You did 19 things.
Seriously, over the weekend I got groceries, took the kitty to the vet, and (maybe) washed dishes.
Weird love's better than no love.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Jul 31, 2017 1:02:27 pm PDT #14683 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 31, 2017 1:16:15 pm PDT #14684 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
At this point, they might as well redecorate the Oval Office like a tribal council and have each crony douse a tiki torch as they get pink slipped.
Jesse - Jul 31, 2017 2:17:50 pm PDT #14685 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So I'm watching John Oliver, and I never knew why Colbert had all those weird products on the Report! It's Alex Jones! Et al., I assume.
Dana - Jul 31, 2017 2:30:29 pm PDT #14686 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I don't think she means come off the to-do list by getting them done. I think she means it as "someone else does it or it doesn't get done."
I had to go out, but yes, exactly. Just reading about what you did this weekend made me tired. Of course you were exhausted.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 31, 2017 2:48:04 pm PDT #14687 of 30002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't think I have done 19 chores this month! Seriously, this weekend I bought groceries and hand washed some clothes. There must be a happy medium. I am wondering, if doing their own laundry or getting meals together is a thing to start with for the kids. I did my own laundry starting at 12 because my mom messed it up. But those things have immediate personal consequences and are essential things to know how to do once they are in college.
Sheryl - Jul 31, 2017 3:36:35 pm PDT #14688 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Went over to Gatineau, where we went to the MosaiCanada exhibit at Parc Jacques-Cartier. Lots and lots of topiary. Got lunch, then hit the Canadian Museum of History, where we walked around various exhibits for a few hours. Back at the hotel, we are tired, except for Mr. S who is jumping up and down in the crib.
Steph L. - Jul 31, 2017 4:10:41 pm PDT #14689 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I did my own laundry starting at 12 because my mom messed it up.
I did my own laundry starting at 10 or 12 because my mom made me do it. And I started doing dishes at 10 because my mom cooked dinner and 10 is old enough to wash the damn dishes. I imagine it's even easier these days if you have a dishwasher to load.
Laura - Jul 31, 2017 4:13:01 pm PDT #14690 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
My kids did their laundry and other chores early because DH and I both worked! Who has time for that stuff? They still didn't do anywhere near as many chores as I did as a kid, and my mom was a stay at home mom. I've always had a cleaning person regularly because the floors and bathrooms would never be clean otherwise.
msbelle - Jul 31, 2017 4:16:29 pm PDT #14691 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
mac does his own laundry and he has to do 1 chore a day in order to get wireless access. Now his chores are easy - vacuum 2 rooms, take out recycling bin and bring it back in... - but it is something and with only 2 of us, it keeps the house basically manageable if I do a bit on the weekends.
Hil R. - Jul 31, 2017 4:24:57 pm PDT #14692 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
When I was a kid, my sister and I would trade off each night, one of us setting the table before dinner and the other clearing the table, putting the dirty dishes in the dishwasher, and putting the leftovers in the fridge. I didn't start doing my own laundry until high school, but that was partially because our laundry room was in the basement, and the stairs to get there are steep and have a weird corner, and I couldn't really carry a laundry basket up and down the stairs safely. I did usually have to fold my own clothes after an adult washed them, though. I think my mom started having us kids fold the easy things, like towels and pillowcases, when we were preschoolers.