mid-life crisis in my late thirties

[coreandpeace]

This is my first time on mumsnet and i have been reading posts. wish i'd joined before. I'm desperately sad about how my life has turned out in terms of work/finances/social. I have a loving husband ready to help and 2 great little kids who are a lot of work - but i dont know how to turn things around. Each day is taken up by so much 'family/household' stuff that time is ticking by and i am slowly losing my inspiration and motivation for anything! I just want to hide away but even that makes me feel worse as am really not acheiving anything. I thought i would be in a much better place by now than I am. I look at a lot of capable women and wonder how the hell they do it - when i can only just about manage 2 children and a little bit of work. sorry to moan - need to connect to anyone who might know how i'm feeling or how to change my situation?
thank you

ps. still have a 1 year old so working til 1 is not really possible - hence a few snippets of trying to work when she's asleep etc

I found all my energy and enthusiasm for getting on with things, trying new things, doing fun things, sorting things out, socialising etc, returned once both my children were at school during the day and good sleepers! So you've only another two or three years to go...