Hi Leash, congratulations on your new job! Well done!

I'm not full-time but I'm close to it, I'm on an 80% load and work four days a week. I am a teacher so I often have lesson preparation and marking to do at home as well. But I do get holidays which are absolute life savers, I would be a burnt out shell of a person if I wasn't able to recharge during those times. My DH also works full-time and is away for days at a time (for work) every now and again. I am also a bit of a neat/clean freak so when the house gets messy and dirty, I get extremely anxious (which is just not pleasant for anyone).

So yes, my relationship with my DH does suffer, as does my sleep, I am rarely in bed before 11pm and it's usually more like midnight. I guess we just cherish our weekends, that's when we all reconnect and recharge. But I love my life, it's really busy but I wouldn't have it any other way. I think that's a huge part of it for me, I have chosen this, it's what I want to do and I love it, so we just make it work. If it's not working for you, you can always change. I know that's easy to say and hard to do but I think there is a sense of comfort and satisfaction when you feel you have made a decision and not been forced into a situation.

Wishing you all the very best.