DH and I have very busy careers - we both have to work long days, occasional nights and weekends. Neither of us really have the option to pull back. We have a 3 year old son and a 1 year old daughter. DH is a big believer in day care - so they both go. Overall, things are okay, but DH and I are just exhausted all the time. We have to chase the baby until she goes to bed and then we clean up the house, make lunches for daycare, do laundry, etc.

DH does not like having people in our house while we are there - he would not be comfortable asking someone to do chores while we are there. I was thinking about hiring someone to cook, clear the dishwasher, do laundry etc., while we are not home. That way, we would have less tasks to complete at night and could just hang out with the kids.

Has anyone done this? How did you find the person? Did it help you a lot? Thanks for reading!