Aaargh! If I hear one more person bang on about how we all have more time now

[ITasteSpring]

You may mate, but I am working my normal hours, at home, and homeschooling young children - my son is too old to not need to bother with school work and too young/ struggling at school to to plonk in front of a computer and leave him to get on with it. Someone banging on about how they love how less frenetic life is, and what we are learning about slowing down and having time. AAAARGH. I have never been so effing busy. I am having to do my job over 7 days a week as i can't get all my normal hours in over five unrelentingness of it. I can't get out to my weekly classes to give me days. It's so much work! No weekend break! And the a break or even 'pop to the shops' which I used to do for a break too.

I get we are all different, but please radio 4, can we have some ';thoughts for the day' from people like me who are going a bit mental with non-stop work and stress. This is my thought 'AAAAaaargh!'

Thank you for this thread!

I am so tired - trying to recharge today but I have to charge some working hours too, tomorrow as well. I am trying to do 4 days worth of work a week while I look after my clingy 17 month old DD, and DH is a key worker so is still doing his normal hours.

Work are being good up to a point but I have to complete daily timesheets and they are really hanging over me at the moment. My ultimate boss is being great and is fine with me doing my hours over 7 days but I am still struggling to do this. Our usual work is slowing at the moment due to a temporary moratorium on finalising most projects because of the uncertainty caused by the pandemic (financial stuff) and we are expected to ask for more work if our booked work has slipped, but I don’t really want to do that as I don’t have the time to do it! The company line is to take unpaid leave if we are struggling with dependants but I am loth to take that as we are due to take on a bigger mortgage soon.

I will probably be able to manage by slightly reducing hours and taking some annual leave, but it’s hard to plan as we don’t know how long the nurseries will be closed for, or if DH will have to up his hours or be redeployed to hospital work (he’s a GP). I’m finding the uncertainty so stressful- that plus working until after 10pm weeknights and DD still waking at night too - the other night she had her first wake up before i’d even finished my work stint! Today is the first day I’ve switched off a little all week.

Rant over!

What you mean you haven't been valuing family time? You're not baking cakes, doing fun but educational activities in the garden, learning a language/musical instrument with your kids, having endless cuddles on the sofa while you all just chill out?
No?
Me neither. Running round frantic and feeling I'm neither parenting or working effectively, would be a better description.

Ignore the FB stealth boasters, they've peaked early and will be crying into their wine glasses by week 3.

Ignore the FB stealth boasters, they've peaked early and will be crying into their wine glasses by week 3

That made me laugh!
Producers of alcohol must be loving Covid-19! I wouldn't be surprised if conspiracy theories start up about how the supermarkets and booze companies created Covid in a lab!

I think most people are actually having a pretty shit time for various reasons but there are always some that feel the need to make their life look amazing on social media. It's extremely tedious and always the same people on FB in my experience.

I'm still working which is very stressful. Trying to keep Covid 19 from vulnerable patients with staff going off left, right and center. I'm grumpy with my husband who is working from home and the ds's are home all the time.

In the big scheme of things, life's alright for me but I hate this and can't wait for it to be over.

I hear you, OP. We both work full time in full on jobs. Not key workers but like you we have teams relying on us to win work so they can keep their jobs. We have a part time nanny who is still coming for now but on the days we have to juggle work and childcare we are utterly broken by the evening. And of course, no cleaner. Never has the phrase "shall I just shove a broom up my jacksie and clean the floor as well?" felt more apt.

Completely agree, I am working from home doing my normal hours. My other half is at home on paid leave (fortunate I know) but hasnt quite grasped how irksome it is to listen to all his comments about free time when I dont have any!

Yup the mums on my fb with there lovely art projects and family time memes please sod off. Two key worker HCPs here and much reduced school hours just when we needed more care not less. None of the stuff that normally helps like having a cleaner (yes we’re still paying her), school meals, takeaway food etc....trying to fit it all in on my day off today before back to work tomorrow. Trying to support elderly neighbours trekking back and from the shops five times as I can’t buy it all at once. Supporting parents who are shielding from a distance. Trying to learn all about how to treat this and absorb all the guidance in the evenings, trying to source ppe and then to top it all school still want the kid in unform....I don’t have time to iron right now.....

Well. Basically all the same as the rest of you, mental, juggling, preschoolers, etc etc, grateful to be employed but really, really struggling...

...AND THEN.

... the kids lovely keen music teacher sent one of them a drum and the other a recorder.

I mean. It’s too late now, my sanity’s gone and it’s game over really.

Wetcar 🤣

Why would she DO that to you?!? Surely things are tough enough!

I’m the same. Juggling full time work, schoolwork, getting food plus having to keep my parents sorted for food etc.