No, and I really want to do things differently next time round.
It didn't happen for the following reasons:
1. Everyone in the world seemed to think it was a great time to come and visit. They would only tell us vague times they would be coming so I didn't want to go to sleep just before they came (I felt like I would be being rude). I also felt like the house needed to be reasonably presentable when people came over (again, it was my thinking, but it made things worse for myself).
2. DH had just started a new job and we weren't sure if his 2 weeks off were going to count towards his annual leave or paternity leave. In case they were his annual leave he wanted to have some time doing things 'he' wanted to do, meaning I was left doing everything.
3. I'm a bit anal about keeping the house clean, so being around the house all the time drove me nuts if things weren't clean.
4. I wanted to 'show off' DD, so wanted to get out the house a bit.
5. When people (eg MIL) came over, I felt as though I should be staying in the same room 'entertaining' them. I should have taken the opportunity to have a rest/shower.
6. Because of all of the above I don't feel like I look after myself/was looked after enough and I just ended up soooo tired and an emotional wreck.
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