To wonder how many hours you...

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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.....

i am literally my user name

boys have numerous complex disabilities each and dont sleep and need 24 hour supervision so we(their dad is my user name also,hes also our driver) dont stop at all

we get zero help off family or professionals

im physically and mentally burnt out and have been for a long time.

im writing this in bed while the 9 y old is bouncing off the walls,he havent slept at all in 3 days

Weekdays around 4.30/5am - 9pm without much of a break (10min at lunch if I'm lucky). That includes morning exercise, commute, work itself, getting home, sorting out food and the kids and any "life admin".

Weekends are a little less full-on, with getting up around 6am and not really stopping until around 8pm, but a few more short breaks in between.

The curse of a busy job, young children and a neverending to-do list.

I get woken at 5am by one of the kids peeing. Usually they then joyfully.cant get back to sleep. Then I'm on the go all day with either child care or work, straight to school.run, homework, cooking, bathtime, bed, rest from around 8 30pm. If I tidied the house nicely.wouldnt get a break until 9pm or so, but I can't be fucked at night as so tired so usually just leave it

Up at six, walk the dog, housework, breakfast, commute an hour to walk - 9 hour day - drive home, shower and dinner - by the time I sit down to eat I've been up for thirteen hours!

I just handed in my notice yesterday so no more of that bollocks

Up at 5.45 to start work for 7 and finish at 6. Usually settle down on the sofa at 7.30 ish and luckily have no children to sort

I get up at 5am, sort kids, try and fit in a wash load or hoover whilst DCs are having breakfast. Drop them off. Head to work. Work until 5-6pm usually. Kids are either picked up and at home or I go and get them. Make dinner. More chores. Possibly more work. Have been known to iron until 11pm. Back up at 5am.
I know these are probably the most stressful years of my life and it gets easier but two little kids and a full time job and a house to run is just...exhausting.
You know when you're mum used to say "I haven't sat down all day" well yeah.

Yesterday up at 5.20, left for work at 6 15, got home around 7. Tidied, made basic dinner, did some washing, hung it to dry, sat down around 8.30.

Alarm goes off at 5.20am, last night settled down for tea at 9.10pm. That's actually surprised me!

Get up 6:30am, I won't be back home until 10:30pm.

Up at 6, get home at 8, put children to bed, cook myself some dinner, do a few hours tidying and work. Try and get I to bed for 11.

And some of us have been ill too, 8 mths finally getting there

Everyone just works so relentlessly hard don’t they

Husbands alarm usually wakes me at 4.30am but I just have a brew and chill till 6. Then up doing packed lunches, getting kids off to school, school run work, pick kids up, take them to their after school stuff some days, do dinner, more kids activities in evening. Usually sit down around 8pm and go to bed at 9pm when the kids do.

Up at 7.20, start work at 9. Finish at 4.30 come home and have dinner, shower then sit on my arse until 9 when I’ll go up to bed to read before sleeping at 10.

I want to be you, @newtome!

That used to be me. Then one day I got up and resigned. I now work in a flexible part time job and I am so much happier. It has taken over six months to adjust to not being on the go all the time. But now, I don't want to ever go back to that.

I also couldn't afford to do it but by being intentional there has been very little difference in our material lifestyle (food, car, holidays) and in fact less external childcare and more time to exercise and prep food has meant its been really positive.

Get up 7.30.
Stoo about 9/10pm depending on time. Dd. Settles for is to get cleaned up. .. Wake various times in the eve

I start at 6 and go to bed at 10, feeling asleep by midnight!

I feel the same, if I think about it too much I get quite down about it if I'm honest, like, what's it all for?, what's the point?.....

I’m generally on the go from 6.30am til about 8pm. It’s more like 9pm a couple of times a week.

Regular weekdays I am up at 6.45am. Leave the house at 7.50.
Get home at 6.30pm if not working late. Start dinner, cleaning laundry, tidying. Eat dinner anytime between 7.30 /8pm. Tidy up the kitchen (dh often works late), fold clean laundry, sort work clothes and school uniforms for next day, whizz around upstairs - give the bathroom a wipe etc. It is usually 9.30p / 10pm by the time I actually sit on the sofa!

15 hours on the go solidly 4 days a week. Thursdays are the worst days as we're out at 7.50am and due to dd's sport we're not home till 9/9.30pm and then face into dinner - have to say we have a lot of pizza on Thursdays but we get sick of that too. Sometime I eat dinner at 10pm that night.

Seeing it all written down it's no wonder we're tired by Friday!!

There are a remarkable number of collective hours on the go here!!

I'm sure most of you could cut down some of your hours and tasks with a little tweaking

7 an - get up get ready get DS ready get DS to school head to work. 5 hours non stop at work, head back to pick up DS and a friend. Worked again while they played. Cooked dinner and tidied. Took DS friend home. About to do DS bedtime then will have to work again until 10.30/11pm.

And that's a good day!

I make that 16 hours.
And that's only so "short" by cutting lots of corners, paying a cleaner, never ever ironing or any "not strictly essential " tasks.

But it's the only way to hold down a career and juggle it with a child whose medical needs the after school and breakfadt clubs couldn't manage.