What are you doing Vs What should you be doing?

[lucysmam]

I'm sitting at my kitchen table, drinking coffee and listening to the radio while I Mumsnet for a bit.

I should be sorting laundry and tidying my house a bit before work this afternoon. But I cba.

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Eating hummus out of the pot and MNing, when I should be editing a book. Deadline is this evening. Argh.

I am about to go shopping when I should be at home writing a report for a client.

But I have an excuse. We've just bought a campervan and I HAVE to go and buy plates and glasses and lovely storage solutions and a camping kettle and..... whatever lovely exciting things take my fancy!

Still in bed MNing.
I should be working, getting showered and dressed, plus have a hair appointment at 11. Oops!

I'm still in bed and going back downstairs to make another coffee.

I should be prepping and cooking, have guests tonight.

Sitting on the sofa with a cup of tea and mumsnet instead of doing something enriching with my toddler (I'm guessing CBeebies doesn't count..)

Sat on the sofa on MN.
Should be sorting the bed sheets to be washed but they are so awkward, so I'm putting it off.

I'm in bed with a cup of coffee and toasted baguette MNing. I'm not working at the moment so shouldn't really be doing anything. But I do plan to go to the shops later to get food and a pressie for my sister.

Still in bed, drinking tea my dp made before leaving for work and cuddling the pup, am meeting a friend at 11am so should really be getting on with shower etc

Eating crisps, drinking tea, freaking out about what the doctor said. I should be doing housework and bills.

Sitting on the edge of my bed with a towel on my head Mumsnetting.

I should be drying my hair and getting ready for work.

I should be cracking on with laundry, and unpacking boxes (just moved house), and trying to figure out what the weird smell is that seems to appear overnight and be gone by mid morning is (possibly drains?), and taking stuff to the charity shop and prepping for an interview this evening.

Instead, I'm curled up on the couch mumsnetting, drinking coffee and generally burying my head in the sand as it's all just too much.

Mumsnetting and eating PomBear crisps when I should be doing housework

Sat on the sofa with my feet up. I should be doing housework/washing. Dd2 isn't even dressed yet and has asked for 20,000 snacks after eating loads for breakfast!
I need to get her out today. We spent yesterday at home and it was torture, then last night she had me up so ended up in our bed 🙈 hardly any sleep for me so I'm feeling fragile this morning and drinking my third cup of tea.

Soft play seems the best option as the weathers taken a turn today. Although the thought of soft play and screaming toddlers fills me with dread 🤦🏻‍♀️

Housework which is my job atm.

I will be getting up just having a break ....

I've hung washing to dry & filed some paper work. I reckon that's probably as good as it's getting this morning so will have to do some of it this evening instead.

I am browsing mumsnet and waiting for the washing machine to finish.

I should be reading legal documents and researching certain psychiatric conditions (don't ask)

This morning I've vacuumed downstairs, showered, had coffee with a friend and spent some time weeding the gravel drive.
I've just come in and had some leftover apricot crumble and taken receipt of a delivery from TX Maxx so and going open that and try it on.
Ibdont work Fridays and there is nothing I should be doing today, up to me what I want to do.

Day off, both kids at school.

I'm drinking tea and eating Tesco Finest Belgian shortbread biscuits, watching Mum on I player.

I should be cleaning out the rabbits / ironing / hoovering / endless other houseworky type jobs.

On here browsing and binge watching The big bang theory.

I should be deep cleaning the kitchen and bathroom,preparing the bathroom for me to touch up the paint in there later,picking up after the Dogs(in the garden)weeding both gardens,cutting both lawns,cutting the hedge,planting loads of plants,sweeping in both of the gardens,tidying the tips that are the DC's bedrooms,sorting some paintwork in the frontroom and hallway(because of 2 of my sodding DS's)feeding the wild birds,dusting everywhere,cleaning all of the windows and washing nets.

Looking at my ridiculously long list no wonder I'm putting it all bloody off.

But it needs doing,I hate admitting this(and this is huge for me I'd never be so open with anyone I know)our house is a tip right now and that is so not like me or my DH but I'm really struggling with my health(we think I might have has some TIA's)and I think he's sinking under all of the worry for me and being the one who has to do the lion's share of everything now.

On here getting fab advice about an issue and some much needed company, eating a few shed loads of biscuits too instead of panicking like a crazy lady about my situation.

Lucysmam I'm doing the same, sat at the table with a cuppa (and a bowl of crunchy nut cornflakes that I have fancied all morning). I should be cleaning the bathroom ... It might have to wait another day or two. This thread has made me feel much better about it

Drinking tea and MNing .....

I SHOULD be getting ready to go away on a 10 day camping trip - we leave in the morning - but I'm also a bit cba .....

(sigh) .... can anyone suggest where the heck DH might have left his walking boots .... ??

Sat with a baby sleeping on my chest, talking myself out of buying Amazon Prime subscription so I can watch The Children Act.

I should be decluttering. Again.

Am sat here having 5 mins and waiting for a delivery. I should be putting the ironing away and tackling the washing up from yesterday and cleaning windows the front ones are a disgrace

On lunch from work. Should be eating a salad but instead I’m eating a fish butty. What is wrong with my brain!?