I have listened to all your advice. I feel like I'm doing well personally. Reduced time with kids is hard though. I suppose I have to give this more time...but.I'm caught between how to proceed.
I think you do know how to proceed (it's basically above, and it's what you've been doing, plus maybe adding Toots' last post about being more breezy and upbeat). You're just not giving it enough time.
There's a reason why we always say around here that "this is a marathon, not a sprint." It takes tiiiiiiiiiime.