Before kids I was one of those people who made lists of things I'd already done just so I could cross them off. I'd start a job intending to finish it, and would get very cross if interrupted. It was often the only way I could fall asleep, knowing everything was done and dusted.
Now, having kids this almost never happens. You just barely get the chance to get a little bit done and you have to be happy with that. My DD will be two in a week and I am just getting to grips with this. I feel like I am constantly working at about 60% with work and home life, I wish I'd have realised this what was it would be like before I had DD, I would have saved myself a lot of grief thinking I'm never good enough since I can't do as much as I could before kids.
Has anyone else had to come to terms with this (some are blessed with the ability to not really care, and I envy that!), and did it take you two years to do so? We have DS arriving in August and I really need to be in a place where I know I'm not that a failure because I can't work as hard or get as much done as I could before kids.
Kids, they mess with your head!!