"Slow cooker meals, prep and pack kids' bags nightly, coffee and sunshine."
@magicfingersgraphics
"Priorities, lots of easy-to-grab meals, everyone helping including the kids and prepped kids' snacks."
@ourwatercarejourney
"Communication with the other half, housework gets dropped to the bottom of the list."
@deepsouth_kiwigirl
"Meals made in advance and frozen. A calendar that has every single dinner over lambing written on it."
@johannakleven
"Prioritise what's most important; everyone fed, happy, clean clothes. Housework comes later."
@nzdutchie053
"One foot in front of the other. Make sure everyone's fed, everything else can wait!"
@willowglen_wildflowers
"It's a juggle! Communication and working together to get it done. And coffee!"
@rach_callaghan
"Earlier starts."
@armidalelife
"Head down, bum up, meal plan every Sunday and whiteboard a rough outline of the week."
@katie_liz_smith
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