My husband works and I work from home; I do freelance work and also write. Because of the disparity in our incomes and working week, I do everything at home....food shopping, every meal, all the laundry, every single school run, take my child to every after school activity, party and playdate, organise every birthday party, research holidays, organise our social life, tidy the house, do the bins and recycling, etc etc. I don't begrudge my husband anything because he is BRILLIANT at supporting me, for example he will come home and do bed time, and often tidy up after dinner, etc, if I am feeling frazzled. Recently we have got a new puppy as he is so keen for us to have a dog, but surprise surprise, I now have a dog to look after, walk, take out into the garden in the wet and cold to have a wee and poo, etc. I am basically knackered. I feel joyless - the spark has left me. All I can think about is how tired I am and how boring my life has become... it makes me embarrassed to talk to people honestly about my life. I just feel boring and am slightly embarrassed about the monotony of my life - I do the school run, come home, tidy up the kitchen and house, walk the dog, pick up its poo, do chores, (admin, accounts, work) then pick up our daughter, take her to whatever thing is on after school, make dinner, then crash. What originally made me want to post this thread was that I find it difficult to account for my time when my husband asks me what I've been up to - I know he's just being nice, but I find it hard to not sound depressed or biiter and resentful when I say - I basically run around doing repetitive chores and looking after a dog that you wanted but I have nothing to show for it, yet when people find out I work from home, they don't think it's a job. I'm just so PISSED OFF AND TIRED AND SHOCKED, frankly, at what my life has become ... or is it just January??????????