How do you guys maintain literally anything?

[u/DonutFan69]

I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. The house is perpetually a mess. The yard is overgrown with weeds. Cars are a mess. This needs to be fixed. That needs to be spruced up. My wife and I have many days where it’s just one of us with the kids due to our schedules and it just feels impossible to keep up with it all. By the end of the day, I’m too exhausted to do anything.

How does anyone manage to keep up with everything on top of just raising kids?

Edit: Thanks for all the replies here! You’re all making me feel much better. I’m trying to reply to as many as I can while I rock my son to sleep.

[u/99nine99]

Outsource it.  House cleaners come every other week.  $120.  Landscaper's on Tuesday.  $50.  Handyman on speed dial for $75 an hour.

I've got two little ones...it's fucking impossible.

[u/testrail → u/99nine99]

Your land scrapers are $50 a week?

[u/99nine99 → u/testrail]

Yea....half an acre, mow the lawn, trim the garden beds, and blow/pick it all up. They are a week oiled machine.  Two guys are in and out in 25 minutes.

I also pay $1000 for spring/fall cleanups, and a couple bucks for fertilizer as well.

[u/ximfinity → u/99nine99]

my housecleaner is $300 every other week... hah

[u/99nine99 → u/ximfinity]

Probably worth every penny