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To think these domestic things make sense and I’m not being lazy?

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:04

There are various things that I do at home that just make sense to me and I can’t understand on a domestic level why anyone would put themselves out further? This has come up in a conversation with friends who found it hilarious and ridiculous that I do this. I can see the funny side (sort of!) but surely others do this too?

Carrots… I just snap the ends off by hand and put them in the pan rather than chopping with a knife. Why use a knife when you can snap it off?! Same for other veg where it works.

The dishwasher… why empty and put in cupboards? With the exception of mugs, I never ever empty the dishwasher as I just take what is needed then when it’s dirty put it back ready for the next wash?

Clothes… hang them on the two clothes airers and never put them away. I don’t have loads of clothes so that probably helps but literally why put them away?! They are in the spare room perfectly accessible once dry.

There’s other things but this is the general idea. I just don’t get why you would make more work for yourself? Surely others do the same?!

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Sgtmajormummy · 13/08/2024 20:42

I think the root of the matter is that the OP is the only adult in the house with nobody to share OR judge the housekeeping.
TBF if I’m alone for a few days I enjoy dropping standards, ignoring the mounting pile of dry clothes and doing the minimum meal prep.
But when the fam comes back it’s better for everyone if the house is running in a logical manner.

LBFseBrom · 13/08/2024 20:39

You sound just right, dellay , a girl after my own heart.

Goldbar · 13/08/2024 20:39

Clothes thing makes sense to me. We have a big hamper that all the clean laundry gets shoved into and I tend just to pick out what we need for the day, rather than folding it and putting it away in drawers. I fold it all maybe once a month so that items we're no longer using (summer clothes in winter and winter stuff in summer, or things that are too small, for example) get returned to the right place, but otherwise it's such a time saving not to fold and put away and then have to get out again.

HÆLTHEPAIN · 13/08/2024 20:38

No, just no to the dishwasher and the clothes would drive me mad.

5128gap · 13/08/2024 20:38

I can't snap carrots but would if I could.
The dishwasher thing would mean I'd have clean and dirty in there at the same time and there'd be drips. Also I tend to need all of it for my dirty stuff.
My spare room is on another floor so it would be a right faff to traipse up and down to get clothes off the airer.

BobbyBiscuits · 13/08/2024 20:38

I like your style. I felt the same about the dishwasher, it's just a cupboard that cleans things, haha. But now mines broken so back to the fairy liquid and sink. 🙁
Clothes wise I wish I could get away with your method, but I've so many clothes and two other people in the house, so after three airers have been full for a week I'm forced to take action!
Ironing is definitely for mugs though.

Piglet89 · 13/08/2024 20:37

I am fastidious (think keeping dishwasher fully topped up with rinse aid and salt). For instance, it annoys me when iPhone charger cables get grubby, so I clean them with antibacterial gel on a cotton pad. That’s extreme, I grant you.

Your “methods” would drive me fucking crazy and if I lived with you and you did them, I would smother you. No harm done tho, as we don’t live together.

Seaside3 · 13/08/2024 20:37

Actual hacks...
A well laid out kitchen will have the crockery and most used pots and pans in the drawers/cupboards closest to dishwasher. Takes 2 minutes to unload, 3 max. No worrying about criss contamination, friends accidentally pulling filthy stuff outof dishwasher, no brain space wasted on working put what is clean or dirty.

Hang wet clothes on hangers. When dry take straight to cupboard and hang in there.

Wash, don't peel carrots. Use sharp knives.

Amuseaboosh · 13/08/2024 20:35

Breaking the end of veg would inevitably take too much of the veg itself.

Clean/dirty dishwasher is a NO.

Clothes, whatever works for you. As a family of 5, sometimes 7, this would not work for us.

Bluescapes9 · 13/08/2024 20:34

I'm all for cutting corners where appropriate. As far a the dishwasher is concerned OP do you really place used greasy cutlery in beside clean cutlery.The very thought 😩

Lightdarkshade · 13/08/2024 20:33

I do this sort of thing. I don't like cupboards. I don't believe in emptying dishwashers. They are just a wet cupboard to me.
that said, I've a diagnosis of ADHD.

Allthehorsesintheworld · 13/08/2024 20:31

My dishwasher only has to go on 2/3 times a week. Clean stuff wouldn’t stay clean if I kept putting dirty things in.
And the wardrobe is to help keep the bedrooms tidy. Spare bedroom wouldn’t look very welcoming with my knickers hanging on an airer.

But if they work for you 👍

MrsWolf39 · 13/08/2024 20:30

Did you know you can get pre-chopped carrots? Even less effort, and yes they’re more expensive than whole ones but you’ll be saving money on the reduced cooking time so would probably balance out. Then you wouldn’t have to chop them at all.

