Anyone else feel completely exhausted by the end of the weekend?

[Pigwig22]

Does everybody else get to the end of the weekend and just feel shattered and in desperate need of a break?!

Between doing everything for the kids and the house all weekend, every weekend I just feel shattered at the end of it. The prospect of the commute tomorrow feels exhausting but then ljust sitting down in the office also sounds a break! 😅

Yes, a lot of the time I feel like this. However I WFH and my job is relatively low stress. It really does feel like a break often compared to dealing with the kids bickering and the endless clearing of the chaos in the house 😅

Very. Between the stress of work and the stress of 2 young children, I feel like I never get a moment of peace.

I’m off for 2 weeks now which I’ve looked forward to and counted down the days for over 6 months.

Yes. Working days are now ‘me time’ as I’m either wfh alone and in silence, or commuting to the office via train which is 40 minutes of staring out the window and drinking coffee.

After 48 solid hours of screaming, fighting, crying, MUMMY MUMMY MUMMY, cleaning up endless mess and making endless food, I’m ready for a day at work.

I used to but I’ve now made a conscious effort to ensure every other weekend is left clear. So we can have a busy weekend with parties and cleaning and trips etc, but the next must be super leisurely. On the Saturday we go for a long walk but otherwise all do whatever we like and I try and read / relax. And the Sunday is for organisation and cleaning so we should be able to survive with top up tidying for a fortnight.

Serious burn out forced me to this point but I’m really glad I did it! We’ve had a really busy weekend this weekend and all 3 kids played up in various ways, house is a mess, but I feel energised enough that I’ll probably tidy once they’re in bed…! Last year I’d have been on the verge of illness and dreading work in the morning!

Ive found that taking at least a few hours to myself during the weekend makes a big difference. So it’s not all about the kids and the house. And if this isn’t always possible, doing something you also enjoy. Taking them somewhere nice I also like, or maybe to cinema so we will all at least sit in total silence in comfy chairs for 90 minutes. Plus they’ll feel they got a treat, and maybe are in better mood because of it.

100 percent feel this!

When DD was little I felt like I had to ‘make the most’ out of every weekend because me and DH both work full time and I think I was feeling guilty for not being home with her during the week and using childcare. She’s 12 now and over the last few years I’ve realised we all, her included, need downtime at the weekend.

Now we’ll have something low key we do just to make sure we do get out of the house at some point, today that was a walk in the woods after lunch, but if the rest of the weekend is spent lazing around the house or snoozing in the hammock then that’s just fine.

I tend to be up before everyone else so I’ll do a quick house blitz to get the majority of it done in an hour each morning, then nip out and have a latte somewhere and pick up anything we need from the shop but I’m done and home by 10am.

Yes I’m exhausted by the end of the weekend! And I’m a teacher so the burnout just continues at work! Pre-kids I could recharge my batteries but I’m just used to running on empty now both at home and at work. Caffeine is the only way I survive!