9.10 Quietly sitting in front of my computer screen, I come across a post from Sue about how she spent her day. I giggle at a good 'korma' joke and feel slightly guilty about the household chores I am not tackling.
9.15 Empty the tumble drier of the stuff I 'fluffed' yesterday afternoon. I like drying on a line, but am addicted to tumble drier fluffiness, so all washing gets a 10 minuite tumble after the line. Yes, I realize this is slightly obsessive behaviour, but it's small beans on the potential OCD spectrum, so just let me enjoy it.
9.16 Add the stuff to the unfolded pile of clean, dry, fluffed laundry on the sofa. Really must fold it.....
9.18 Bring in the washing from the line that I left out overnight acidentally. Note it is slightly soggy from the dew. But my 10 minute tumble will deal with that. Ha! See you mocked my habit, but it has genuine purpose now. Stuff it self righteously into the tumble drier.
9.21 Put the kettle on. Load the dishwasher while it boils. Feel smug at my multitasking skills. Ignore the fact that if I wasn't such a slob, the breakfast dishes would have gone into the dishwasher straight after breakfast.
9.24 Decide I need to ramp up my 'domestic goddess' quotient after confession about breakfast dishes, so take a new box of tissues out to put in the car. In a fit of non-slobbishness, I clear all the used tissues and other rubbish out of the car. Also two baseball caps from the hot weather. I think it has passed. I shove them in the cupboard under the stairs (the caps, not the rubbish) and close the door very quickly, just in case the suff in there makes a bid for freedom.
9.27 Make 'special' coffee. My reward for not being at work near any coffee shop temptations which would cost me a small fortune in feeding my caffiene habit. Note with relish that hubby has not stolen my favourite coffee mug for his morning tea, therefore leaving it clean and ready for me. Decide this is the omen for a very good day.
9.32 Realize that writing down the stuff I do all day is going to be a big job. So I really must go back to the computer and begin typing while I sip my coffee. Sorry, dry dishes on the draining board, you'll just have to wait.
9.33 Wonder about going back in time to begin my story of the day with waking up. Decide it's not a pretty sight - who wants to share my classic battle cry of 'Would you please get off the toilet and get dressed'. Perhaps we'll abbreviate to get up, shower, dress, wake kids, madke breakfast, yell, leave the house, drive 25 mins (bloody traffic) to school, remember we have left reading book behind but hope turning up in the right clothing cancels it out, scrabble in glove compartment for Jeans for Genes money, deposit kids, drive home.
9.40 God this drivel takes a long tome to write. Bored of typing. Look outside to see if I should put next load of washing on the line. Big grey clouds - mmmm maybe not. But 'fluff' cycle has ended - could just stick it straight in the drier. Ponder, indecisively.
9.42 Look back at post. It has no photos. Boring. Also, not even an hour of my life has passed and I've already written 554 words. 555 now. Decide this is not such a good idea for a post. Also, If I hit publish soon, I can catch Woman's Hour on Radio 4 while I finish clearing the kitchen and making chicken stew for dins. Slurp coffee. Blow kisses to you. Jenni Murray here I come...
Loved this! So funny and exactly how I would feel! Mind you, I loved Sue's post too x
Posted by: Pipany | 04 October 2011 at 10:14
10.14 Make dottycookie cry with laughter.
Posted by: dottycookie | 04 October 2011 at 10:15
Is that all? Tut tut.I have washed all my curtains, all my sofa covers, made 24 jars of jelly from various hedgerow fruits foraged early this morning, crocheted 14 granny squares, baked 2000 flapjacks, boiled up the remains of last night's supper to make stock and constructed a neck brace for injured son out of lolly sticks, bubble-wrap and cute Japanese quilting fabric.
Actually I have done is drink four cups of coffee and a bit of laundry :o) Thank you for making laugh.
Posted by: Sue | 04 October 2011 at 11:02
Too funny! On my second mug of coffee now (first one at approx. 6.45 and instant for quick fix)
OCD? Bring it on. Tuesday is towel washing day and I always dry them in the drier for fluffiness : )
Posted by: Dragonfly | 04 October 2011 at 11:17
Hilarious!
Posted by: gracie | 04 October 2011 at 11:29
This made me laugh lot. Thanks :o)
Posted by: Monda | 04 October 2011 at 11:41
I lurve these posts.
Posted by: Paola | 04 October 2011 at 11:48
Nooooooo, need closure on the rest of your day! :-D
Posted by: Peeriemoot | 04 October 2011 at 12:45
Best to get as much done as possible before Women's Hour starts. One doesn't like to interrupt the flow.
