She insisted she always puts her “self care” ahead of chores
A PREGNANT mum-of-four has been labelled “lazy” after sharing a look inside her council house kitchen first thing in the morning.
Nicole Austin has a history of stirring up controversy on social media, especially when she shares videos that reveal how untidy her home is.
When she explained why she and her husband put off washing their meal until the morning, she found herself attracting the accusation that she is lazy, something she hears frequently.
Nicole posted a video to her TikTok site saying, “Sometimes I’m just too sleepy to do the evening washing up after supper.”
“And in our household that’s okay!
“Rest is way more important to us than doing some dishes.
“And that’s how it should be.”
Nicole added that because she’s a “morning girl”, she’s always “bursting with energy” as soon as she gets up.
“So at 6am, 7am, whenever we get up, we come downstairs and we clean everywhere,” she continued.
“This is 90% of the time before the kids are even up.
“So before anyone confronts me for it, the children aren’t even aware of the difference.”
Nicole predicted some of the responses she was going to receive, as she said she’s even “waiting for the threats of social services”.
“But come on, if you’re that exhausted, why are you pushing yourself to do some dishes that can easily be done a few hours later after you’ve got some sleep?” she said.
“Putting rubbish away, taking bins out and things like that.
“I do understand. But some dishes? No.”
When it comes to her own priorities, Nicole insisted she “prioritises my peace”.
“I learnt this because I used to burn myself out all the time,” she said.
“Now I prioritise my peace. And sometimes that does mean going to bed and getting that extra hour sleep.
“And I’ll never feel guilty for that!”
“Do you do your kitchen clean up at night or first thing?” Nicole asked in her video caption.
“Or whenever you feel like it? BIG controversy!”
As Nicole predicted, people slammed her in the comments section, with many having some choice names for her.
“Lazy lazy lazy people,” one raged.
“This is what’s wrong with GB these days. Self diagnosed scroungers!”
Another stated, “Even when I was heavily pregnant, having a clean home for my children to wake up to in the morning is a priority, regardless of how exhausted I am.”
“You also have a man tell him to pull his weight instead of leaving it to you – it’s just pure lazy.”
“Nope, I cant… it leaves smells in the house. and coming down to the smell of last nights dinner makes me feel sick,” someone else said.
“I couldn’t sleep knowing there’s a mess waiting for me – I would be an overwhelmed mess in the morning,” another insisted.
However, others defended Nicole, with some agreeing with her that it’s more important to put self care first.
“I don’t get the comments on here,” one said.
“Leaving washing up overnight isn’t the worst thing in the world!
“If you know it is going to get done the next day then what’s the issue?”
“For God’s sake,” another added.
“Stop coming for this lady just because she hasn’t done her cleaning.
“Leave her alone!”
“I do & I’ve got a dishwasher, rest is important,” a third commented.
“No-one’s on their deathbed wishing they’d done the dishes every night before bed,” someone else said.
