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Nope that’s about right. Days are very similar with young kids. I try to really cherish that post bedtime time though. Hobbies, workout, read, hang/connect with my wife. I find when I just plop and watch tv mindlessly, the days seem to feel more blah. Also we go hard on the weekends. Out of the house, lots of stuff to do. That helps break it up. But yeah… it can still feel super routine/boring despite all of my efforts.
One thing that has helped us A LOT. Random days off. We send the kid to daycare then we will spend a couple hours on a project we need time for, get a fancy lunch, then a massage. Or sthing like that. Breaks things up and gives us a chance to connect for a longer time too. We try to do about 1 a month.
It’s a marathon not a sprint. You only have 18 years with your kids then there gone. Enjoy it!
I’ve gotta be honest, if my wife and I were both working, it would be a struggle. I’m not completely aware of your home situation but I feel pretty lucky to be able to support our family without my wife having to work - we have a 5 year old and a new born at home. While I’m putting in my time for for work while working from home, she handles most things on the home front. I block my calendar for breakfast, lunch, and dinner just so that I can help with those items. If I have more work than hours, I’ll make every attempt to play in the evenings and help where I can for bath/bed time and then log back in.
I do try to spend more hours working during the week since weekends are my responsibility at home while the wife enjoys getting out of the house for coffee or brunch with her girlfriends or just staring at the horizon while her sanity comes back.
It isn’t glamorous but it works for us. I imagine as the kids get older, time constraints on evenings will be even more with practice/activities and the like going on but we’re not there yet so I’ve not tried to apply brain power to optimize for our family.
Your wife has "me" time on the weekends. When do you get time to yourself?
I’ve got a 9 month old. Know what you mean.
Mon through fri is a blur between work and commute and daycare prep and drop off pickup and dinner.
Started meal prep to save time and eat healthier during the week.
Workouts are down to 2x weekly (racquet sports) on Fri and sun. Apple health just told me I’ve got very low activity levels Mon-Thu, so going to readjust from next week
Started a cleaning service to reduce time spent on cleaning the home
Started doing grocery pickup to reduce time spent on shopping
Watch maybe 30 mins to an hr tv max
Listen to audiobooks and podcasts during commute to work or when out for a walk with my son in the stroller
Trying to be more intentional about how I spend any free time I have
D1… uh I don’t think all of us would agree with that sentiment.
If it makes everyone feel better, my friends outside of consulting feel this way too, part of this is just having kids and trying to do your best
We do weekly nights off so we can get out of the house and still feel like we exist as people outside of parenthood. One stays home with the kids and the other goes out to do whatever
We alternate once a weekend where one parent gets to have free time for 3-4 hours during the day/afternoon. Helps break up the monotony of every week doing the same thing.
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5am wake-ups to exercise! Already have me beat!
I did, moved to Bali, took a remote role, and hired a house help and a nanny! This has been a life saver!
At least you do physical activity.