Say Yes To Doing The Dishes
Author: Julee Mitchelsin
Author: Julee Mitchelsin
There are many chores dreaded by most members of any household.
In fact, probably every household chore is held in dread by
someone in every family. It does seem, however, that some
chores, for whatever reason, always rank near the bottom of the
preference list. These highly dreaded chores are the ones that
people will do almost anything to trade with someone else or
get out of all together. Silly deals are made so that one
person will clean another's room for a month in order to get
out of cleaning the toilet one time. For some reason, doing the
dishes seems to be one of the things most families hate to do.
Perhaps people hate doing dishes because it comes at the end of
a relaxing meal or a stressful day, or maybe people would rather
choose another chore because of the way dishes make your hands
shrivel like dried fruits. In any case, I have never quite
understood why people dispise doing dishes so much.
If you think about it, doing dishes is much easier than many
other household chores. It is not nearly as hard as pushing a
vacuum or scrubbing a toilet and it requires absolutely none of
the mental focus that dusting around tiny, breakable figurines
takes. So why not choose doing the dishes and let your other
family members fight over the really hard chores?
Doing dishes is also a great way to relax and unwind after a
hard day. Put on some good jazz music, light a few candles and
enjoy the peace and quiet of doing the dishes in a space all to
yourself. Take time to think back on the events of the day and
reflect upon areas that your life that are going well.
Especially if you are married, offering to do the dishes after
dinner can be a great way to spend a little time with your
spouse and connect after a busy day that took you in separate
directions. Take that time away from the kids each day and be
intentional with asking questions and caring about the details
of each other's lives that can so easily be left unshared.
You'll be amazed at what doing dishes will add to your marriage
if you make it a special time each day.
So the next time your family gets into a debate about what
chores each person will do, surprise everyone by volunteering
to do the dishes. They will be glad you did and you will too
when you discover how easy and relaxing time spent doing dishes
really is.
About The Author: Julee Mitchelsin has fallen in love with
doing dishes and is a strong advocate of others learning to
love dishes as well. Sound crazy? Read more at
http://www.dishestimes.info
In fact, probably every household chore is held in dread by
someone in every family. It does seem, however, that some
chores, for whatever reason, always rank near the bottom of the
preference list. These highly dreaded chores are the ones that
people will do almost anything to trade with someone else or
get out of all together. Silly deals are made so that one
person will clean another's room for a month in order to get
out of cleaning the toilet one time. For some reason, doing the
dishes seems to be one of the things most families hate to do.
Perhaps people hate doing dishes because it comes at the end of
a relaxing meal or a stressful day, or maybe people would rather
choose another chore because of the way dishes make your hands
shrivel like dried fruits. In any case, I have never quite
understood why people dispise doing dishes so much.
If you think about it, doing dishes is much easier than many
other household chores. It is not nearly as hard as pushing a
vacuum or scrubbing a toilet and it requires absolutely none of
the mental focus that dusting around tiny, breakable figurines
takes. So why not choose doing the dishes and let your other
family members fight over the really hard chores?
Doing dishes is also a great way to relax and unwind after a
hard day. Put on some good jazz music, light a few candles and
enjoy the peace and quiet of doing the dishes in a space all to
yourself. Take time to think back on the events of the day and
reflect upon areas that your life that are going well.
Especially if you are married, offering to do the dishes after
dinner can be a great way to spend a little time with your
spouse and connect after a busy day that took you in separate
directions. Take that time away from the kids each day and be
intentional with asking questions and caring about the details
of each other's lives that can so easily be left unshared.
You'll be amazed at what doing dishes will add to your marriage
if you make it a special time each day.
So the next time your family gets into a debate about what
chores each person will do, surprise everyone by volunteering
to do the dishes. They will be glad you did and you will too
when you discover how easy and relaxing time spent doing dishes
really is.
About The Author: Julee Mitchelsin has fallen in love with
doing dishes and is a strong advocate of others learning to
love dishes as well. Sound crazy? Read more at
http://www.dishestimes.info
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