To ask what's happening in your house right now?

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My 15 year old is revising.

My 10 year old is vacuuming her bedroom.

My 9 year old is making New Years Day cards for the neighbours. (Don't ask!)

I'm sat on the sofa eating custard and cake. 😁

DD13 has had a lazy morning and is now tidying her room. DH and I have packed Christmas away, cleaned the house and changed the beds ready for a fresh start! We are now about to dive in the shower and get sorted for later. We have some family around for NYE so some prep to do for that. We will squeeze in some Happy Valley if we get time too.

I am also reading these for evidence that having children does get easier with time (in some ways anyhow)!!

DD(13) is watching TV with 2 of the 3 cats asleep on her knee.

I'm scrolling MN whilst reading this months good food magazine with Cat 3 sleeping next to me.

DH is in the loft replacing the insulation and boarding it out. Don't ask - it's his latest project. He always has to have some kind of project on the go.

Nothing. Kids are with exh and I’m having breakfast

I hope nothing as I'm in town and live alone

Oh actually cat will be sat on every surface she can find .. leaving as much fluff as she can shed and will jump up when she hears the car outside to gaze longing at her food bowl as if I've been gone 6 weeks

When you posted, mine were still asleep. We have just had bacon butties and I'm staring at the tree with hate. I want to clean and tidy but I know I'll be miserable once it's gone. And the kids like the twinkle for New Years Eve.

I've dropped DC off to grandparents who are giving me some much needed house cleaning time!

So far have blitzed laundry, kitchen and living room. Upstairs still a total disaster zone but you can't have it all

Sorry you have this lazy bunch of slackers over there ;-)

I'm avoiding finishing my uni assignment by having managed to gather the DC in the living room to watch home alone with me while I sit on mn!

This was done by threat as none of them were keen and wanted to continue playing their games but as we've barely watched any films this holidays I threatened to take the games away if they can sit with me for a couple of hours! DH is out shooting

Prepping food for a party....kitchen is a shit tip but DH is helping by sweeping the leaves on the patio 🙄

Absolutely nothing, and it's bliss. DH out on his bike for at least the next 3 hours and I'm relaxing on the sofa, flicking through MN 😀 with the windows wide open (yes, I live abroad and it's warm here today) listening to the birdsong and contemplating whether or not to give myself a pedicure 🤔😊

I am ironing an umbrella.

Ds1 is in the kitchen making himself pancakes. Dd is still in bed. Ds2 is in his oodie on his Xbox. Dh is procrastinating about putting the decorations up for our NYE party tonight. I’m sat on the sofa in my oodie watching him.

DD(7) is glued to YouTube. I'm should be sorting some laundry and packing our overnight things - going to my sisters for the night. However what
I am actually doing is lying on my bed browsing mumsnet

I’m on the sofa with my phone, done a couple of loads of washing and some small jobs but not much!

DD 17 is getting ready to go out, DS 15 is in bed, DD&DS 9 have their iPads but are also making a “house” for our 2 cats out of empty cardboard boxes, so far it’s got doors, windows, a chimney, an upstairs, felt carpets and they are working on the decor. Cats are already interested and have been inside - really regretting not recycling the boxes yesterday because it looks like they’ll have to hang around for a few more days!

DH (can’t sit still) made everyone breakfast, cleaned the fireplace and now he’s recaning a chair. He isn’t really willing to “switch off” or be lazy until 6pm or so. It’s great most of the time but he’s making me feel lazy at the moment!

Addenbrookes is a great hospital. MIL has just been treated there for head cancer and has recovered. Cambridge is beautiful too. All the best, I hope everything goes well

Cocktails. Papers. Peace

That was a response to @Disneyvillain

My 12 year old son is gaming

My 11 year old daughter is gaming

My 7 year old son is gaming

Me and my husband are chilling in the living room after our New Year’s Eve spread which went down well with the kids. Feeling very relaxed.

It’s almost 10 pm here.

Dropped DD off at a NYE festival, will pick her up at 1am

Im just chilling with the puppy, DH is watching a movie. Very relaxing!

DD is building Lego, DH is reading upstairs with the cat, I'm summoning up the enthusiasm to empty the washing machine and make a cup of tea.

Dd2 has just gone off with her dad to his families new year party-grumbling as he has guilted her in to it.

Dd1 is at work.

I'm getting her stuff together to take to her at half three when I pick her up as she has decided she is going to a friends party later so I'll get her, drop her to her mates then come back-hours round trip.

DH is engaged in a standard argument with his ex wife who is demanding the DSS's back a day early as she has messed the dates up and made plans for a day they are with us and somehow that's our problem. This happens about every two months or so and is exhausting.

I had a miscarriage a few days ago, and feeling a bit tired and sad, so debating wether to go out for our planned early dinner tonight. I've been sick with the non covid flu thing since 7th December and only started feeling better a few days ago and now this-but feel I should go out a bit even if just to escape the house.

2022 has been a terrible year for us and I'm ready for it to be over tbh!

Lying in bed , house is clean, kids all at their dads house until next week.
Just going to watch films, eat and scroll all day! Might put the fire on and have a glass of very nice wine 🍷 later

@warofthemonstertrucks I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, Christmas is a particularly shit time for this to happen. Take one day at a time.

20 year old has gone shopping for his lunch food for the week so he doesnt have to go tomorrow. Im tempted to send him my shopping list too.

17 year old is reading.

15 year old is on call with her friends and playing a game online with them.

Im researching for my dissertation, well, more procrastinating at the minute!