Visit here often enough and you'll soon learn that I have a great desire to live a simpler, slower life. Recently, I've been thinking about what more I can do to slow things down, save a little money, and enjoy life more.
Some may find it funny that I would choose doing dishes by hand as a means of enjoying life more. But it's true! Our very gracious landlords blessed us with a new dishwasher awhile back when the previous one went on the fritz. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to clean very well. We were constantly re-washing dishes and (gasp!) complaining!
Remembering that we had survived, quite nicely in fact, for about two weeks with no dishwasher while we waited for the new one, I decided we could do it again. And it would be FUN! Oh, what wonderful opportunities of deepening the family bond while we wash and dry together! I can picture long talks with my girl and fun towel snapping contests with my boys. And since I refuse to let the dishwasher merely take up useful space, I will be looking for things to store in it, after a thorough cleaning, of course. Let the dish pan hands commence! :)
Hi! I've been hand washing my dishes for over a year now! And my dishwasher makes the very best cupboard - especially the bottom rack for lids to my pans, and cutting boards, etc. You commented on my post tonight before I got it done! Don't know why it's so messed up. Glad you are blogging again. Love you.
ReplyDeleteWhat made you to give up on your dishwasher?
ReplyDeletePartly because Ronnie couldn't get the electricity to it! And partly because that was my "green" contribution. But I really don't know that it saves any money or water! Now I have so much stored in it, I don't think I could empty it and use it!
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