What does your life revolve around?

[kleew1]

Just talking to my OH and he said how our lives revolve around food more than anything else... When asked what it could be he said a hobby, exercising etc.

We have a DC so obviously she comes first. But am I the only one to think my life probably does revolve around food otherwise?!

What does your life revolve around?

I do work part time, study full time and am a healthy weight so there's no health issues/laziness issues - I don't think. But I don't have a 'hobby'

I would say DS first and foremost (only child so lots of attention required anyway, but home school and still being super needy/mummy obsessed adds to it!)

Then my to do list which is constantly going round my head - all the usual life admin things.

Then food (constantly bloody thinking about what to do for next meal, meal planning, online shopping order, looking up recipes etc)

Then cleaning/tidying.

I'm furloughed at the minute so work hasn't been occupying much head space so far this this year but will probably slot in between food and cleaning/tidying when I'm back to work.

I don't have any hobbies or even many friends really so not a lot of time dedicated to those.

Very sadly work and food - thinking about the latter all day. I wish I was one of the pp saying exercise.

My ds is a swimmer.

In normal times my life revolves around that.

He's counting down the days until April the 12th.

I'm enjoying the 5am alarms on my phone remaining switched off

Home-schooling
Work

These are totally taking over my life at the minute - my iPad stats for yesterday recorded 10 hours 35 mins just on those, which didn't include the time I also spent on my laptop. Am exhausted.

Only other thing I think about is food - what meals can I cook quickly and easily and what crap can I eat when I finally collapse in a heap in the evening.

Have nothing left to give to anything else in my life.

Bloody sheep

Work unfortunately. Hate it. Must change things soon!

bloodywhitecat I'm so sorry you're losing your DH.

Making tea. Drinking tea. All I seem to do some days...

Before I even opened the OP post and just saw the title - first thing that popped in my head was food

Not because I’m a huge foodie , it’s just because I have multiple DC and DH and all I seem to do is cook , prepare , and clean up after making food
It’s because we are all home so much more

Food is like the marker or interval points throughout the day to break up the day.

It becomes like another chore ...
Get up
Clean house
Make beds
Set up home school then ...
Oh god I need to think about food to cook and make for everyone AGAIN

All day every day til eternity ...🧟‍♀️

Work 🙁

Cleaning, even pre covid, my life revolves around it. I'm a sahm with 3 children, and feel that as I'm at home my house should be spotless and organised, but it's not, as quite frankly I've lost the will to live! Absolutely sick of it, but can't stop doing it.

Food - I love thinking about my next meal and planning them and cooking them and eating them.

Otherwise probably the biggest thing is work - both DH and I work long hours in stressful jobs.

And there’s also DH’s cycling - he’s quite flexible on when he does it but is quite religious about doing a certain number of hours per week so it’s not actually super flexible...

Type 1 diabetes it has to always come first and has a big impact on everything which is frustrating.

After that my little boy, rugby and my partner:

Right now, my life is DS, work, mumsnet, food, Stranger Things and bed. Repeat repeat repeat

Food and St Bernards.

Holidays (in normal times)

4 DC, dog, housework 😩

Sleeping - I work for the NHS. I have a fab memory foam bed and in winter I can barely tear myself from it.

My daughter
Books: reading, reviewing and my book group
Work
The cats - they think they should be higher on this list!

4 DC as well, they take up most of my day. Always planning next meal time, always someone hungry!

Also laundry, non-stop bloody laundry

@bingowingsmcgee

bloodywhitecat I'm so sorry you're losing your DH.

Thank you. Today life revolves around something exciting, planning our wedding .

Until late it was the bloody darling dog and DH's business trips

Now homeschooling and homework

My ddog.. and if I have chocolate in the fridge!

My dc
Then my parents

Who all have complex needs