Can I send a virtual hug to all the working mum who like me...

[fridayfeelingyeah]

work because they have to, not because they choose to.
They are very tired and emotional and the week end sometimes just means catching up with housework and it's not like a telly ad where you spend quality time with your kids

Feel that you have aged ten years in no time because don't have time to look at yourself in the mirror let alone to go for trips to beautycian

I don't know why this week has been particularly harder for me - in fact I was ready for the week end by Tuesday and kept waking up every morning wondering how could it not possibly be Friday as I was so shattered.

am I the only one who feels like this?

I have two DSs, age 6 and 3

Somehow put random link in the middle of my post . . . . There's nothing there, I'm afraid! [hmmm]

Should have been "BIG HUGS AL ROUND"

totally empathise with everything OP says. I have worked 4 days since having the dcs now 6 and 2. 6 months ago i managed to reduce down to 3 days and the difference is massive. i feel i have been re-born! honestly. Having said that i am in the processing of applying for another job which would definitely mean more hours again. it's a job i would love though but i do feel somewhat masochistic applying. ah decisions, decisions.

Hope everyone's having a lovely weekend.

Riven - it must be tough with your plateful. I know from your posts it's 24 hrs in your house! Poor dh trying to work from home when they're off school too.

I've tidied up my front garden and am knackered. Quite enjoyed it though.

Kitchen clean, floors cleaned, three wash loads on line, haven't done a thing upstairs yet, but I'm off duty from cleaning now, will put pizza in the oven cook for kids and going out for a meal and wine later if I'm not too tired.

Am with you all on this one (with the exception of reallytired of course). I have worked since DD was 3.5 months (part time initially, and now full time) due to necessity both financially and the role that I do not being very manageable on a part-time basis.

My life pretty much consists of work, cleaning, and trying to cram as much quality time/activities into the rest of the time that but the time I have a second to myself it is 10.00, and even then there is a tonne of housework that is just left - I have had a huge basket of ironing sitting in the lounge for over a month now!

Can I join in? Went back to work in Jan after DC2 and feel like life is constant cycle of work (where I MN ), cooking, cleaning, washing and feeling guilty about not playing with DCs enough. And that is with a DH who I think does more than most I know. I honestly wonder how any mums who work manage to find time to do anything else - are there more hours in some people's days?? Big group hug (in a very un-MN-like fashion).

Hi everybody - we can have this thread as a support thread! So thanks Friday for starting it.

Katy - move that basket of ironing out of the lounge to somewhere more obscure.

Birdy - thanks for hug.