I don't keep on top of the housework lol!
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We are in a bit of a different boat as we have older children who 'should' be helping... having said that they weren't & DH & I decided it was too stressful nagging them all the time, so we canned their pocket money & said, right, we'll do it ourselves.

At that stage I was still working roughly 37 hrs /week (I have since cut back to about 32 at this stage of my pregnancy, and some of that is at home)...and yeah it's hard!

Most of it gets left for the weekend, we just do what we can at night. Occasionally I will sweep the floor or whatever, but usually it's just dishes, washing & mess, if we can keep on top of that we are doing well. We just prioritise what needs doing vs our rest & relaxation time.

And I don't (anymore) stress too much about what others think. It's different if I know we have people coming, I will try to get things sorted but if they drop in on a mess, well that's just how you find us

I dread to think what will happen after bub gets here and I go back to work!

But I think the best rule to live by is go with what you can live with..if you need it tidy to be able to relax (and it does make it easier for sure) then do it...but don't kill yourself with housework for the sake of others (I used to).

Most working mothers are in the same boat. Actually, so was I before I was working...so let me amend that - most mothers are in the same boat