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Hang in there! You can do this, just like many of us did.
1) meal prep on weekends
2) laundry on Fridays
3) take help from ppl at home or outsource help.
4) if you opt for a nanny, make sure she helps with meal prep
Hire as much help as you can afford.
Having someone come even biweekly to clean the kitchen, bathroom, and main living areas can be a huge help.
Also consider meal prepping on the weekend if you don’t already do it. An instant pot is a life changer for the weeks you don’t prep and just want to cook everything in one pot and be done with it.
Are you married? If so, get your husband to help pick up some of the slack. You shouldn’t have to manage this alone.
How long has it been? I find the change from consulting to industry to be challenging in the beginning but then settles down once you learn the ropes (about 6 months in). Don’t stress it you’ll get there, and typically you are your biggest critic.
Don’t worry - give it time. If you’re good at what you do you’ll get there.
Outsourcing and making sure your partner is picking up slack at home is the answer. The first year at a new company is always more work, as you learn the ropes. My little was 1.5 when I started at my current company. And I wanted to have time with him as well.
Cleaners who come every other week, my husband does all the cooking, I have groceries delivered, and I made the decision that it was OK for my house to be a disaster. We also had an au pair for childcare until he was 5, that meant no daycare drop offs/ pick ups. When he was 3 he started in part time preschool along with the au pair. This allowed me and my husband some date nights and gym time.
He is in school full time now and now it is all the days off that are hard.
If you have a manager you are comfortable with ask how you are doing and ask how to prioritize, my guess is that some things will take less time as you get comfortable and that not everything is a priority.
Finally this week my husband was traveling, I had two of my largest presentations at work, and there was three big events at school.
So I got feast and fettle (pre made delivered food$$... exorbitant but needed it this week)
And recently I have decided the house disaster needs to change, and my husband found a lady in our area who picks up, washes,dries, folds, delivers laundry. With this extra 6 hours a week I have started a massive reorganization of the house! We don't have family help so all of outsourcing is paid.
Finally it is not easy! I have had a lot of late nights working, but those were often because I had taken time away from work to handle something with the kiddo. I do truly believe that I wish I had not worked so much pre-kid and realized the gift of time that not having little kids is.