You must be one busy Mom!
My girls are older now, but I remember when they were little all the demands. My marriage failed when they were 1 & almost 3. I was away from them working a full-time day job while they were in daycare, so I especially felt guilty if I had to do something that didn't require spending time with them when I wasn't working! I usually waited until they were with their Dad if at all possible.
I've definitely learned over the years that it is okay to say no to friends and family if you need to. At times I would get overwhelmed with how much there was to do. I also learned not to worry if my house wasn't as clean as I would have liked, etc.
Another thing that helped me was trying to keep them to a pretty strick bedtime routine, getting PJs on, brushing teeth, read them a story, etc. and I also stuck to the same time going to bed every night (with occasional exceptions). Soon, bedtime was a breeze and I never had problems with them going to sleep. There were problems with both of them off and on getting up in the night and crawling into bed with me, however, but that is another story!
This gave me at least one hour every night before I went to bed to do whatever I wanted. Sometimes I did catch up on chores, but other times I would just relax with a magazine or take a hot bath.
I think it is important that you find a few minutes each day just for yourself, to do what you want, even without hubby, it is amazing how it can revitilize you!
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