Paola Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Am I the only one that struggles to get out of The Nesting Box most of the time? How do you all manage to keep up I have only just found celebrations My ironing pile is growing and my work is backing up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ironing?! That's what husbands are for.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Ironing?! That's what husbands are for.... Really? I thought I must be doing something wrong He would not know what to do with it Maybe if I attached wheels and an engine to it he would use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Maybe, given that we Omleteers have started a national craze for Crocs, we could start a craze for crumpled clothes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Haven't you heard of multi-tasking? Believe me, men hear about it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Maybe, given that we Omleteers have started a national craze for Crocs, we could start a craze for crumpled clothes? Sounds great, count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Haven't you heard of multi-tasking? Believe me, men hear about it all the time. Sorry Richard, did I forget to mention that while I am on the forum that I am also hovering and crocheting myself a pair of shorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 hovering - or hoovering? We were discussing this this morning - Kate suggested we should start a new group - Sluts Anonymous I told her we wouldn't be the only two members I only tidied the kitchen last nigh in case we had to call the vet in the middle of the night - and I've been kicking bits of straw and mud under the table all morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Am I the only one that struggles to get out of The Nesting Box most of the time? How do you all manage to keep up I have only just found celebrations My ironing pile is growing and my work is backing up lol lol SNAP!!! I just found celebrations 5 mins ago! ....i find by the time i find a thread the original question has been answered and it's degenerated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Well I like ironing because it means I can watch television programmes I've recorded. So when I'm asked what I've done today, I can honestly answer "well I've done LOADS of ironing" rather than 'I sat in front of the TV all day'. Fortunately I'm very quick at ironing so I can sit down too - and it still looks like loads at the end! When the children were young I never ironed. OH did it all I'm definitely in the Slob Club - which I prefer to Slut Club -! Vacuuming is something I do if someone's coming round. And what's the point of putting the ironing pile and board away when I'll want to use it again tomorrow? Oh dear! I've spoilt my superwoman image now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Haven't you heard of multi-tasking? Believe me, men hear about it all the time. Sorry Richard, did I forget to mention that while I am on the forum that I am also hovering and crocheting myself a pair of shorts Crocheting yourself a pair of pants, surely? And where do you hover, and how high? (Weeeeeeee heeeeee heeeee! (Did I mention I can do impressions? )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Yes I was hovering while hoovering You are a cheeky wotsit Richard Very good impression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 hovering - or hoovering? We were discussing this this morning - Kate suggested we should start a new group - Sluts Anonymous I told her we wouldn't be the only two members I only tidied the kitchen last nigh in case we had to call the vet in the middle of the night - and I've been kicking bits of straw and mud under the table all morning That's my idea of housework. OH is the tidy one We hope the dishwasher will keep the kitchen tidier when we get it I've found clothes dry fairly flat if you shake and hang them up when wet. I told OH that going on the forum and looking at chicken pictures was part of the "creative process" for writing up my thesis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I'm so glad I'm not the only one. Some days I simply don't get out of NB . When I first became a mod I tried my very best to visit every section every day, but after 2 years of neglecting the house and family while I "play" on the forum I'm trying to cut dwn forum time a bit. Problem is the forum's just getting busier....... you lot are just so chatty and then I have to read and giggle and reply and that's another forum session spent entirely in NB. We really need an amnesty day....... choose a day on which no-one is allowed to log on, that way I might stand a chance of finally catching up with my housework. Kate & Lesley, can I sign up for Sluts Anonymous too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 The more the merrier Kate - and then we won't feel so bad We both used to have immaculate homes and now we clean up with shovels and black bin bags I'm glad I didn't clean the kitchen floor today - the DEFRA lady has just walked pig poo over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I'm glad I didn't clean the kitchen floor today - the DEFRA lady has just walked pig poo over it Shouldn't it be part of her remit to clean up after herself I sometimes feel I'm meeting myself coming back with washing and cleaning A friend told me no one ever died of a dusty house, but if they snort my mantle piece at the moment they just might I cheat and use the posts since my last visit button, and then just see the new ones if I'm in a rush karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 I don't need to join - I do houseowrk religiously every year whether it needs it or not. On second thoughts - better save me a place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Housework -----dusting just creates more dust, so just don't bother in the first place! Crocheted shorts / hot pants??? Very fetching! (Especially with Crocs). Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 Housework? Im very lucky as my OH does it all - very domesticated dont you know Ironing, washing, cleaning, changing bed sheets etc - good job really as im hopless at all that stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 A friend told me no one ever died of a dusty house, but if they snort my mantle piece at the moment they just might karen x The one I heard was: No-one's last words were ever "I wish I'd done more housework". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 One of the Mum's at school hoovers every day, irons everything including knickers and bleaches the house at least once a week. Then she wonders why she keeps getting headaches In our house, the housework gets done when it needs doing, for instance, today i'll be doing the floors as they look like they need it. The ironing gets done when OH runs out of shirts. I only iron shirts and school uniform. The dishwasher gets loaded once a day. Sod the housework, i need time for the forum, the allotment and the chooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I remember Joam Rivers saying no man ever cam home and said "My God, you cleaned look at this lino! C'mere you hot mama!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 One of the Mum's at school hoovers every day, irons everything including knickers and bleaches the house at least once a week. Then she wonders why she keeps getting headaches In our house, the housework gets done when it needs doing, for instance, today i'll be doing the floors as they look like they need it. The ironing gets done when OH runs out of shirts. I only iron shirts and school uniform. The dishwasher gets loaded once a day. Sod the housework, i need time for the forum, the allotment and the chooks I hoover every day Only downstairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 I remember Joam Rivers saying no man ever cam home and said "My God, you cleaned look at this lino! C'mere you hot mama!" You have never met my OH then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 I have to admit that I actually like housework I only do it all once a week though, just because there's no time to fit it in elsewhere I do clean round the kitchen surfaces every day though, and re-mop the kitchen floor when it needs it as it often looks like a quagmire. I must admit though that i have a healthy respect for 'a speck of dirt doing you no harm' and my house is by no means spotless - illustrated by the dead mouse smell in the utility room - can I find where it's hiding????? *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
