Am I being unreasonable to want our house guest to get up before 10am?

[katsh]

We are a family of 5. 2 of us work at home. 1 dd is home schooled and has GCSE's starting next week. Other 2 dc at school. a 30 yr old Aussie friend has moved over to the UK on a 2 yr working visa. She has been with us 8 days so far, and the arrangement is she is staying until she finds work and accommodation in London. So far she has made no efforts to do either ( but jet lag - so fair enough). However - she is sleeping in the room which has our family computer, my work desk etc, on a fold up sofa bed. I've told her that i usually start work at 9am. She hasn't got up before 10.15 yet. Do I just need to suck it up or do I say something to her ? It sounds like a little thing, but life if fairly stretched and strained already and not being able to work except with my laptop on my knee is feeling a bit annoying. How would you handle it ?

[HisNameWasPrinceAndHeWasFunky]

Well done OP. I hope this is the solution and she is sensible and reasonable. But she's not gone yet

[specialsubject]

plenty of backpacker hostels in London, as I mentioned perfect places to meet others, look for work etc etc.

that's where she needs to be. There's no need for the OP to take her back.

[Wheresthattomoibabber]

Watch the episode's of outnumbered with the Australian goddaughter with her.

[BoatyMcBoat]

Exactly, specialsubject. No need for her to be blagging free beds of any sort for more than a week.

[PirateFairy45]

Go in the room and make a fuss of getting comp ready for work.

You start at 9am, just because she isn't up, doesn't mean you have to be late for working!

[PissOffJournalists]

The Wright Stuff are about to talk about this topic and I suspect they got the idea from here AGAIN.

[PissOffJournalists]

Maybe not actually, their topic is about unwanted houseguests rather than them not getting up. Ignore my above post!

[crazywriter]

I was going to come here and say YABU but then saw why you want her up. Definitely NBU. I work from home and would hate to be affected like this without knowing when it will change. I'd slip in a conversation about how it's going looking g for a place to live and work.

[WhatchaMaCalllit]

How are things today OP? Has she moved out??

[katsh]

24 hours later update
Ozlady has gone. We parted well. In fact last night when our pipes burst she was a gem and really helpful. But it's nice to have the study back for work again, and the family dynamic back to its predictable patterns!

[oliviaclottedcream]

You are being very generous and accommodating OP, don't forget that... You've every right to use you're own home in the way you need to. I think Liiinooo amongst others, summed it up very well.

[specialsubject]

Happy ever after ending - apart from the pipes which I hope are fixed!

[BoatyMcBoat]

Hope you get the pipes fixed easily