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How do you all manage a baby,work and household chores?? I just started back to work and have a 2month at home in America. I don't know how to schedule things without feeling wiped out....Any suggestions???

I have a very helpful husband who helps as much as he can and a MIL who watches the baby during the day and will do roti and start the cooker but still I can't get ahead.... DT replied. \";I have a very helpful husband who helps as much as he can and a MIL who watches the baby during the day and will do roti and start the cooker but still I can't get ahead\";.

That's a HUGE help, mind you and I am glad that you are greatful towards your MIL and husband!! Once you get home from work, all you need to do is make dal and vegetable, which would take no more than 30-40 min. altogether and you are done with cooking!! I would suggest you start this as soon as you get home from work so that you will be free for the rest of the evening spending quality time with your baby and your family. Use this time to unwind from long day of work, perhaps catch your favorite show on TV and so on. See, the key here is to get yourself organized--mentally as well as physically!! Here are some more tips...

Spend few hours on Sunday afternoon to get yourself ready for the workweek ahead of you. Kitchen...Menue planning, trust me it works!! Chop the veggies and put them in ziplock bags so that you will save quite a lot of time. Cabbage, cauliflower, green papers, green beans bag beautifully. Make ginger-garlic paste and refrigerate. If you use lot of wet ground masala(curry), that too you can make ahead of time and refrigerate. All you need to do is perhaps chop an onion/tomato and give tadka...
Do all of your laundry on weekends only. On Sunday, start a load before you get busy chopping veggies and such Basically get two things going at the same time to save time. Planning rocks, Dear!!
Delegatate grocery chopping chore to your husband which he can get it done while coming home from work. Keep all your work-clothes ready for the whole week, all you need to do is pick one and you are set to go...Keep one day a week, probably Saturday just for relaxation and rejuvination.

That's all I can think of at the moment... Hope this helps.