Comments on: Washing Dishes Made Easy http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cheri http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-70804 Cheri http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-70804 This is the method my mom uses which she learned from my great-grandmother, a woman with 6 children and a hardworking, hungry husband, a lady who never owned an electric dishwasher in her life. My mom's saying about her grandmother that you never found a dirty dish in her kitchen. When my great-grandmother sat down to eat, all the dishes were clean except the ones the family were ready to eat on. Because she used this method! My mother taught it to me, and I can testify it really does work. Thanks for the memories! This is the method my mom uses which she learned from my great-grandmother, a woman with 6 children and a hardworking, hungry husband, a lady who never owned an electric dishwasher in her life. My mom’s saying about her grandmother that you never found a dirty dish in her kitchen. When my great-grandmother sat down to eat, all the dishes were clean except the ones the family were ready to eat on. Because she used this method! My mother taught it to me, and I can testify it really does work. Thanks for the memories!

]]> By: brittany http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-47178 brittany http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-47178 i soooooo DO NOT want to wash my dishes today!! but hearing others feel the same.. has me filling the sink :) i soooooo DO NOT want to wash my dishes today!! but hearing others feel the same.. has me filling the sink :)

]]> By: Shoshanna http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-5583 Shoshanna http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-5583 That was a very helpful tip thanks. That was a very helpful tip thanks.

]]> By: lady of rock http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-5470 lady of rock http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-5470 This works well, I tell you. My momma and I just use hot water and wash off all the food we can first, then scrub away. But also, its easier to wash the dishes if 1) you have someone to talk to, or 2) you have a few songs in mind to sing. Really! It works so well, its kinda scary. Just start singing or talking, but continue working absentmindedly, and the next thing you know, you'll be done! This works well, I tell you. My momma and I just use hot water and wash off all the food we can first, then scrub away. But also, its easier to wash the dishes if 1) you have someone to talk to, or 2) you have a few songs in mind to sing.
Really! It works so well, its kinda scary. Just start singing or talking, but continue working absentmindedly, and the next thing you know, you’ll be done!

]]> By: hillbilly momma http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-4178 hillbilly momma http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-4178 No sharp knife setting in the hot soapy water! No sharp knife setting in the hot soapy water!

]]> By: oioi http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-3518 oioi http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-3518 Thank you for a very nice site with lots of interesting tips! I don't mind doing the dishes. It's the only task that allows me to think about other things (I don't like chores where I have to concentrate the whole time). The hot water/soap soaking method is great after a big party, but the real trick to make washing the disches easy is to never (EVER) let it add up. A few plates, a pan and a pot and some chopsticks (we eat mainly Chinese) only takes a few minutes to clean up and there is usually no need to soak anything... Of course, in my family it's only me, my wife and our 2 month old baby. A big family might be a different thing... Thanks for this wonderful site! Thank you for a very nice site with lots of interesting tips! I don’t mind doing the dishes. It’s the only task that allows me to think about other things (I don’t like chores where I have to concentrate the whole time). The hot water/soap soaking method is great after a big party, but the real trick to make washing the disches easy is to never (EVER) let it add up. A few plates, a pan and a pot and some chopsticks (we eat mainly Chinese) only takes a few minutes to clean up and there is usually no need to soak anything… Of course, in my family it’s only me, my wife and our 2 month old baby. A big family might be a different thing… Thanks for this wonderful site!

]]> By: KM- Wilmore, KY http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-3514 KM- Wilmore, KY http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-3514 Use the hottest water that you have- pot your tea kettle on to boil if needed, then just use rubber gloves- the gloves provide enough protection from the scalding hot water, and there is no need to let it cool and have to keep adding. 2 pair of rubber gloves at Dollar General is just $1.25. Before I take the gloves off I wash my gloved hands with soap, then slip them off and hang them to dry. I have also run them through the wash with a load of towels. p.s. I have a new dishwasher, runs beautifully, and is in perfect working order, however I only run it once a week, Sunday afternoons, with the heated dry option turned off. Handwashing dishes, is faster, saves a lot of water and electricity. Our electric and water bills dropped DRASTICALLY when I stopped running it. Use the hottest water that you have- pot your tea kettle on to boil if needed, then just use rubber gloves- the gloves provide enough protection from the scalding hot water, and there is no need to let it cool and have to keep adding.

2 pair of rubber gloves at Dollar General is just $1.25. Before I take the gloves off I wash my gloved hands with soap, then slip them off and hang them to dry. I have also run them through the wash with a load of towels.

p.s. I have a new dishwasher, runs beautifully, and is in perfect working order, however I only run it once a week, Sunday afternoons, with the heated dry option turned off. Handwashing dishes, is faster, saves a lot of water and electricity. Our electric and water bills dropped DRASTICALLY when I stopped running it.

]]> By: Sally Bennett http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-1880 Sally Bennett http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-1880 I have found that washing the dishes when there are small amounts is easier than letting them accumulate. I get overwhelmed easily when very many pile up. I have found that washing the dishes when there are small amounts is easier than letting them accumulate. I get overwhelmed easily when very many pile up.

]]> By: Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-1220 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-1220 Hadias, I completely agree with the attitudes you are encouraging your girls to have... they will be such a great help to them later on. And thanks for the compliment! Hadias, I completely agree with the attitudes you are encouraging your girls to have… they will be such a great help to them later on. And thanks for the compliment!

]]> By: Hadias http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/washing-dishes-made-easy/#comment-1201 Hadias http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=16#comment-1201 I couldn't have said it better myself. I think that from youth some women are conditioned to despise dishwahing. My daughters (15 & 6 yrs old) actually have told me that they enjoy it. My six year old says "Make the water hot mommy". She enjoys having her hands in really warm water when I let her wash small items. My oldest daughter says "Washing dishes can be relaxing and I can daydream". These sorts of remarks make my heart sing. They also enjoy kneading bread and caring for plants. I often hear women complain about washing dishes along with a myraid of other responsibilties such as caring for their children and I feel as though they are missing out on some of the more joyful aspects of life. This is a great post as always. I couldn’t have said it better myself. I think that from youth some women are conditioned to despise dishwahing. My daughters (15 & 6 yrs old) actually have told me that they enjoy it. My six year old says “Make the water hot mommy”. She enjoys having her hands in really warm water when I let her wash small items. My oldest daughter says “Washing dishes can be relaxing and I can daydream”.

These sorts of remarks make my heart sing. They also enjoy kneading bread and caring for plants. I often hear women complain about washing dishes along with a myraid of other responsibilties such as caring for their children and I feel as though they are missing out on some of the more joyful aspects of life.

This is a great post as always.

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