I Hate Washing Dishes!
Posted by Nona Nita's Blog at 5/2/2009 5:54 PM 
Categories: Nona's Musings
Tags: dealing with stress pet peeves humor
Categories: Nona's Musings
Tags: dealing with stress pet peeves humor
I hate washing dishes! Unfortunately, the darling cottage I am living in has no counter space in the kitchen for a dishwasher, so I am doomed to perform this annoying task with my own itty-bitty hands. It's not like I have always had to. For 27 years I enjoyed the convenience of an automatic dishwasher, but after the divorce I moved quite often, downsizing with each move, and the last few places with their tiny kitchens...well... you know the rest. I don't really know why this is such a problem for me. After all, I live alone so how many dishes must I use every day? Why can't I just turn the exercise into a meditation or take pride in always having a clean sink when people drop in? I can't figure it out. I try to keep up with them, but before I know it, there is a sink full of dirty dishes, I've run out of silverware, and I can't fit the kettle under the faucet to make a pot of tea. Then I start cursing myself. Why did I let it go so long? I should have done them before it got so out of hand. Now it will be an enormous job because the same lack of counter space that prohibits a dishwasher is the same reason why I now have no place to spread out the dirty dishes to organize them for cleaning. After a healthy dose of self-flagellation, I resort to the only thing I can think of which is further procrastination. Suddenly I find the need to vacuum, sweep the porch, call a friend, or run out to the store for a few things, anything to get away from having to do the dishes. I start using the wine glasses for a drink of water and stir my tea with a butter knife.Then, suddenly, the gig is up. It is finally too late. The doorbell rings and someone has come over unexpectedly and I am caught...with a sink full of dishes.
Many excuses later, when the visitor leaves, I dig into the sink and promise myself that this form of embarrassment will never be allowed to befall me again. I vow to wash each dish, cup, or glass, immediately after I use it. I pledge to never again leave the house with even one soiled dish in the sink. I profess to never lay my head down on the pillow at night unless the sink is empty. In fact, I promise that there will be no pursuit that can ever come before washing a sink full of dishes... well...with the exception of writing my daily blog entry. Yes, I'll wash those dishes as soon as I finish this.
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I still do dishes by hand most of the time too. I have a dishwasher, but I prefer the job that I do by hand better. It is still far from my favorite household chore, however.
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I have never had a dishwasher. Before my mom died she would have a sink full of dishes and it would make me so mad and I would get in there and do them, now I catch myself having a couple of things in the sink and I have to rush in and do them. I always felt like if I had to rinse the dishes off before using a dishwasher I might as well do them and get it over with. Next time I stop by don't worry about the dishes since you'll know we are all probably just the same. Us single gals don't have a spouse to gripe at us.
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One of the best parts of being single. Isn't it grand?!
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Thanks for such a nice blog post....i was searching for something like that.
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Now there’s a catchy title! Isn’t it the single most boring job ever. Oh, yes, me too. I have had the delights of loading the dishwasher and now have to resort to washing by hand. I think it’s all to do with what you get used to. Having a dishwasher means you need lots of dishes – no point wasting water unless your going to do a full load. It takes a long time to get out of that habit.
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Haha, dishes used to be my bane. But my boyfriend is kind of a clean freak so I learned to do them as I go. It has now become a habit and I cannot stand having dishes dirty for more than a day. And even with a dishwasher, you still have to clean the pots and those things that don't go in there!
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Thanks for reading and thanks for contributing input.
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I really liked your article.Thanks Again. Awesome.
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Aw, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this also – taking time and real effort to make a good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and never seem to get anything done… Regards…
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Sounds like we are both procrastinators but nobody procrastinates as much as I do when there are dishes in the sink. :0)
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