!

Up working until gone midnight
Up at 6am
Just finishing work now

I'm a teacher with 3 small dc.
Alarm 6am.
Breakfast, shower, make packed lunch.
Take 2dc to nursery.
Commute
Start work 8.45
No breaks (duty/ detentions/ clubs). After school meetings.
Commute. Nursery run.
Feed older dc.
Baths and bed for all 3 takes ages.
Stop around 9pm to make my dinner, tidy up, life admin.
Kids keep me awake at night.
Tired.

Got up at 6:30 am and sat down after dinner/laundry/clean up with my laptop and proceeded to answer work emails and text with my boss. Finally finished at 11:30 pm. Of course now up unable to sleep, wondering if I can get the rest of the night undisturbed and hoping the dc are in a good mood in the morning!

Sadly, this is normal. It's a Mum thing. My Ex H was very demanding. I had 3 DCs under 7 and various extra curricular activities to attend, part time college, part time work, was running our own company and was a Town Councillor. Ex H expected dinner on the table when he came in from work. One day, dinner wasn't ready, due to an hour delay because of road works on the A1, he kicked off about why dinner wasn't ready, etc. and called me incompetent! He was wearing his dinner very soon after that comment!

Hmm I’m on fifth feed of the night for DD (6 months). I got up with her at 7am, she went to bed at 7pm and was awake again by 8.30pm so I’m inclined to say I haven’t really stopped. Longest uninterrupted time was 2hrs just before I started feeding her now.

4am wake up via my son then work then looking after my son till his bed time of 7pm ish.

My son does a sport which requires the alarm at 4am on Mon/Weds/Fri/Sat. Leave home at 4.20am, back at 5am. Walk dog, tidying, get ready to go to work. Drop other child at school for band/music practice at 7am. In work by 7.30am.

Pickup children at 4.30pm. Home to do other work for an hour or so (work a second job from home). Dinner, cooked, eaten and cleaned up and dog walked again - generally by 8.30pm. Rarely sit down any earlier.

The season runs for 6 months with a 6 week break over Xmas. It is BRUTAL.