I spend eight hours a day writing, art directing and brainstorming. By the time I get home from work I have no desire to write; or, if the desire exists, the time doesn’t.

I always wondered how working moms ‘do it all.’ Truthfully? I can’t.

I go to work and often go to the gym during my lunch break because there isn’t another opportunity during the day unless I want to get up at 5am. Once I pick up the kiddo and arrive at home it is already after six o’clock. Dinner takes way too long to prepare and then I eat as quickly as I can so that I can clean up and do the dishes while Avery finishes her meal. Bath time is when I try to slow down and just let her splash in the tub without rushing to get her out and onto the next task in the bedtime routine. While she plays with her rubber duckies and boats I check my email and send tweets from my phone.

No matter how ready for bed she is actually getting her to sleep is a task that I often have to pass off to Jacob once he is finished working at 11pm so that I can go to bed. 6am comes really early for me and I am not getting enough sleep.

I know that it will take some time to adjust to our new routine but I wish it would happen sooner rather than later. I never wanted to be the perfect mom but at this point I’ll settle for surviving.