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Toy mess around the house. Our minivan is tore the eff up and filled with bark, sand, half eaten bagels and waffles, trash, etc. We don't make our beds most of the time. Laundry is piled up all the time (and we run it every day). We moved into our new house in August and we're not unpacked. My kids watch TV most days. I shake off my splat mats in the backyard even though I'm sure it attracts birds and varmints. My kids get dessert every day, just about.

With DD - I've given up on food. She won't touch vegetables and most meat so she basically eats fruit, cheese, and bread. I also let her watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse a lot... it's the only thing that will make her sit still!

For me - I don't shower everyday. I throw in some dry shampoo and call it a day.

Yes! Teeth get brushed once per day and I dont even try to change it. I shower every other day; we eat out at least twice a week so no one has to prepare food; DS gets cartoons when he wakes up each morning so we have 30 minutes of silence in which to drink our coffee AND he eats his breakfast (dry cereal) in our bed while he watches them hahaha. NO SHAME!

All the deep cleaning things, dusting, toilets, our bedroom, my house is usually pretty presentable, as long as you don't look too close.

And same as pp's, we brush teeth only at night, I allow more tv/you tube time then I should but it allows me some me-time so whatevs.

Healthy home cooked meals- ha. So much frozen or prepared stuff for both the kids and me and DH- also- family meals. DH gets home later than they eat and while I’m sure it’s good to eat with the kids, eating with my husband is nice too.

House is often messy. Car is always a mess. And bath is more like 3 times a week unless DH is traveling, and then it’s less.

Oh! And the only reason I’ve have finally started exercising is the childcare at the gym.

I love this post. I don't exercise basically since I got pregnant, and half of my friends and family have given up on me because I'm not there in the capacity that I used to be. I also drink a glass of wine almost every night--not that big of a deal, but I hardly used to drink at all. House is clean and laundry is done

Another one with the messy car! The crumbs.

My kids don't eat that healthy compared to probably a lot of HB but I do try. I honestly lack cooking skills and it does a number on our budget sometimes.

Kids bathe daily but only 50/50 on soap (I always thought that's ok since soap can be irritating?) and wash hair 2-3x/week. Usually 2. My older one brushes teeth twice a day without fail but my 2 yo often misses the morning as we rush out the door.

I keep hoping I'll get it together more when I'm not pregnant and sore and exhausted... but then I'll have 3 kids. 🤷‍♀️

Oh and I let the kids outside with bare feet. Preschool did this and I always did this as a kid but it drives Dh nuts.

@LCTBQE: I think yours might still be young enough that it doesn’t matter I was only told at 2yo we should do morning and night. And my dentist said ideally after lunch before nap too yeah, not happening.

House is often messy and hasn’t ever been deep cleaned. DH is going to set up a cleaner to come and do a deep clean (once we get organized enough!) and then start coming regularly because we just can’t keep up. Last year I had so much on my plate that I gained 20lbs due to lack of sleep & exercise and too much snacking.

Love this thread.

-Echo others in saying van is a mess!! Crumbs, trash, etc..
-I rarely shower.
-it’s too much work to keep their faces clean all day so just at night I’ll wipe before they sleep. I’m sure they look very unkempt at the library/playground etc. but I’m not going to chase after them with wipes all day.
-house never gets deep cleaned. It looks semi-presentable bc if it’s not it stresses me out.. but never do more than bare minimum.
-we never use soap or shampoo on the kids. Just rinse with water. We do use toothpaste though
-I don’t ever exercise.
-I don’t get enough sleep.
-I don’t take care of myself enough.. talking mostly physically.. I should be going to the chiro due to chronic issues and probably taking better care of my skin.. etc...

Bare minimum for house work. I have visions of a beautifully clean house and clear counters...but no. Dishes and laundry get cleaned. Anything else, as long as it's hygienically okay, is left alone.

@looch: we totally do this! My son wants the same thing every day and that's fine by me

Other things we let go are morning teeth brushing (most of the time), more processed kid-friendly dinner foods for the kids than I would like, and letting the kids go to more playplaces when I can't think of anything else to do than I care to admit. I wish I could let more things go, actually, but I am too OCD.

My car is foul- my daughter goes to a preschool that goes outside no matter what so underneath her seat is basically a sandbox, plus I hide ChickFilA trash from my husband in my car (and ps I go there at least once a week for lunch because I just cannot handle cleaning the kitchen three times a day). I let my older kiddo eat dessert almost every day, and sometimes we watch a movie during dinner when my husband is working so my children will eat quietly.