The bane of my existence...

Let's begin with the definition of 'bane'...

Noun
1.A cause of great distress or annoyance.
2.Something, typically poison, that causes death.


Every weekend, women and sometimes even men, do housework to catch up with their week. Truth be told, it's like an insipid poison that is slowly causing us to waste away... I have always thought it would be perfect to have a house elf. Rather like Dobby... and surely I would give him more to wear than a tea-towel. (dishcloth)

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Is it unreasonable to want a personal slave???grin
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If her indoors didnt do any housework she would never get any exercise. laugh uh oh

I am Kidding of course !
Are You thinking of OCD dunno
I used to think I suffered from OCD, now I am sure I don't...unless you count the fact that I can easily make a thousand excuses for the housework NOT to be done. grin

Hello Non... Nice to see you.
Cleaning? Who needs cleaning, Abagail? lol laugh My hobby here is collecting. Collecting DUST! lol rolling on the floor laughing

..you know, I seriously thought BANE was that plant that was featured in the ole WOLFMAN movie.. or was that Wolfsbane..? confused grin
Everyone should have a hobby, Rob. My mother tells me when I have dust, I find that ever so kind of her. roll eyes

Wolfsbane is a plant, it's a beautiful purple flower. From memory it's a herb. I also believe there is a band of the same name. (Count on me to have plenty of useless information for you)
Oh, Abagail.. you're information is not useless.. very entertaining and interesting and helpful. Some years ago, I thought my ex-GF saw me as useless, but then one day, she needed to borrow my credit card. WOW! She said, I was a great hero to her that day. Next day, she broke up with me and left me in debt.. but ahhh, I was a hero for one day. Yeah! super laugh
laugh Very nice, Rob. I am sure that added meaning to your life.

I was sitting here paying my bills, do you think I can tick that off as housework?? .... sigh Probably not, best if I go and set my iron up.
Abagail, you have a dog. Dog's are great dishwashers. I let my dog clean my plate and then put the plate back in the dish rack.. ready to go.. clean as a whistle. dancing dog laugh
err sorry, I was asking.. you have a dog? cool
Care for a Male maid ???

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laugh @Boban

Perfect, but... he looks like a man's man.wink
Abagail, I blame modern technology for all this housework blues single people, more especially men, were never expected to do dusting or ironing before the invention of the web cam uh oh wow laugh thumbs up
That is my daily work to do before go to the office. sigh
Sometimes bored do that but well who else gonna do if not myself
laugh Z... THAT was priceless!!!
Lavina, you need a house elf too! I NEVER get bored enough to do housework.
@ Abagail - I remember someone telling me one day thet "Dust Doesn't Rust".... interesting... professor
I guess perspective helps, Hans. grin
Hello Abagail. Let's tell so, I not absolutely accurately understood a subject, but having seen a photo I understood finally. I am surprised very much by lifestyle of modern women of Europe. We here go for 8-10 hours to work to earn money, to have big houses of honeycombs animal, water carries from is far and we live. Thus our men are ironed clothes, the house in ideal purity, linen we wash very purely, we welcome guests we prepare many different dishes. And as we are in time. ? The only thing that at us no, is long nails, I personally not to have them as disturb in work and the most important I very fastidious. Your women so on the house will be able? I think isn't present. On it our men the wife abroad doesn't look for. Yes there is a question. What attention the woman can give to the man after such day. .?? to it I consider, the man has to have three women, One for the business, the second for a body, the third for a family in volume cases if one doesn't cope with all this.
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handshake rolling on the floor laughing applause bouquet
That should be ..."Heard of the idea"... geez, now even my typing is slipping. laugh
There are subtle differences worldwide, Ummka... it doesn't make one necessarily correct and another one wrong. They are simply different. smile
laugh Scouse, I really gave it to him. I had a beautiful pedigree Burmese too. sigh I really miss the cat.
Hans, I was a stay at home wife and mother once. Being part of a rare breed, I actually enjoyed that time. Although things changed... These days, I could really REALLY use a pool boy. grin
@ Abagail - I'd love to throw my hat into the circle for that position but I'm still having nightmares about blood-stained claws.... blues rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing grin lips
Blood stained... Pffffffffffft.... They are not blood stained, but they are coloured the same as fresh blood. I rather like the colour. I did have them cut shorter last week though. So they are less like claws and more neat these days. tongue
@ Abagail - Just gotta love yer sense of humour Girl..... rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing grin
abagail,i am a pool boy(honest)hans reply was a cracker (did you run off with your husbands best friend and left him the cat)rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing cheers
Thanks of Hans for correct to tell. I couldn't express the thoughts. You truly told.hug teddybear bouquet
Abagail. You such beautiful girl, your men that the blind?hug teddybear
Ummka, I have lived in several locations... often small country towns. I have also kept an active life as a stay at home wife, but I keep an equally busy one now ... balancing (sometimes up to) 60 hours a week at work, a garden, a house and a social life.

I never get bored, I adapt with whatever environment I am faced with. Although I must say lately for Training, I am taking a dislike to being stuck in a motel room in the city for days on end. smile
Ummka, the same could be said of you... I have always found you delightful and my goodness , look at your hair, it's to die for. bouquet
I live where around the wood, it isn't enough men and all family and all is far. I wrote to you. Remember the girl. Not all men who wears trousers of the man! ! ! .professor scold hug bouquet
Abagail not is pleasant to all men 1 meter length of hair because it is confused in them at night.rolling on the floor laughing bouquet
Ummka... I admire that you can keep the hair orderly. But it is very beautiful.

See, living in country towns comes with it's own set of issues. teddybear
Da's Abagail you are very right.
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Abagailrose how are you?... busy i can see..

well my suggestion to you...start in early morning and finish late in the evening; those particles and atoms... they are there..look for hem!! fight them !!... by the end.. start again.. grin in between.. dont forget...life goes onwine enjoy your sunday!!
@KNenagh ... I think the hardest bit is only having the one day off a week. Although I am hoping that much of this work I have to do in the city slows towards the end of the week.


I often tell people that I haven't had a chance to tidy up and they laugh when they see my place. It's mostly neat and tidy...and clean, but there are exceptions. I do have paperwork piling up in a corner. I have to keep the washing up to date, I can't let that fall behind.

I considered a cleaner once a week, I have had one in the past, but not for the longest time. I found that I became too reliant on that, and housework is a form of exercise. grin
Bogart... it's just after 4am... is this early enough? wink

Seriously though, I am on early starts all week, this will be normal for me up until Thursday, where I change onto days. Long days... Thank you for your kind advice. roll eyes
Abagailwine i only give friendly and strong advices...grin
Bogart... I admit you are rather endearing. hug
Housework is like changing a brake shoe.
If you dont change it today you can get it next time cause nobody else will do it. Only 2 todaybeer
Good lord, Chat...when did you slip in here and comment. I almost missed this and as it is, I am late responding.

Brake shoes are very important! But if you give me a manual... I can do it for you, just as long as I don't break a nail helping you! grin
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