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Try wearing her?
My newborn had days like these. Hang in there. Remember in parenthood there are a lot of "stages" and nothing lasts forever!
Just forget your 'to do' list for a few days.

@Adira: That "16 hours a day" thing is such crap! I stressed out over that number endlessly. My LO averaged 9-12! And 12 was rare! I worried so much, and at three months he's perfectly fine. He still doesn't nap super well during the day, but he sleeps great at night and is a healthy thriving boy!

I have the same kid I think! K's been like that since the beginning! I even remember very early on, she went a whole day without sleeping except for a couple of 5 min. cat naps here and there. 4+ months and I still struggle with this on the daily. i.e. Sunday she slept a grand total of 25 min. between wake-up and bedtime. The good thing though, her naps have slowly, but surely increased from 5-10 min. to 20-25 now. Hang in there and baby-wear (it's the only thing that saves me most days!)

I agree with baby wearing! And it's ok to leave her in the swing or on her playmat for a little bit when you need to do something. Babies don't need constant stimulation--being alive is enough stimulation!

Oh, I totally agree with @hilsy85!!! We would leave Xander on his activity mat or in his swing for hours!!! He was totally content to just look around at stuff and when he got tired, he'd just pass out, haha. I think this really helped his sleep later on because he can self-soothe without us having to sleep train at all and now STTN, usually about 7 hours.

@Bookworm: I loved the moby at that age, it was super snuggly...but a lot of people find the k'tan easier to use.

@Bookworm: I remember e-mailing my mom about this and telling her how worried I was that he wasn't getting enough sleep. She did some research on it and came back to me with "There's a huge range, like 9-20 hours a day! So I wouldn't worry about it!" That made me feel better. And now that I can see that Xander is thriving and perfectly happy, I just realize that he must not need as much sleep as the "average" baby.

And definitely try just putting her down in something she likes and letting her chill! It was the ONLY way I got anything done with Xander! Plus babies being able to entertain themselves is a useful skill!

@Bookworm: oh yes! put the baby down and do what you need to do! I put mine in the pack n play (with a mobile) or in a bouncy seat (before I ever had a swing or an activity mat).
For babywearing I used the moby at first but not for long. It worked a few times but I found it difficult to use and LO was not a fan of being stuffed in there. Other moms love it though, that's just my experience.
We have an ergo but didn't have the infant insert so actually haven't tried it yet!
We eventually had luck with the baby bjorn. He'd cry at first and then pass out when faced towards me. Now we have him facing out and he loves it. We did that slightly earlier than recommended, but he had good head control so we felt okay about it.

We used the moby ALL the time th first 2-3 months for daytime naps. It was great! Target has them new, but you can find them used as well online.

I remember reading somewhere (Weissbluth, I think) that up to 6 weeks babies will sleep when they need to and you don't need to worry about establishing any sort of pattern or routine.

My DD was also a very alert NB and I used to stress out about nap times until I read the above advice, and then I just relaxed about it and followed DD's lead. There were a lot of times when I would put her in her swing and she wouldn't nap, but would just lay there and look around without making a peep...so I let her. Eventually she would either fall asleep or get hungry again.

At 12 weeks she's a champion napper and we're in a good routine, but that honestly didn't happen until probably 8-ish weeks.

My baby is like this. She's a very alert newborn and naps are a struggle. I've tried to just ride it out. As a ray of hope, she is now almost seven weeks and seems to be starting to respond to my attempts to get her to nap. I would suggest just keep trying things. Some days she'll nap in the swing, some days the carrier, some days I hold her. I feel like whole days are devoted to her sleep sometimes! But it's getting easier, and easier not to obsess. Good luck! I read somewhere that a baby won't truly deprive themselves of sleep to the point of it being unhealthy unless under severe duress, and that's been a helpful thought for me, whether or not it's true.

Same here. My 7 week old HAAAAAATES sleep! I don't have advice for getting her to sleep, but the Moby has been a lifesaver for me!