Repetitive boredom injury in SAHM

[FlyMeToDunoon]

I think I have damaged myself with extreme boredom activities i.e. housework, juice making and pointless cooking of food they won't eat.
Is there anything anyone can do to kiss it better mummy?

[MakemineaGandT]

I've had a day like this too. 90% boredom and 10% extreme stress. That's mothering for you!

[Acinonyx]

Oh I definitley had this affliction when dd was a baby. I especially recall with horror the ''pointless cooking of food they won't eat''. Used to drive me demented. Still does - I just don't try as hard so I suffer so much less.

I find wine is quite therapeutic.

[whensmydayoff]

Im a SAHM too. I can't stand being in the house though, Id go mad!!
Make a point of going somewhere every morning. Swimming Lessons. Rhymn Time (all big library's do them).
My week...
Monday - Toy box at the library - basically they play with toys and get to take one home for the week and I chat a lot to other mums

Tuesday - Put DS in Council Gym creche and go swimming

Wednesday - Rhymne Time then sit around in toy corner with mums after

Thursday - Free day - send out texts to mums I know in area to see if they are free or visit Gran.

Friday - swimming lesson.

If I didn't do all of the above id be in a straight jacket by now. There's only so much finger painting and pointless cooking we can do before the twitching starts !

[FlyMeToDunoon]

A glass and a half later....
Perhaps chocolate...
DP is going out to a friend's b. day drinks do.

[Podrick]

Write a list of things you do for yourself

If it is tiny you need to put some effort into thinking how you canmake it bigger

[nickytwotimes]

Oh, aye, get out somewhere every day.
We usually visit people or go for a coffee (juice, of course) or to the library so it is not so expensive.

It is tedious though.
I feel your pain.

[PrettyCandles]

Oh a brilliant title! So true .

It's no doubt also why I'm so f*ing FAT.

I wish I was houseproud. Being a SAHM would be less boring then.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

I wish I was houseproud too! However I suspect this might make me more boring
The thing is that after your morning activity and then lunch there is a very looooong afternoon ahead until school run time.
Not that I do activities as I can't afford them or I find them very boring.

[Podrick]

At least you are not a bored WOHM, surely thT is so much worse? I would have loved to be a sahm!

[mazzystartled]

share the horrorjoy
i find parenting in company way less miserable
ditch 90% of the neurotic and entirely futile housework
get out more

[Othersideofthechannel]

A project of some sort?

Our garden had nothing but grass in it so I made a shrubbery from scratch during DDs nap while DS played in the mud beside me.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Er well i have already ditched 90% of the housework. Should I ditch 90% of the 10% left?

[nickytwotimes]

Good point Podrick.
I am frequently bored then remind myself of how soul destroying boredom at work was.
Mind you, I did have a shit job.

Key is to get out and about, definitely.

Jusy keep the house above dysentry level.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

I thank my lucky stars that I don't have to do a boring job and then come home to the boring housework.
Still going to have a good old moan though

[nickytwotimes]

Moan away, m'dear. Moan away.

[FlyMeToDunoon]

Just hanging on for CSI Miami.
Pure escapism!