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Aintthatjustthewaythatlifegoesdown · 24/05/2025 20:17

Just being nosey and quite bored 😅

So..me, mid 40’s, live abroad, sat on balcony drinking a Somersby, Dd, 7 will come up to bed in a minute and we’ll do bedtime story. I’ll probably come back on the balcony when she’s asleep. Dh going out

Anyone else? Vague age, area, plans? Sm shows me everyone is out and my road is very quiet

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FiggyFubbins · 24/05/2025 20:42

Early 30s. UK, midlands. Sat scrolling on mumsnet and Vinted in bed, just put 14wk old DD to sleep in her crib next to me🥰 DH on laptop laid in bed next to me.

Worriedsickmostofthetime · 24/05/2025 20:42

Mid 40s. Live abroad but this is my home country so I’m happy to be here. Autumn / early winter but on a weekend break at the beach. It’s mid 20 degrees so weather is perfect. Lying in bed with doors open and I can hear the sea. Imagining in a year or so we will have our own beach home as we went to go look at land we just purchased to build our beach home. Ate fish caught by friends today on deep sea fishing boat with salad and baby potatoes and a glass of crisp rose. Feeling very fortunate!

Picklepower · 24/05/2025 20:42

UK based, visiting another area of UK for a holiday over bank holiday weekend. DD and I watching a film in bed in our air b&b, DH gone out to get out dinner from a restaurant. We can't go to said restaurant as we have dog with us, who is conked out at the end of the bed after a busy day

Strawberryorangejuice · 24/05/2025 20:41

40 years old, in southern England. Giving the kids a late night. One is eating chips and cucumber, one is on his iPad and the other is on her games console. I'm drinking rose Prosecco while watching the F1 with my husband.

financialmuddle · 24/05/2025 20:41

PopThatBench · 24/05/2025 20:25

Early 30s, Midlands (England), sat on the sofa miserable as fuck because I’m 33 weeks pregnant and I’m in pain (back, ribs, weird nerve damage).
Spent the day trying to upcycle a cot.
I’d love to be on a balcony abroad right now. I feel so stressed and overwhelmed I could cry.

Edited

I'm sorry. I hope you get some decent sleep and things start to lift soon 💙

Fuzzypinetree · 24/05/2025 20:41

Nearly mid 40s and also abroad. It's been cold today. I'm snuggled up in bed and I can watch the rain fall on the pool in the garden. DS is at his dad's so I'm home alone with DD, trying to get her to sleep. She isn't terribly compliant and keeps mistaking me for a climbing frame..

Aintthatjustthewaythatlifegoesdown · 24/05/2025 20:38

MercuryRisingBeware · 24/05/2025 20:33

I too, live abroad from the homeland.

Currently it's early summer, so warm but not yet unbearable. I'm having a cold, refreshing diet coke. Sitting outdoors on my patio, watching the squirrels & birds etc. Waving to neighbours because nobody has fencing...

It is actually lovely. Glorious, big old trees. Lovely garden. Blue sky. Even better at dusk. Gorgeous sunset. You get the idea.

Edited

Ahh, sounds lovely, whereabouts? We don’t have squirrels (I don’t think!) so can’t be where we are, but also early summer

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Tarkan · 24/05/2025 20:38

In my 40s, live on the east coast of Scotland. Sitting in my living room with the window wide open as the sun absolutely streams into our living room in the afternoon/evening and it’s lovely. I’m just wearing shorts and a T-shirt because it was so warm earlier.

DH is working tonight (nightshift, he’ll get home around 7.30am). DC (21 and 17) are about to take the dogs out for their evening walk since it’s finally cooling down a bit outside. Both dogs are in a huff with me because I put their flea treatment on them tonight.

I’m watching stuff from the Big Weekend on iPlayer and chatting to friends on Messenger about true crime programmes on Netflix that we’ve been watching.

We had a takeaway tonight from a local peri peri place. I wasn’t really hungry though so had cheesy chilli bites and then shared halloumi fries with DD. Having a nice cold can of Coke too. I’ve been drinking ice cold water from my new Stanley cup all day so fancied something with a bit of flavour.

TheOriginalEmu · 24/05/2025 20:37

46, Welsh. Currently in hospital (again 🙄) having some blood and plasma transfusions and an IV drip because ‘you have an infection….we just don’t know where’.
almost finished with immunotherapy (combined with radiotherapy on a clinical trial for my sarcoma type) so hoping to have a better immune system at some point because this is tedious as fuck.

