Random Tuesday #21 - Dirty Dishes

~ Dirty Dishes ~

I strongly dislike piles of dirty dishes!

I never go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink because it is the most depressing sight to wake up to in the morning. Who wants to be faced with a pile of cold greasy dishes.

Not me!!!

So if you are struggling with keeping your kitchen under control, start with the dishes. It only takes a few moments to wash up and you will start to see a difference in your kitchen.

If washing dishes really does wear you down, do what I do and wash along when I am cooking so when the meal is eaten and enjoyed, there is hardly any dishes left to do. I usually dry whilst the food is cooking. Or minimise the amount of pots and pans that you use.


There are way of making washing and drying much more fun, why not:

• rope in the entire family not only is it more enjoyable, its far quicker.
• take it in turns who washes and dries to create variety
• play a game, like "I spy"
• sing songs/hymns
• make up stories - have one person start a story, and each person adds a sentence or two as you go around the group and see where the story goes
• have someone read aloud from a book the whole family will enjoy (I spent a week with a family who did this and it was so enjoyable listening to a book being read), or
• simply use the time to catch up the days activities 

-- turning a dull but necessary job into one of pleasure!!  

No more dishes and a nice clean kitchen.

I have been known to wash a pile of dishes in other peoples houses!

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