The Dishwasher

Boy, I think we can all relate to getting a little behind on housework. It seems as if dishes is the first area that I get just a wee bit backed up on.

A dishwasher really helps me out a lot though. Here’s what I do and it really saves a lot of time …

1. You keep puttin’ the dishes in until you can’t
2. Then you run the dishwasher
3. Now you’re supposed to put the dishes away… skip down to #4
4. Skip #3
5. You need dishes for the next meal, so you take what you need out of the dishwasher. You’ll find this step saves on cupboard space also.

Occasionally I do get behind on #2 & #5, but (Shhhhhh!) I found the perfect solution for that!
I just pretend that I don’t know that the dishes in the partially emptied dishwasher are clean. I begin at #1 again, and just keep on puttin’ the dishes in until I can’t!

I would like to take 100% credit for the above helpful dishwashing hints, but as you all know, I have 3 teens at home and boy do I learn a lot from them!

And you know what, their ideas make perfect sense to me!