So I’m playing chess with Duolingo to amuse myself 😂

REDB99 · 24/05/2025 20:36

Mid 40s. NE England. Just back from a walk up the beach to the pub where DD bumped into a friend so they played on the grass while we had a drink. Walk back along the beach. DD in bed and now on the sofa catching up on The Handmaid’s Tale.

itsgettingweird · 24/05/2025 20:36

Mid 40’s. Laying on sofa with NCIS repeats on and MNing.

DS is in his room working on his
model railway.

Only other plan is to go to bed at some point and to do the housework tomorrow!!!

PopThatBench · 24/05/2025 20:36

Aintthatjustthewaythatlifegoesdown · 24/05/2025 20:34

So sorry 😔 but I would love to be early 30’s and pregnant 💓

Thank you ❤️ I really am so grateful my body’s capable of carrying this baby. x

WalterMittysPuppet · 24/05/2025 20:35

52, North East England. Cosied up in our giant bed with two small dogs, husband already snoring beside me - he's 54 and has always fallen asleep super-early, for the 27 years I've known him. I'm doing some mindless scrolling while I figure out what program to watch on my tablet - we started Clarkson's Farm 4 tonight but that's one we'll watch together. I'll find a TV drama or a film I expect, I've been watching Protection on ITVX but it's not as thrilling as I'd hoped...

I could sit in the living room but it's more comfortable under the duvet! I LOVE early bedtime, reflux will wake me again soon enough.

MrsAvocet · 24/05/2025 20:35

Late 50s, northern England. Sitting on the sofa scrolling through mumsnet whilst putting off loading the dishwasher and hoping that DH will go out to lock the chickens up as it's pouring with rain. Though to be honest, it is quite welcome rain given how long it is since we last had any.

tryinghi778 · 24/05/2025 20:35

40s uk putting my kids to sleep and then I really want to go to sleep it has been a long day😴

MercuryRisingBeware · 24/05/2025 20:34

ClaredeBear · 24/05/2025 20:24

Early 50s, in Wales. Husband is away, I’ve just eaten girl dinner and I’m snacking on a few olives with a G&T.

Sounds lovely!

Doctorkrank · 24/05/2025 20:34

Mid 40s, live abroad but nowhere hot! We took our kids and my OH’s nephew and his GF out for dinner, then came home at watched tv. Kids are going to bed now and I’m on Mumsnet (obvs).

Aintthatjustthewaythatlifegoesdown · 24/05/2025 20:34

PopThatBench · 24/05/2025 20:25

Early 30s, Midlands (England), sat on the sofa miserable as fuck because I’m 33 weeks pregnant and I’m in pain (back, ribs, weird nerve damage).
Spent the day trying to upcycle a cot.
I’d love to be on a balcony abroad right now. I feel so stressed and overwhelmed I could cry.

Edited

So sorry 😔 but I would love to be early 30’s and pregnant 💓

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Bunnybigears · 24/05/2025 20:34

40s
North East, we have had a very good day football wise
Watching BGT but not really concentrating as worried about DS18 who has been at Wembley and who I haven't heard from since just after the final whistle. He is probably absolutely fine but I wish he would answer his bloomin phone.

MercuryRisingBeware · 24/05/2025 20:33

I too, live abroad from the homeland.

Currently it's early summer, so warm but not yet unbearable. I'm having a cold, refreshing diet coke. Sitting outdoors on my patio, watching the squirrels & birds etc. Waving to neighbours because nobody has fencing...

It is actually lovely. Glorious, big old trees. Lovely garden. Blue sky. Even better at dusk. Gorgeous sunset. You get the idea.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 24/05/2025 20:32

Mid 50’s, south of England, watching TV with dog and knitting, waiting to see if I need to pick DS16 up or if he is staying at a friends, will have a glass of wine if he is not coming home

RabbitsRock · 24/05/2025 20:31

Late 50s in rainy Cornwall, watching BGT with DH. He’s eating filled pasta with a tub of tomato & basil sauce. My salmon fillets are in the oven & I will have them with Uncle Ben’s Thai Sweet Chilli Microwave Rice. Really suffering with fracture pain 😢

OandN · 24/05/2025 20:30

Mid 40s having a very rare night with the house to myself. DH and kids are away to granny's for a sleepover. Have had a shower and now watching BGT. Plan to have an early night as am away for a trip tomorrow with my mum.

Meadowfinch · 24/05/2025 20:29

60yo, curled up on my sofa in s. England, waiting for supper to cook. Ds16 is playing computer games.

We've been swimming today, and walked miles because my car is off the road. No plans other than eating, watching a film, then retreating to my bed.

CalicoPusscat · 24/05/2025 20:27

In a budget hotel. Can't decide who is noisier, the lager sports guys or the bingo crew.

As I walked back just now the lager/sports people said "be careful, there's bingo". I just said: woo hoo!

Ate a fish burger and Mcflurry for my tea 😁

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