To wish there was a confessionals section

[hicoolcatsandkittens]

Where you could just come on and offload your little sins you couldn't say in person.

Can we have a thread of confessions you want to get off your chest and give us some lighthearted laughs to distract from the current situation.

I had Quality Street for breakfast.

I pretend that my broadband is cutting out when pointless work meetings get too boring. Switch off wifi connection on laptop, back on and log back in to meeting. Apologetic message in chat. Repeat for a bit longer 3 mins later. Switch off for good another 2 minutes later. Do useful work that you've been trying to do all week for 45 mins. Rejoin meeting near the end, oh no are you about to finish?

Pretend I’m in the office (when I’m actually wfh) to get out of doing chores for my mum that my brother (who lives with her m) can do. I’m the default for everything and it’s easier to say I’m not there.

a whole terrys orange for breakfast yesterday - not good for a t2 diabetic i don't make a habit of it and normally follow a would be considered by most 'boring' diet.

I spend almost everyday in my PJs and bed while working from home

I’m still in bed.

I've eaten a lot of my DD's Christmas chocolate.
I lied when I said there were no spare batteries for the singing reindeer.
I eat chocolate raisins/maltesers from a mug when I'm in the kitchen so nobody else can see them.

I went to bed at 11pm, then woke at 3.30am, and couldn't get back to sleep. So I got up (at 4.15am,) and had a warm mince pie with a SHIT load of double cream. AND 4 shortcake fingers.

I regret nothing.

I ate the last of the fudge whilst making everyone's lunch. Not even sorry

I ring my own doorbell to get off a boring phone call

Having enjoyed 2 weeks of silence (no online meetings) I think I might borrow the idea of ringing my own doorbell.
In the 5 days I have worked I have done double the volume of work as I haven't had to attend meetings and field pointless questions

I pretend my neighbours are having building work done so I can switch off my work phone and not get bugged for shit I don't need to be bugged for. They were having building work done for a number of days and my colleagues heard it over the phone. I have stretched out the length of the work for all it is worth. They were finished a long time ago.

I'm not sorry either.

When an ex was moving out and called round to collect his TV, I unfortunately had “lost” the remote control. It was one of those TVs that couldn’t be used without one. It was petty and I feel bad when I remember it.

I just got dressed for the first time this year!

I hate being a mum. My children are wonderful but I hate the responsibility, it’s overwhelming.

I still fancy my ex. Been married 20 years and faithful.

@Nicolastuffedone thanks for the tip!!!

@Nicolastuffedone

I ring my own doorbell to get off a boring phone call

Genius

I pretend I'm turning Teams video off because of poor internet. It's really so I can carry on working during boring, pointless meetings (usually about why the work queue is so high).

I spread PVA glue on my fingers & peel it off just off camera when I’m boring work zoom meetings. I also pull the ‘lost connection’ one.

I once pretended my toddler nephew had been admitted to hospital as an emergency to get out of an awful date. My guilt was so great I spent the next few years panicking in case I’d tempted fate... He’s in his 30’s now so I think I’m going to let it go.

I really only drink coffee for the cream and sugar.

I have two monitors on my pc, so during (boring) meetings, I watch the meeting on screen A and play competitive Spider Solitaire on screen B. I got my DH to check and apparently it's not at all noticeable that my attention is diverted - most people are looking at work papers on another screen anyway. I am now VERY good at Spider Solitaire!

@iklboo

I pretend I'm turning Teams video off because of poor internet. It's really so I can carry on working during boring, pointless meetings (usually about why the work queue is so high).

I do this with zoom. Sometimes it's to carry on with work. On one occasion I did it because I wanted to carry on with my jigsaw puzzle and also because something had been released on Netflix that I wanted to binge watch.

I told my family I was going to do the big shop and disappeared for 1.5 hours...

...mostly spent sitting in the car with a book and coffee while I waited for my slot to pick up my click and collect.

I drink fizzy drinks from a mug and pretend it’s tea so I don’t have to share with DS, or have another boring conversation about too much sugar. I have also perfected the art of eating sweets silently whilst driving for the same reason. Gotta love an ERF car seat!