Goodbye Holiday, Hello Reality

I have my wings and am officially flying solo - three children in my care for 8 - 10 hours a day, 5 days a week! Its about time, you might say, after 4 weeks of being mother of three, but I have been so well cared for by my family and friends, that there was only one instance in all that time that I was left alone (and vulnerable) for five whole minutes with my offspring.

Those days are over, though, and we are back to reality so its..
Goodbye post feeding naps from 7-9am,Hello early morning starts.
Goodbye leisurely morning bathing, Hello nano-showers, a mini-rinse with the bathroom door open, baby in the buggy parked in the doorway, keeping an ear out for any boyish argey-bargey.
Goodbye bounteous milk supply, Hello getting my own fluids, Hello cold cups of tea abandoned in the microwave, Hello sudden and all consuming thirst.
Goodbye aura of calm, Hello behaviour management involving effective techniques like bellowing across the room 'If you do that again you will have to put yourself in timeout, cause I'm stuck here feeding the baby' - (Nigel Latta would love that one!)

I've set the bar of expectations very low though, my daily aim is to only keep everyone fed. Everything else is on the low priority list and gets super enthusiastic praise and admiration if happens to be achieved. I am also aiming to not start drinking before 5...minutes past 4pm.