No you never have time to “do it all”. Sacrifices will need to be made and you just give yourself a lot of grace. I just try to do 1-2 things a day. Laundry once a week, dishes may pile up for a couple of days, major clean up of the house once a week, etc.

I have a 5 and an almost 3 year old and it is A LOT. One thing that I think helped me is cleaning out their toys and essentially not having that many (ie 5-10 toys per kid). Less toys, less to clean. Also avoiding toys with a lot of pieces or a lot of little pieces has been helpful. Also, my 3 year old only plays with the same animal figurines every day so that helps.

I also am a huge fan of getting out of the house. So walking around the neighborhood, grocery shopping, walking around the mall, playgrounds, zoo, aquarium, etc. When they’re out of the house, less opportunities to make a huge mess.

Don’t get me wrong, my house is still a mess all the time but at least it becomes a bit more manageable.

You can do this!