I live alone so I have nobody to please but myself, but I don't please myself, Untill I have cleared something like 3 days washing up I never have a moments relaxation because of the waiting time I need to attack these dishes with first washing them under the running tap then putting bleach into the cups before rinsing. My cutlery is soaking in a large jug of washing up liquid and again, bleach.
I stack my washes dishes waiting to be washed.
After all that I am happy to put the kettle on for a cup of tea.
I am half way to relaxed. but, beware of waiting too long to finalise as the next lot of dishes are on there way. (by now I dont have a single piece of cutlery to use )
So at last I fill a bowl full of lovely hot water and washing-up liquid, washing up is now a breeze.
I can sit back with a feeling of contentment.
I wonder is it worth putting off washing the dishes at lease once a day?
The satifaction at the end is so worth all the pain.
Eileen Davidson
p.s. My daughters have bought me a dish washer for christmas, I am now waitingfor it to be plummed in. I just know I will love it.