I am tired of washing dishes. I prepare 2-3 meals per day for my husband and 3 kids and seriously, I feel like all I do is load and unload the dishwasher. Is it really saving me time and effort? Lets see, do I take the dishes directly from the table and put them in the machine? No. I rinse them first because there is nothing like pulling something out of the dishwasher and having food that was previously stuck on, now baked on. Do I fill it full of pots and pans? No. I wash most of my pots and pans by hand because they are decent brands that I don’t want ruined. Knives? No, same reason. So, why do I use the thing? Well, I am about to find out.
I am going on a 7-day trial of banning the dishwasher.
I did this once before we had children and I didn’t mind it at all. After meals my husband and I stood beside the sink while one washed and one dried and put away. It was a great bonding time and a great sense of teamwork. And, when the next meal came around, everything was just where it should be. Now, I am not crazy, it won’t be as romantic as that this time around but my girls are nearly 3 and I am sure they would love helping make a mess, oops, I mean wash dishes.
I’ll post as to how the week goes. I will start with dinner dishes tonight!
P.S. An empty dishwasher will be a great stash for dirty dishes should we have unexpected company!
