Mom-Ing Problems

Today, and often, I’ve found myself recently feeling extremely frustrated by the condition of my household. Both my husband and I work full-time jobs, easily slaying 55+ hours per week, and I just can’t seem to find the energy to keep up with the house work.

I’ve been looking forward to PTO for the sole reason of having some down time to really buckle down and get dirty, yet here I am in the midst of that time off, and I am feeling very discouraged. I was recently sick and now my husband appears to have come down with some illness (hopefully not COVID) and I would love to just scream into my pillow, quit worrying, and hire a cleaning lady, but I don’t even think that would help until I can get the physical mess under control.

How do moms do it? Admittedly I was warned at one point that mom-ing is not easy, but working, mom-ing, caring for our 6 pets, and just keeping my sanity seems to be more of a struggle each day. I regularly tell myself to just set small goals and clean one area or room a day, yet that even seems impossible or maybe too daunting (?). Is this normal? What do all you super moms do to keep your sanity, keep your job and still feel like a good mom by having a clean(ish) home?