我把所有的精力都投入到工作中。非常重要的是，我不能把这也搞砸了，因为我只剩下3年的时间，直到我55岁退休，服务36年，领取全额养老金。我觉得自己很幸运，有一份好的政府工作，而且还有员工援助计划。如果我在私营部门工作，我想我不会做得这么好。我很可能早就被解雇了。所以我认为工作是我的第一要务。不幸的是，当我回到家，那就是另一个故事了。当我回到家时，我经常很累，非常需要休息和放松，所以我尊重这一点。因此，家务并不总是像应该做的那样经常做，但这没关系。我不会因此而自责。 I know I am doing the best I can (I don't have kids to help me). I just did a huge load of dishes today (it took me most of the day to do it and tomorrow I'll tackle the laundry. When my mother used to come down to see me (she lives 5 hours away) she used to give me a heads up and then I would work for 48 hours straight (without sleep) to clean my apartment to make it look presentable. I knew I would be poorly judged if my place did not meet her standards and I didn't need the hassle. I can no longer clean like that anymore so I must pace myself each dat and do what I can when I can so that when the weekend comes I'm not so overwhelmed. Eventually I get things done even if that means doing a little bit at a time like during the commercials if I'm watching TV. You are so right Natasha. By prioritizing what needs to be done and then chipping away at at it bit by bit at least something gets done. Even though I may not feel like doing ANYTHING I try my best to push past that feeling. I know in the end I'll feel so much better.