So we've recently become a two parents working full time household.
DD started school in September and since then both of us have been working. Prior to that one of us was always at home.
And our house has gone from more or less fine most of the time to feeling like the wheels are coming off!
We have two DCs (5 and 9) who need the usual amount of after school ferrying. DS 9 starts school at 8am and then it's full speed until everyone is fed and home (from clubs and swimming etc.)- about 6 or 7 most evenings.
So when do we clean???
We're very even about jobs around the house - DH has been the sahp for years and is better than I am, but between laundry, hoovering, mopping, etc etc it feels like something we just get further behind on.
To the point I'm thinking about taking a day off each month to dust 😂
There's soooooo much dust!
We do have "stuff" but we're not hoarders. There's clutter here there and eveywhere- it collects in drifts. That get dusty.
DH was bemoaning the situation the other day - we think there must be magic that we haven't found yet - how do you:
Work - well and on time - even sometime over delivering?
Support your children for after school activities and enrichment
Talk (let alone more!) to your spouse??
Feed/dress everyone?
AND have a lovely home?
So I guess the AIBU is:
YABU - just get your arse in gear, throw away all of the extraneous shite and don't sleep...
YANBU - it's all an illusion - (basically) no one who works full time, has kids, doesn't have a cleaner has a perfect house except for visits!