how do you do it all?

Lately I've been wondering if there is some way to make the days last longer... wondering whether I am fitting enough into each day... am I taking enough pictures of the girls? am I smiling at them enough? am I laughing with them enough? am I playing with them enough?  At seven o'clock at night I generally have a glass of wine in hand and am usually taking my first really relaxing breath of the day.  And yes, I usually do feel like we've had enough fun, had enough giggles (well can you really ever have enough?), played together as much as possible... as much as we can given that there are three of us in the daily equation and two of us like to eat, every two hours (hint hint, I am not included in this twosome)... but part of me always wishes the day was longer so that I would have time to play as much or more, smile more and giggle more, spend more time laughing with Andrew, relaxing with Andrew, while maintaining a clean house, working out more, actually cracking open a cookbook and actually blogging every day.  I know that I can't have it all.  I know what my priorities are.

But it doesn't mean that it's always easy.  Raising twins is tough.  It isn't not doable, it's totally, absolutely doable and actually easier than I'd imagined.  (Which is exactly what I will tell you if you ever ask me) I guess the tough part is the sheer lack of time, downtime that is.

Perhaps I need to schedule myself in somehow... not everyday... but a few times a week.  I do get to the gym and more recently to yoga a few times a week, but I am talking about irresponsible time... time not spent trying to regain my former skinny self... time spent doing frivolous things... time just for me.

If you have children... do you have that time?

how do you do it all?