To have a little moan

[Busyworkingbee]

Light hearted.

Mum of 3, working part time while in full time study. Think 2 12 hour shifts and 2.5 days in college.
Partner works full time. I've been at college untill today and I've 2 assignments to do this week and then working this weekend.
So partner wants to go to an event this weekend. I've no problem with it expect, he has asked MIL to come look after the kids at ours this weekend so he can because I'm working. I'm not that close with MIL but she is very nice and her house is spotless.
I have an active toddler at home so as well as that and all the work I need to catch up on, school runs ECT ECT... I have to now get the house in clean order before I go to work this weekend.
You all know how it is when visitors come over, we like to have the house looking presentable.
I struggle to keep on top of it with everything else (it's not dirty, just not visitor clean).
I'm moaning because partner has completely bypassed this because he is working the next two days so it's all fallen on me grrrrr!
He got outta that one didn't he! Little s*
P.s I know I'm B U, I'm just tired and busy and needed a mumsnet moan

Yanbu. I wouldn't bother though. He can do it in the evenings, or MIL might take pity and pitch in!

Oh he will be left a list! He isn't getting away with it that easy.
He does most of the washing and I do 99% of the cooking.
But he's home everyday at 4. Never has to do a school run, so I will be leaving the bathroom and bedding changes for him

I also wouldn’t bother. I do usually like my house to look clean when we have visitors, but when I don’t have time, I don’t have time. College, work & childcare need to come first.

Just don't do it. So she judges - so what. My MIL used 'tidy' as soon as she arrived (bin everything not in a proper home, including cheques, kids artwork etc then scrape the food recycling on top of it, wash the food caddy out and tidy it away) so I'd go into a frenzy of tidying. I was running a (proper, with several staff on payroll) so it wasn't immaculate. When my dad became terminally ill I thought fuck it, stopped tidying for her and told her if I wanted everything binning I could do it myself and if she did it again she could go home.

Now I get sniffing about how lovely her daughters home is. Her daughter is a SAHM to two kids of almost secondary school age. My house would be immaculate in her shoes too.

Anyway, don't tidy, ignore comments