I need to have a rant and am hoping that others can identify...I'll start by saying my husband is fab and I love him to death, pulls his weight etc etc but JESUS CHRIST if I have to work from home in the same space as him for much longer I swear we are going to have a big bust up! Posting here to get it off my chest and avoid said bust up with him as I could do without a row right now.
So we both work from home and are on conference calls for much of the day, and we're in the same open plan space. From time to time one of us will go into another room if we have to do a lot of talking and we might disturb the other, so all ok in that respect. But right now I'm holed up in our bedroom as I have no calls but honestly if I have to listen to another of his dull conference calls I will lost my shit.
And then there's the division of chores whilst at home...I will happily potter about putting washing on whilst on a call with my earphones in and generally multi-task, but what is it about men that makes them unable to do this? I was going to put a wash on this morning but he tells me he'll do it at lunchtime as he wants to do a workout and will have gym clothes to go in after that. Fair enough. Comes down from his post workout shower with no dirty washing in evidence. So I say 'I thought you were putting a wash on' and he silences me with a finger in the air which really pushes my buttons. Didn't realise he was on a call as he wears tiny earbuds that I can't see so all I see is him basically telling me to shut up!! Then he's stomping around at which point I come upstairs and message him asking him to stop with the stomping. To which he replies 'sorry I'm busy and hassled' - right, we're BOTH busy but there's only one of us stomping around the sodding house right now!
AAAAND breathe...I can't be alone in this. It is not natural to spend this much time in the same person's company, even if you are married to them!!