Hellobee Boards

An unbelievably patient and supportive partner

@brownepiano: Right?! This brand specifically, too. I've tried others but this is sturdy enough to keep the food INSIDE. Haha.

Sleep and good health

Amazon Prime: I can have almost anything I need delivered to my building within a day or two. This massively reduces the amount of time I have to spend on errands.

Household help: We only use daycare in the mornings, and we have a sitter in the afternoons. I come home from work to a child who is bathed and fed, so I can focus on hanging out with him instead of doing chores in the evening. My parents cover two afternoons per week, so it's not really much more expensive than sending him to daycare full time.

My cleaning lady

My nanny! She does so much for our children and family of course, but even on a personal level, she has grown to be one of my closest confidantes and I'm so lucky to know her, let alone have her care for my kiddos.

My mom. She usually has my girls for a full day once a week, even though she works full time. Last night they even spent the night. I had 22 hours to really get things done. And a full nights sleep. My mom rocks.

Free childcare at a local super market! Only 3 -'d up so I still have to shop with my one year old, but my 3 year old asks to go grocery shopping so she can hang out in the kid zone.

Also when DH is traveling so I'm solo parenting, or just on the really rough days- paper plates. Sometimes I just can't deal with the extra dishes (even though I have a dishwasher and still have to load the silverware and stuff).

A cleaning lady, my Breville tea maker, and podcasts. They let me feel like my commute is personal time because it's almost like watching tv for an hour.

@Foodnerd81: So lucky, I wish we had a store like that! And paper plates are brilliant!

DH and I are 100% on the same page so we have literally no disagreements on parenting, thank God.

Cleaning lady.

Amazon Prime.

Schedules and consistent routines for our kids.

A husband who eats everything I cook with gusto and appreciation - makes the toddler food rejecting sting less.

Kids who can play well independently.

Hulu.

Peppa pig & Daniel Tiger! Haha....but seriously, having an awesome DH and a fantastic SAHM friend who we see at least 3x a week.

My mommy!
Take-out
Disposable anything
Ipad and TV, haha

After this evening...kids who listen and don't take forever to complete a given task. Sigh.

Routines, Roles, Stability, Shared Priorities, Finances and family fun whenever we can find time.

@Ms. RV: totally. I am so grateful that my DH steps in and goes over and above any time I ask him to, and most often without asking. @Kemma: Now if only my DH were super tidy too

Our nanny, house cleaner, regular date night babysitters (no family help), double shopping carts, local mom friends, and wine

@Finfan: Yes, on the time delayed washing machine...it's the only way I am able to catch up on laundry during weeks like this one.

I also rely on convenience foods and the cafeteria at work during super busy weeks. No shame in not making all the food we eat ourselves.

Online shopping in general, I buy most clothes, shoes, gifts online these days. I haven't set foot in an actual store in years (other than the grocery store and CVS).

The drop in daycare place that LO loves. It's been so great to stop stressing about finding a sitter. I use it for random work meetings (I'm a SAHM/WAHM) and appointments during the day and usually will have her stay an extra hour and just have lunch alone. We also use it for date nights. LO loves going so the guilt is minimal!