Im lazy, I don’t ever make the bed, don’t own an iron, only put things away from the airer when I need space for the next load of washing. I’d love 2 dishwashers so I could do your system but keep them separated, doing it with 1 is too far even for me. I’d also worry that when your kid is old enough to be putting in/removing stuff from the dishwasher they’ll be much more likely to make a mistake about what’s clean and what’s not.

HorizontalNotVertical · 13/08/2024 20:26

I’m all for saving effort on jobs you don’t enjoy but this all sounds like more effort than doing things normally- snapping carrots like Geoff Capes tearing up the Yellow Pages then having to boil whole carrots, managing the dishwasher so clean things don’t get dirty then washing the lot every night, finding your clothes on the airer rather than the wardrobe. I suspect you’re spending more time being “lazy” than you would just being a bit more organised.

Neininoonoo · 13/08/2024 20:25

dellay · 13/08/2024 19:17

I don’t get why people are confused about the dishwasher… it’s ran every evening after dinner so dirty is only next to clean for a matter of hours? So what?

Do you manage to use everything in the dishwasher by the evening then or are you rewashing clean items every day? You said there’s other things you do? What are they?! I’m fascinated!

TheChosenTwo · 13/08/2024 20:22

These all sound like slovenly Viz top tips!
Fair enough if that’s how you want to live but I think you can see from this thread that most of us don’t.
Here’s another tip for you,

billybear · 13/08/2024 20:20

dish washer dont you get mixed up putting dirty in with clean, i steam my veg ie carrots and beans cut upsmall cook better, do what every you want in youir house

theriseandfallofFranklinSaint · 13/08/2024 20:20

@dellay I don't think your friends find this 'hilarious' I think they were laughing in a WTF kind of way (and not a good way)

Wexone · 13/08/2024 20:19

but what are you saving ? the one thing I love about a dishwasher is how quick yoi can tidy after dinner. you just chuck it all in and put it on. why on earth do you leave dishes stacked dirty on the side to put them in later ? juts empty the clean ones and put them away it takes like 5 bloody mins. like what do yoi do on days you are not at home or eaten out and don't use as much Delph? or during the summer hot weather when it gets a but smelly ? I don't get what you are saving or how it's a life hack ?
carrots as people say take a lot longer to cook plus you are wasting carrots so again not the definition of a life hack
the clothes maybe but me couldn't deal with it. can't stand clothes horses etc laundrey is put away properly. p

mikado1 · 13/08/2024 20:19

I would imagine OP definitely does not peel carrots!

Many don't tbf, quick scrub and use. I do this, organic if relevant!

DeccaM · 13/08/2024 20:19

Do it your way if it works for you, obviously. But it definitely wouldn't work for me. The dishwasher thing just sounds disgusting. And it hardly takes any time to chop the end off a carrot. It's not exactly time-saving to avoid using a knife. I also wouldn't keep clothes on an airer. I like to put everything in its allocated place, either hanging up or in drawers.

In terms of putting things away, I guess it depends on whether you like things to be orderly. There's no moral superiority either way, it's just a personal preference (with the exception of the dishwasher routine which sounds unhygienic to me). I also make the bed every morning. What's your stance on that?

Strictlymad · 13/08/2024 20:18

But some days I use a baking tray, others a casserole pot, others a lasagne dish, a different array of utensils. My whole kitchen won’t fit in the dishwasher so I need to empty it to fit todays used items

mikado1 · 13/08/2024 20:17

Fiorentina9 · 13/08/2024 20:05

I wouldn't like say a cup that had beaten egg in it even in the dw with clean plates, even if not touching

I think that's just a bit silly. I'm pretty sure salmonella isn't airborne.

I do think in the West our obsession with cleanliness and aesthetics has gone too far, so I personally find people like you refreshing, OP.

That's reassuring, it's not something I've thought through rationally tbh. Just if I stick to eggs cup or a chopping board after raw meat in the dishwasher, I will say don't take anything out, just in case, my dc would sometimes take out a favourite spoon lol to rinse and use.

Sorenlorrenson · 13/08/2024 20:17

I think putting dirty plates I with the clean is grim af.
Do you peel your carrots ? If you don't care how things look I suppose making things look nice is a waste of time. Like leaving the laundry all over the place.

Iamthemoom · 13/08/2024 20:16

Do you not peel your carrots either? You just snap the tops off and boil them whole?!! Do you cook for other people? Don't they care about presentation? Don't you?

Sorry OP, I think all of these are gross and lazy and just show no self respect!

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