Sod’s Law

Pretty much every Friday, Karl’s mum pops in to see us on her way back from work. Because Karl and I both work all week, we tend to ‘save up’ housework for the weekend. This means that when she gets here, it’s normally an absolute tip… unwashed cups and plates stacked on the side, cat toys all over the place, clothes that need washing.

I do have some dignity and pride, and so today I left my mum’s a bit earlier to get back and do a bit of a tidy up before Karl’s mum got here. (To try and convince her that we’re not both pigs.) Done the washing up, tidied up snotty tissues and picked up the cat stuff.

Guess who’s away this weekend and thus wasn’t coming ’round anyway?

15 comments so far

  1. Ben said:
    On 14 Aug at 7:53 pm

    Just think – this now means you have more time to relax this weekend. So it is a blessing in disguise really.

  2. Jordan said:
    On 14 Aug at 8:34 pm

    That is always how it works out, especially when you go out of your way to get said task done as fast as possible. Although, I agree with Ben… At least it's done, and now you can sit around watching soap operas with a bowl of ice cream resting on your belly :P

  3. Cristina said:
    On 14 Aug at 8:39 pm

    HAHA you need a sign that says, "Cleaned my house yesterday – too bad you missed it!"

  4. Christine said:
    On 14 Aug at 8:56 pm

    I agree w/ Ben too! Less to worry about, more time to enjoy :)

  5. Caity said:
    On 14 Aug at 9:49 pm

    I just moved into my own place for the first time so I have been keeping up with the housework (what little there is – it's a small place) every day so far. I'm sure that won't last. We don't get much company besides a couple of my friends once in a while.

  6. Vasili said:
    On 14 Aug at 11:13 pm

    I hate when that happens. Or you find out in the process of cleaning that the person won't be coming.

    I have to agree with Ben though. ;)

  7. Vasili said:
    On 14 Aug at 11:14 pm

    I hate when that happens. Or you find out in the process of cleaning that the person won't be coming.

    I have to agree with Ben though. ;)

  8. Joann said:
    On 15 Aug at 12:37 am

    Awww… that's so cute and funny, though she missed it. I wonder what you'll do next week when the same time comes around again…

  9. Sarah said:
    On 15 Aug at 4:56 am

    Typical, eh? Happens to me too.

  10. Vera said:
    On 15 Aug at 5:09 am

    LOL that's so me… only I have far less warning. My dad/mom usually just call me with "I'll be there in 5, you're home, right?".

    Eh, at least it's clean now? ;)

  11. Mumblies said:
    On 15 Aug at 7:15 am

    Annoying but look on the bright side, now it's all done you won't have to worry about it over the weekend. Relax, spend time together and have fun :)

  12. Misha said:
    On 15 Aug at 4:41 pm

    Ohh! That sucks. I hate when that happens. It happened to me so many times before. One of my mom or dad's friends say they are coming over and the house is a mess. So, we clean up like crazy for hours, until we get a phone call an hour before they come, saying they can't come because of whatever reason. Well, on the bright side, at least you can enjoy your weekend in peace :)

  13. Hev said:
    On 16 Aug at 8:36 pm

    Spend the weekend in bed stroking the cats & pampering yourself. *hush Karl you already had "YOUR" fun*

    Oh BTW, when you have a moment pop over to my site & let me know if you like any of the baby designs I have shown on the current post, please. If you don't that is fine, I will just go looking again, lol. Thanks.

  14. Arwen said:
    On 16 Aug at 10:42 pm

    LOL! Go figure. Don't worry though, it usually works that way for me, too. XD

  15. Jenny said:
    On 17 Aug at 9:11 pm

    HAHA that sucks. But at least your place is clean now :)