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Women constantly multitask, coping with the multiple demands of housework, cooking and child care, which often leaves them feeling fragmented, exhausted, and with little or. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Brigid schulte is founding director of the good life initiative at the nonpartisan think. She was relieved to discover that most working mothers felt as crazed as she did.
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