Life Admin, what is it?

[OneSugarOneSpoon]

Have seen the phrase a few times now, where people have little free time as they're doing this " life admin" most days
What exactly is it? My bills go by direct debit, shopping on line, kids stuff from school doesn't take that long...so am I missing something?

When I have to take a day off work , yes - and I’m not telepathic, I did have to actually sit and ring EE about the dongle. Not like I’m watching Netflix whilst sipping cocktails

Oh no, that’s anus admin

takes 3x the time and mental effort

But everyone has stuff like this to do. It's just living 😂 send your kids to brownies you're gonna need to stop off and get cash at some point

But you didn’t have to do anything

dont get me wrong most of your other list is a bit wanky, but to actually consider sitting at home as life admin because you’re waiting for someone is ridiculous.

I don’t get your point?

The OP asked what life admin is. I gave examples of what I consider to be life admin. Maybe it is just semantics, so happy to rephrase it as ‘everyday tasks’ if it matters so much to you? It’s extra shit on top of the other shit that takes up time that’s all.

Why is everyone so angry on this thread 😂

😂😂😂

But it’s not extra shit

its just shit everyone does

the fact you think waiting in for someone is life admin is honestly baffling, this might be your most bat shit comment yet

I am not sure it is really that hard to imagine that people with different lives have different amounts of life admin...

When DD was smaller I would have probably agreed that is it all a bit of a nonsense. But now life is different and the life admin (or whatever you call it) is considerable.

I would not have known that dealing with a child's medication admin is not a single call once a month. It is calling the pharmacy, chasing the pharmacy, acting as a go-between for pharmacy and GP, occassionally involving other health professionals, collecting meds, sorting pill boxes on a weekly basis.

That dealing with health professionals can be a role in itself - organising meetings, reviews, paying bills. That half an hour a week adds up.

(DDog is a simple call for her meds).

I would not have known that online shopping is a feat because DD cannot eat the food that we eat, which means cooking 2 (sometimes 3) different meals each day. And batch cooking is amazing but it takes planning.

Different life stages means that at some points I have dealt with death admin as someone mentioned above, care home admin, moving admin - all life events which are not everyday occurences but which can affect the everyday - for weeks or months.

And that is without school admin (again, nothing for some, considerable for others), and other household admin.

There again I can only work PT because of DDs needs, so I am probably just being vocal to fill a void....

It’s extra shit to remember to do though. Just because it’s not physically enduring it doesn’t mean it’s not ‘life admin’.

Life admin is also uniformally and universally boring AF. So it’s not even fun everyday tasks, just dull drudgery.

You had to remember to sit at home and wait, so that’s life admin?

It gets even more puzzling.

Lolling at anus admin.

For me life admin becomes a torture whenever it involves having to go on the shittiest, most clunky, un-user friendly wank heap system on the planet that is gov.uk

For some reason I am on it 5-6 times a month but DH has been on it once ever. How did this happen.

You’re baffled?

Really?! Blimey, calm down.

OK if you’re so hung up on semantics, life admin is ‘shit that needs to be done’ rather than ‘extra shit’ (the aforementioned shit-before-the-extra-shit IMO being school runs, work, homework etc). I’m not complaining, other than the fact it’s boring and time consuming, nor am I looking to incite a life admin uprising. Because this stuff needs to be done. I’m just answering what the OP asked. And for something reason I’ve really upset some people with my answers 😂

There are some absolute arseholes on this thread.

In what other situation does one person say
'I find doing x really difficult and/or time consuming'

And then the response is
'😂 it's so easy. I can do it so easily.'

We’ve had baffled, now we have puzzled.

Im worried about so many easily confused women in the UK.

And yes I did have to remember, obviously because if I forgot I’d have no internet 😂 Im not complaining or saying it’s outrageous, but it is time consuming.

@LydiaBennetsUglyBonnet
It's just being an adult. The only people who don't have a long list of things to do in order to live comfortably are children. Why make out it's so draining, if that's the case you must be miserable unless your sat on the sofa with a cuppa. Wait, even that is life admin if you have to wait for someone to knock on the door whilst doing it...

What does it matter what it is called; it all still needs doing.

Yes! Or doctors appointments when they change the booking system so bloody regularly. Some weeks I have to call at 8am and listen to Bach for 80 minutes. Sometimes I have to do an e-consult. Sometimes I have to put a request in writing and include £200 bribery money (not really but feels like it). And god forbid if there’s a problem with any utility and you have to call them, speaking to a human is like trying to break some sort of MI6 style cryptic code

Like I said. It’s general day to day living nothing else.

Also it depends on how many dependants you have doesn’t it, and whether you have other adults to help out. Sometimes it turns out for example that the the people who say smugly, ‘I work full time and I don’t know what the fuss is about’ have one child, a nanny who is in change of all the child’s admin, a desk job and a husband who helps out.

Maybe the ones who find it harder work nights as a nurse, have 4 children, no partner and parents who need support and care too.

It’s ignorant and short sighted to think that just because you find this no issue that it’s not a genuine issue for other people. They’re not just pathetic people who can’t manage life.

Exactly @Farawayfromhere

The lack of empathy on this thread from some posters is quite unpleasant.

WTAF is your problem?!

What a massive over reaction.

OK, semantics again: Life admin = being an adult.

Happy?

It is draining, and I don’t find joy in the drudgery of filling out Brownie forms but it also doesn’t make me miserable so not sure why you’ve jumped to this Conclusion? Most people find a balance in ‘shit that needs done’ - wether you call it life admin, or being an adult or everyday tasks - and things they find joy in.

Can’t believe it’s such a divisive topic 😂

As I am home I do most of the work admin. This has meant that 99% of phone calling, dealing with work men, any correspondences responding to mail. presents buying for both mine and DH's family (not just buying them but also putting in the thought of what to get I try to be as personal as I can), cards, anything in writing (i have nicer hand writing) is all on me. Now I do agree it does not take all day but this system has meant that essentially evenings and weekends are completely free to enjoy with no chores and tasks. This might not be what everyone likes to do but it has meant that we get more free time to spend as a couple.

Lack of empathy over people doing normal mundane stuff that every adult in the world has to do?

Jesus wept.

That's the point though, you plonker! Every adult has different amounts to do!
Some have a shit ton, some dont.

I think they are saying that empathy should be there for people who have more mundane stuff to do but with much less support, so they get fewer opportunities to enjoy free time.