lol! i totally use the "i have to go to the bathroom" excuse....when i don't need to...just to steal 5 minutes to myself. lol. i am not sure how to carve too much more time into my day without a kiddo hanging off my ankle. i do try to stay up late, after all the littles go to bed at 7...because without that time, i'd have nothing. i do find that when the house starts to get a little messier and the meals come a little later with more repititions, my dh volunteers to stay home with the children and tells me to go get a pedicure with a friend. lol. maybe ask for a mama's day out.