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to only do housework on Saturdays?

10 replies

Salmotrutta · 11/02/2011 23:43

So, I work 4 or 5 days throughout the week (depending on need) so I reckon I'm only devoting one day (2-3 hours actually) per weekend to housework.
I do bits and bobs (2 hours or so) throughout the week but I'm bloody well not devoting my weekend to housework - is this unreasonable??
Should mention - I'm a Grandma so only have grown-up son (20s) at home who sorts his own cooking/tidying up after a fashion. I raid his room every 5-6 weeks to bin rubbish/run a duster over cobwebs etc. But that's it .... his room is his room (he can't afford to move out yet, much as he'd like to) so I don't stress out too much about that.
My DH (and we have been married for over 25 years) seems to still think I should be running about at the weekends filling my day with "housework" OR "doing things" with him!!
F..k that I say - my weekends are my time to lie in, have a few wines, slob around etc.
Am I a lazy biatch?? And unreasonable??

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Gleekfreak · 11/02/2011 23:46

No:o

sleepingsowell · 11/02/2011 23:49

you are unreasonable if you are not sharing out this saturday housework between you, DH and DS.....so that would take your input down to around one hour? Sounds about reasonable to me Grin

KurriKurri · 11/02/2011 23:50

Let him fill his spare time with housework if he's that keen.

Have your lie ins and enjoy them - nobody ever says on their deathbed 'I wish I'd done more housework' Grin

dwpanxt · 11/02/2011 23:54

I wrote a whole answer but really

^

WSS Grin

FabbyChic · 11/02/2011 23:56

If your house is tidy anyway why would you need to do it more than once a week? I could leave my house for two weeks easy, because I do the washing up as it needs doing i.e immediately. We clean the bath out once we have used it. I tidy up every day. The cleaning could easily be left if you are on top of daily mess.

OTheHugeManatee · 11/02/2011 23:59

YA so not BU.

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Salmotrutta · 12/02/2011 00:05

Well, in fairness, (and I'm aware that I have now drip-fed) DH does load/unload dishwasher, trot around loading and unloading washing machine, washes cars, does gardening, fixes any broken things, works long hours in his job (often doing night shifts) and looks out for his mad interesting Mum.
DS is working late hours too - but I'm not about to mollycoddle. His hours are his hours so he does a lot of his own cooking,and tries to sort his room out (to his standards!! Grin) but I reckon MY weekends are MY weekends. And why should I do "stuff" with DH when all I want to do is potter about??

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verytellytubby · 12/02/2011 00:07

Get a cleaner Grin

Salmotrutta · 12/02/2011 00:13

verytellytubby - I'd love a cleaner, but I couldn't really justify one. And my Mumw ould be ashamed of me if I got one!! Seriously - I'd probably stress out having to tidy up before the cleaner came in!! Hahah

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Salmotrutta · 12/02/2011 00:14

God - I've had too much wine Wine Wine

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