- Up until 2:30 am (coughing) – CHECK!
- Being woken up by flatmate’s alarm at 5:00 am (!!!!!!!!!)- she forgot to turn off when she went on night duty- CHECK!
- Being woken up by flatmate’s second alarm at 5:20 am (!!!!!!) – again forgot to turn off when she went on night duty – CHECK!
- Knowing there is NO point going back to sleep now because your flatmate will be walking through the door at 6:20 am off of night duty – CHECK!
- Feeling like your body is not your own – CHECK!
- Feeling like you could cry at the top of a hat – CHECK!
- Not being able to get the other person to understand – CHECK!
I’m just saying God, I’m pretty sure I’m ready for motherhood, practice with no sleep is great but the real thing would be better ;0) Just sayin’!
You are so much kinder than I would ever be. Just sayin’.
lol honestly I don’t find it hard except when alarm clocks are not turned off!!! I honestly don’t think she is aware, she is a very sweet person
Wow. Hope you get some sleep soon! Perhaps a friend could take you in for a couple days so you could recover?
Val, I’ve had an offer of a friend down the road, but I’m actually heading to my mum’s for Christmas earlier than I thought I would. Since I’m unemployed I can go home without having to worry about annual leave time etc. Good suggestion though!
I agree with kris – I would be finding it very hard to be kind at this point!
I so hope you get some decent sleep soon, you must be feeling so stressed. Take care x
Yes, feeling a tad emotional. Hoping by Monday am I can sleep in!
Now you just need the relentless patience, boredom, guilt and worry about your little one that go hand in hand with motherhood. Plus the extra expense, oh and poo xx
Well I think my patience is certainly improving due to this situation, the boredom of no tv/no radio is good training. I am a worry/feel guilty person anyways, I was BORN with Catholic guilt but the poo well eek!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t I remember you saying that your flatmate is a nurse?
Aren’t they supposed to be caring and aren’t they also supposed to be aware of how important frequent and thorough handwashing is in the fight against infections spreading?
I think that the time is well overdue for you to ask her for a lot more consideration.
Yes, a nurse. But you know what? While most nurses I know are very educated about it all, I read a study once that said Dr’s and nurses were the worst at hand washing!!!
I’m puzzled; why are you posting all this on your blog? Why don’t you just sit down with your flatmate and talk to her? I know if it was me that was causing someone some discomfort and I found out that a) they hadn’t talked to me about and b) were posting on the Internet about it – I would be so upset. It’s a very passive aggressive way to complain about someone without actually addressing the issue. And I say that kindly. I know I don’t know all the facts of your situation and I know you have posted several moves this year. But really, when it comes down to it, it’s all about talking to people and expressing one’s needs and trying to come to some kind of workable compromise. I know your faith is important to you – doesn’t that talk about communicating with others? I hope you get better soon and that you are able to work something out with your flatmate.
We did talk about it and it is all fine, I think we both see the humor in it, she isn’t used to having anyone else around so I think it’s been an adjustment to have to think about noise! But we have both had a good laugh
I should also add that the moves are never because of issues with flatmates, both my last two flatmates are my very best friends and living together we became closer than ever, I move due to my job, I get put on different projects which mean I need to move around
And the final statement about “not understanding” has nothing to do with my flatmate it’s another situation that I won’t be blogging about