Really...I let the house fall to shit. I'm not kidding. I decided what HAD to get done and then I just did that. It isn't forever...after they are 2 and older you have more time to get stuff done. But I just told everyone who came to my house that it was going to be a shithole and if they couldn't deal with that, don't come over.
This sounds so bad, but I switched to paper plates and cups. That way, I only had to worry about pans and silverware. We ate sandwiches and potato chips often. I told my husband that it was everyone for themselves in getting their clothes washed. That included towels. I did the baby's stuff and mine but didn't do his. I kept clorox wipes in the bathroom and I just wiped stuff down as I was using it.
Also - I scheduled time when I was solo with the baby for 1/2 and hour each evening and 1/2 and hour when my husband was solo with the baby. The other person did something relaxing or fun during that half hour. No work, cooking, cleaning. Something fun or relaxing.
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branchandroot
So you live in filth for a while....
Date: 2008-12-12 10:27 pm (UTC)Really...I let the house fall to shit. I'm not kidding. I decided what HAD to get done and then I just did that. It isn't forever...after they are 2 and older you have more time to get stuff done. But I just told everyone who came to my house that it was going to be a shithole and if they couldn't deal with that, don't come over.
This sounds so bad, but I switched to paper plates and cups. That way, I only had to worry about pans and silverware. We ate sandwiches and potato chips often. I told my husband that it was everyone for themselves in getting their clothes washed. That included towels. I did the baby's stuff and mine but didn't do his. I kept clorox wipes in the bathroom and I just wiped stuff down as I was using it.
Also - I scheduled time when I was solo with the baby for 1/2 and hour each evening and 1/2 and hour when my husband was solo with the baby. The other person did something relaxing or fun during that half hour. No work, cooking, cleaning. Something fun or relaxing.
That's how I delt with it.