Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

....to commit to doing absolutely sod-all?

17 replies

WalkDontWalk · 04/01/2026 11:14

New Year's Day, traditionally, is a day for doing nuthin'. Unless you've been unwise enough to host a party, there's no real reason to get up at all, and even if you do get up, there's certainly no compulsion to get out of your pyjamas. All agreed on that, I'm sure. It's a day for luxuriating in indolence.

This year, January 2nd was a sort of bonus New Year's Day - as it always is in Scotland, my GoogleCalendar tells me - so I frittered that one away too, hanging out on MN, submerging myself in YouTube, making tea and eggs on toast, laughing haha at the laundry spilling out of the cupboard in the utility room and sending out for curry in the evening with the OH.

Of course, January 3rd was a Saturday. No sane person is going to feel moved to tackle washing-up on a Saturday. I mean, it's soaking in the sink, so it's practically washing itself. Also Sainsbury's are very happy to deliver stuff, so that's brunch, snack and dinner taken care of. And there's that David Attenborough thing on iPlayer, and it wouldn't be the first time an urban fox - or David - has seen me in my pyjamas.

Thing is though, I do have a whole lot of life admin to do, and suddenly it's Sunday, and the real year starts tomorrow. I feel a bit guilty for having slobbed three days on the trot. On the other hand, nothing's so vital that it wouldn't wait till...well...probably next weekend, though that's pushing it.

And I can smell bacon.

YABU: Of course it's unreasonable to feel guilty. You've earned a few days' downtime. Sod renewing the car insurance.

YANBU: It's not in the least unreasonable to spend another day doing fuck-all. We're all much too uptight about being productive. It's nearly lunchtime, open the Sauvignon.

OP posts:
Itiswhysofew · 04/01/2026 11:17

Not something I could do, but you're in charge of your own life and who's to judge that!😁

SwanRivers · 04/01/2026 11:21

Oh God that'd drive me mad, especially the dirty dishes piling up in the sink.

We chilled on New Year's Day but DH still made dinner and washed up, and I put a bit of laundry on.

How you enjoy your downtime is up to you but I'm confused by the voting as it appears to say more or less the same thing?

JamesClyman · 04/01/2026 11:22

I have run my entire life on the principles of doing as little as possible and avoiding hard work at all costs. I've had a smashing time overall.

YANBU.

Dreamingofbeergardens · 04/01/2026 11:23

That's been me since Thursday! I've got tomorrow off and my DP is back at work, so in my head I'll sort everything tomorrow. Don't feel guilty, if you're anything like me next weekend will be back to normal with less downtime so make the most of it.
What David Attenborough show are you watching?

EmeraldShamrock000 · 04/01/2026 11:23

Sounds like a lovely relaxing time preparing yourself for 2026. No stress, you’ve 12 months to catch up.

BlackCrowKing · 04/01/2026 11:26

I think this is excellent use of your precious down time. I’ve managed to score two weeks off this year and you bet your arse there’ve been days where DD and I haven’t even got out of bed, much less our PJs. Plenty of time to do all of that gestures wildly when the real world begins tomorrow.

Thechaseison71 · 04/01/2026 11:43

Id have been bored senseless by the 2nd. Can't do days of nothing. 4 hours is my limit

TheSlantedOwl · 04/01/2026 11:47

Rest up and enjoy!

Catza · 04/01/2026 12:21

I've not done any cleaning either. And no, nothing is "calling to me" preventing me from relaxing.
But I did get out of the house a lot because that's something I don't get to do in a regular week.

MorphingintoMargo · 04/01/2026 12:33

My DH has just asked me if I’m going to do anything today 😀. No!
I’m with you. 2026 starts tomorrow.
Enjoy your wine and finish off the Christmas food.

DaughterOfPearl · 04/01/2026 12:58

I couldn't do it! I've been cleaning/washing etc through the entire festive period but that's a me problem....I can't relax if I know something needs doing.
I'm actually a bit jealous...your time off sounds lovely (might be less jealous if I saw the state of your house 🤣)

BeardedBarley · 04/01/2026 13:06

I’m bone idle, but can only enjoy slobbing if the house is clean and tidy.

WalkDontWalk · 04/01/2026 13:35

SwanRivers · 04/01/2026 11:21

Oh God that'd drive me mad, especially the dirty dishes piling up in the sink.

We chilled on New Year's Day but DH still made dinner and washed up, and I put a bit of laundry on.

How you enjoy your downtime is up to you but I'm confused by the voting as it appears to say more or less the same thing?

Gosh, so it does…

OP posts:
MovedlikeHarlowinMonteCarlo · 04/01/2026 13:38

Haha I love your voting options.

Good for you. We could all do with some time relaxing.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 04/01/2026 13:39

I could not leave the sink full or a lot of dirty laundry, the thoughts of the extra work, stress, battling a mountain is enough to keep me on my toes.

Lucytheloose · 07/01/2026 03:43

It’s fine, but I recommend spending an hour online choosing a dishwasher.

Thesofathatwas · 07/01/2026 04:12

If you ran a club for this, I would defo join.

I am champion at doing fuck all. And rather proud of it quite frankly.

I was complemented the other day for looking “dressed up”. This was an error. I was not in fact “dressed up”, but rather, I was “dressed”, or no longer in my pjs.

The house is clean, the washing is done, I do one shitty job a day to keep it all so.
Other than that, I have a heated blanket on my sofa which I wallow beneath for extended periods.

Tis bliss. The end.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page