https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:20:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474972 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:10:48 +0000 mrsjazz 1474972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't always have the energy and our apartment looks like crap a lot at the end of the week. Last night I had a burst of energy and worked from 11:30-2 on the apartment and cooking...but most nights I fall asleep with LO. I try to do a lot on the weekends (cooking, etc.) And I usually get these bursts of energy when I feel like I don't have a life anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474876 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:55:23 +0000 avivoca 1474876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. Once I'm in, I'm in for the night, and heaven forbid I sit down on the couch after the baby goes to bed because then I stay there until I can't keep my eyes open (which is 10:00 these days). I so wish I could work PT so I'd have more hours to get things done instead of being exhausted and resenting the fact that we need clean clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474861 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:54:06 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1474861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do ONLY because I find that I feel depressed/down if I don't get out. I really need to get dressed up and get out of the house every once in a while, or else I find my mental health going down hill QUICKLY. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474851 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:52:23 +0000 Dagny 1474851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Many days, I don't! On those lucky days where I manage to get stuff done, I am so exhausted that I realize I've pushed myself too much. :( </p> <p>I think it seems like everyone else is on top of everything from the outside, so we all think 'what's wrong with me?'. At least I feel like this. It's so nice to hear so many 'I don't' responses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474777 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:40:03 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1474777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't sleep until the dishes are washed and the toys put away... just habit I guess! I'm tired, but go through the motions every night anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474772 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:39:15 +0000 tinyperson 1474772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I try not to sit down until I've done everything I need or want to do...OR I don't get changed right away, do a few things, sit down for a minute, then go get changed and continue getting things done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474768 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:38:54 +0000 lawbee11 1474768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't! By the time LO is in bed I am sooo tired...DH and I just veg on the couch, and he does the dishes :) The worst is when I have to shower. I wish humans were self-cleaning like ovens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474755 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:37:25 +0000 luckypenny 1474755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as I can just get myself out, I'm fine once I get there. DH usually has to drag my lazy ass out of the house but I'm always so happy once I do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474749 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:36:06 +0000 cascademom 1474749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most nights, I try to do stuff before sitting down on the couch for the night. This week has been tough with being sick. I don't have the energy to do my normal daily things let alone packing LO for the grandparents and packing ourselves for our trip. I'd love to go home early and nap right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474737 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:34:18 +0000 winniebee 1474737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm home with T and between chasing him around, running errands, and keeping the house clean. I have no energy to do anything after he goes to bed. Do the dishes and plop on the couch and am in bed around 9. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474680 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:23:15 +0000 blackbird 1474680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do stuff before i get home! honestly. If i get home and sit, i'm done. It takes a LOT to drag my ass out of the house in the evening. So i tend to do stuff in the AM or RIGHT after work. Or weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474677 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:22:47 +0000 mrs. wagon 1474677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: @looch: haha yep. If it happens to happen (maybe once a week?) I just look up at Wagon Sr. and I'm like "sorry. Good luck." and I change the channel </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474667 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:21:05 +0000 JoJoGirl 1474667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: @looch: SAME!! If I sit down when I get home from work with LO, it's all over. Once I sit, I'm there til bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474657 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:19:24 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1474657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get home on the earlier side, so I feel ok for a couple of hours, but right around 5:30 I start to hit the wall and it's all downhill from there. I usually make very simple meals that don't require a lot of effort during the week and I leave the dishes for my husband to do the next morning. I usually only tackle laundry on the weekends. I'll put stuff in the washer or dryer during the week, but leave it in a pile to be folded on the weekend. I'm in bed by 9pm and asleep by 10, sometimes 11 at the latest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474653 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:19:13 +0000 lilyann 1474653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha, I don't have any energy either. I normally climb into bed for a nap before DH gets off work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474652 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:19:05 +0000 looch 1474652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't sit down until I go to bed! But then, I don't do a lot during the week and go to bed at 7:30.</p> <p>@mrs. wagon: haha, same as you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474643 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:18:01 +0000 mrs. wagon 1474643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't stop moving until everything is done. If I sit down on the couch before the dishes are done, they will not get washed that night. So I do everything all at once, then totally crap out for the rest of the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474638 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:17:47 +0000 MrsH 1474638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With a newborn I have no energy :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474636 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:17:38 +0000 heffalump 1474636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. After LO is in bed, I lay on the couch nursing the baby and we watch tv. Every single night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-find-energy-to-do-anything#post-1474619 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:15:57 +0000 mediagirl 1474619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha. That sounds awful but after a long day at work and a long commute I make dinner and put the toddler to bed and then I have no energy to do anything. I don't want to go out, I don't want to do laundry or dishes, I don't want to do anything. </p> <p>How do you find the energy to keep going at the end of a long day/week/month? </p>