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Galley kitchen, toddler underfoot, how do people move knives and boiling pans without a near miss every week

I would argue the technique advice is second order and the layout is the actual fix. In a two metre galley the answer is a physical rule rather than a habit: a stair gate or a taped line on the floor that means the kitchen is closed while the hob is on, enforced boringly and every single time. Adults get tired and habits fail on the day you are distracted, whereas a gate does not have a bad evening. Everything else in this thread is what you do once the small person is definitely not there.

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No savings and no sick leave - what actually helps when quitting isn't available?

I'd want to know what's actually draining you before recommending any of this, because micro-changes are useless against some causes. If it's volume, then boundaries and fewer hours work. If it's one specific person, or a role that's fundamentally mismatched, you can protect your evenings perfectly and still be destroyed by Wednesday. Also, the options genuinely available to you depend enormously on where you live and who you work for: phased returns, occupational health referrals and paid sick leave exist in some places and not others. That's worth a conversation with a doctor rather than a forum.

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