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Minor irritants that are actually awful.

277 replies

CredulousThickos · 11/10/2017 12:08

Going to bed to discover you stripped the sheets earlier and failed to remake the bed.

Running a fabulous bubble bath and realising it’s run cold.

Waking up feeling crappy and remembering you oven-prided the oven yesterday in a fit of domesticated goddessing and you have to deal with it today.

Spilling your only glass of wine.

Making toast and then realising someone’s used the last of the butter and put it back in the fridge.

Day ruiners, all of these.

AIBU?

OP posts:
SheRaaarghPrincessOfPower · 11/10/2017 19:09

"Going shopping for clothes/ shoes / handbag. Finding the perfect thing but needing to check a few other shops in case they have the perfect thing cheaper , finding they haven't so return to first shop to find they've run out / no longer have it in the size / colour you want"

My mum used to do this every single time she went shopping. Find the perfect thing in the first shop she went in, but would go to every other shop in town just in case, then go back to the original place to find it sold out. At least I'm trained not to do it now.

Sniv · 11/10/2017 19:26

Reaching for the last biscuit and realising that you have in fact already eaten it without even noticing, and now they're all gone.

thelastredwinegum · 11/10/2017 19:32

Starting the washing machine to find the ball of liquid on the worktop / a sock that dropped on the floor while you were carrying the washing to the machine.

iklboo · 11/10/2017 19:33

Loading washing machine / finding a sock

This MUST be the reason they invented those mid-load washers. The designer's mum saying 'FFS our Terry / Sarah! One bastard sock in the bottom of your washing basket AGAIN!!!!'

EvilDoctorBallerinaVampireDuck · 11/10/2017 19:38

toomanydicks DH does that with Ginsters pasties. Turns the oven on, goes to Sainsbury's for a case of beer, comes back and the pasty's sitting on the worktop.

TheDogsMother · 11/10/2017 19:41

Failing to master the 'ready at ' function on the oven and coming home to a raw joint of beef. Dog barking at absolutely nothing in the middle of the night. Going to the loo and finding just the empty toilet roll tube.

MrsJayy · 11/10/2017 19:56

Forgetting to take your towel into the bathroom honest to christ you do the dash not knowing who is going to see you

BalloonSlayer · 11/10/2017 20:04

Putting a long wash on and half way through seeing a tissue in there.

In a righteous rage inspect every item when hanging it out. Discover that the only thing with any pockets is yours.

If you are DH . . . get precious about your white work shirts and refuse to let them be washed with inferior whites lest aforementioned inferior whites turn them grey. Wash treasured shirts in a special wash all on their own. After 50 minutes notice that there is one of your black socks in there as well. Realise you cannot blame anyone but yourself, as it's YOUR sock, and YOU loaded the machine and YOU took the last load of washing out of the machine.

CigarsofthePharoahs · 11/10/2017 20:05

Getting the house spick and span for some Very Important Visitors only to get back in from the school run to discover the cat has shat all over a dining chair and the floor.
Spend the half an hour you have spare frantically scrubbing and spraying air freshener around so you're a frazzled anxious mess when said visitors arrive rather than cool calm and collected.

Settling down to a lovely hot lunch only to get a call from school to please come and pick up my son as he's barfed everywhere. Yes, everywhere and could you please come NOW.

Nakedavenger74 · 11/10/2017 20:16

Getting out of the shower only to realise you put your towel in the wash yesterday and failed to get a clean one out. That horrible chilly naked dash across the house to get a new one. Awful.

Nomorechickens · 11/10/2017 20:29

Seeyamonday do you have my dog?

isseywithcats · 11/10/2017 20:37

doing the ironing in the afternoon piling it on the bed, then getting distracted and the piles of lovely clean ironed stuff is still on the bed when i want to get into it, and having to hang it up and put it away when all i want to do is go to bed

DJBaggySmalls · 11/10/2017 20:49

Doing the ironing all afternoon piling it on the bed, then finding a cat on it. I do not have a cat.

liz70 · 11/10/2017 20:52

The chilly naked dash is prevented in this house by having a large spare, fits all robe hanging on a hook on the bathroom door. I've had to use it a few times when I've forgotten to take my regular towel and robe into the bathroom with me.

gingerbreadmam · 11/10/2017 20:55

this one actually had me on tears tonight. Coming home to bedroom window being wide open.

I am petrified of spiders and it's fucking freezing.

Apparently will get rid of the damp smell. Nope chucking the bloody bed out should solve that one.

fwiw house is aired daily ON THE LATCH

bertsdinner · 11/10/2017 21:14

The cat doing a huge crap in his tray seconds before I leave for work. I have to then clean it as the house will smell of cat poo and he doesn't like a soiled tray, (and may decide to show his displeasure by peeing on the floor next to the tray).

Getting in the shower and realising the new shower gel/shampoo/etc is in the cupboard in the spare room, (a variation of the towel dash).

Someone dithering with money/pass on the bus so they delay the driver and allow a huge extra glut of people to catch the bus and cause further delays.

stopfuckingshoutingatme · 11/10/2017 21:17

Things being tangled up

Mobile cords , socks, tights Erghhhhhg

ProfYaffle · 11/10/2017 21:21

Catching your sleeve on a door handle Angry

Putting washing up gloves on and realising there's water inside them

CosmicStrider · 11/10/2017 21:21

Peeling vegetables, trimming meat etc, and holding all the peelings/fat/packets etc, going to the pedal bin to discover someone has taken the bin bag out and not fucking replaced it!!!!

Aaaarrrrgggghhhhh! Angry

Also

MrsJayy · 11/10/2017 21:25

Going for a packet of crisps only to find it is prawn frigging cocktail left Angry

iamyourequal · 11/10/2017 21:27

Taking your toddlers tiny black sweater out of the washing machine, then remembering your toddler doesn't have any black sweaters. Then the doom when you realise your have completely ruined DH'S very expensive designer sweater which is brand new and cold handwash only!

NoKidsTwoCats · 11/10/2017 21:29

Accidentally pouring too much milk in the first cuppa of the day.

Trying an amazing recipe for the first time, sitting down to eat it and you're SO EXCITED... And then it tastes a bit underwhelming, tbh.

Agree with the unmade bed thing.

Doing the laundry and realising that you left something out of the machine just after it's locked.

liz70 · 11/10/2017 21:34

"Going for a packet of crisps only to find it is prawn frigging cocktail left"

Shock They're the best! Pass 'em here if you don't want them!

Doje · 11/10/2017 21:41

Taking a day off work to have some 'me time', do all your jobs first, then fiiiiinally, sit down on the sofa with a cuppa, turn on the telly, only for nursery to phone and say you have to collect your child as they have a temperature.

And of course said child is full of beans upon arriving at nursery.

goose1964 · 11/10/2017 21:43

Falling asleep on the sofa only to be wide awake once you get to bed