Posted by: trash | 04 October 2011 at 15:26
Lovely! It's great to read other people's timetables. And for the rest of the day...?!
Posted by: Louise | 04 October 2011 at 15:32
It's funny where the time goes isn't it?! I thought, not working full time, I'd have loads of time to knit, sew, paint, garden, bake, clean, relax etc etc but there's still not enough time! Crazy!
Posted by: Account Deleted | 04 October 2011 at 16:00
Oh Ali good for you - you got alot further with describing your day than I would have done! It's lovely to know that I'm not the only one who stores their clean unfolded laundry on the sofa - and in our house it mostly goes straight from there onto it's respective person without ever being assaulted by an iron or seeing the inside of a drawer!
Posted by: Julie | 04 October 2011 at 17:39
Ahh...a woman's blog is never done.
Posted by: jackie | 04 October 2011 at 17:41
Thank you for the chuckle! I do the same thing with my dryer... love fluff!!
Posted by: Debi | 04 October 2011 at 17:58
I am a 'fluffer' too! I however am a bit more than 'small beans OCD' and my reasons are more that I believe, rightly or wrongly, that the drier actually sucks a bit of dust / fluff off the items so that when I put them away I can rest easy knowing there are know bits of them, rather than the extra fluffiness - that is just an added bonus!
Posted by: louise | 04 October 2011 at 18:20
Love it. Ax
Posted by: MagicBean | 04 October 2011 at 18:31
Just shows how much we cram into our days, blog reading, taking photos, blog posting, taxiing children, feeding them - no wonder there's no time for housework!
Posted by: French Knots | 04 October 2011 at 21:47
Sounds so familiar...except school starts at stupid o clock (7:55)here :(
I'm amazed how quickly the time goes and wonder how I ever managed to go out to work everyday and still manage groceries, cleaning etc!
Posted by: Lina | 05 October 2011 at 01:25
This made me laugh!
I do really need a drier too, but it would be more used for the 'accidentally left it out overnight' than fluffing.
Posted by: Amanda | 05 October 2011 at 08:41
I RELISHED this post. Do more! Please!!
And your candles have wings!
Posted by: Lynn | 05 October 2011 at 14:47
Brilliant! I daren't begin to describe what I did between 9.00 and 10.00 this morning ... it involved much whippet wrangling and a spray bottle ... care to swop days?
Posted by: Annie | 06 October 2011 at 16:27
Slightly jealous as I haven't had a day like that since July with summer holidays and full-time work.... but the jealousy will only last until pay day and I only have 9 days work left. Come November I'll be sipping my special coffee and seeking the end of your day...... you will write the rest of the day, won't you?
Posted by: Angel Jem | 06 October 2011 at 18:02
I think, really, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Posted by: Laura | 07 October 2011 at 01:59
8.53am eating a choc ice while reading blogs. Contemplating what I should be doing instead (such as cleaning up ready for my mother-in-law's visit - she's the type that you wouldn't be surprised to find running a white glove over the top of your fridge to inspect it. Hmm, better add clean the top of the fridge to list)
8.57am wondering how it was still an effort to get my kids out the door by 7.45am despite their being awake at 5.30am. Decide to have a second choc ice for energy. Better add go for a swim to the list.
Posted by: UK lass in US | 07 October 2011 at 16:59
Ha ha ha! Love this post Ali x
Posted by: Helen King | 08 October 2011 at 09:47
I think I should 'fess up. My morning goes likes this:
0645 drink tea in bed brought by kind husband; read book
0700 get up; have bath; read newspaper
0730 decide if radio 4 better than silent house
0800 house exactly as tidy/untidy as it was the previous evening; have 10 minute burst of housework
0830 leave for work and people and noise
Posted by: Alice C | 08 October 2011 at 21:38
I don't much like using the tumble dryer and I usually try to avoid it. But I do like the fact that if I act fast when the clothes have dried in there, I have to iron less of them.
Posted by: The Coffee Lady | 10 October 2011 at 12:42
Hilarious! And it is amazing how much time it takes to keep track of a day. A good reminder about how much happens each day which I filter and forget. Thanks for the reminder :-)
Posted by: Julia@kolo | 10 October 2011 at 13:49
This made me laugh loads. I'm with you though, it would have taken a loooong time to document your whole day, best to give up and listen to Jenni :) (I also fluff in the dryer, except sheets which I like air crisp).
Posted by: Beth | 10 October 2011 at 17:46