About washing up?

[MartagonLilies]

I hate washing up. We have a tiny kitchen, multiple children of various ages and no dishwasher

I'm sick of the washing up. I'm usually quite run down by the time it gets to evening, and so we leave it overnight. DH goes to work, and I quite happily get on with the home stuff. DC / housework / laundry etc.

It's just the bastard washing up. I hate it. Our place would be always tidy if it wasn't for that.

Does anyone else feel the same? How do I stop the ever going cycle of a messy kitchen?

There's 5 of you in the house. Why are you doing all the washing up? Of course washing up for 5 people with no dishwasher is going to be a massive, time consuming chore.

Ah OP I feel your pain. I really would rather do anything else than the washing up (even scrub the toilet) I bloody hate fishes and there is nowhere in our kitchen to put a dishwasher!

Time, i had a giggle at your typo.

I am not a fan of fish either. Mine only survived two days. Although the dishwasher did survive slightly longer.

😂 I really should check before I post 😂

Get him to do it and you can pop into his office and do some of his work

Ah, glad others feel the same. It's such an annoying, boring chore!
I've tackled two lots of it so far, and have one more to go.

Get the children to do it and stop being a doormat/martyr/whatever.

Not sure I could live without a dishwasher. Everything goes in it. We're in a rented house and bought our own dishwasher. It's a priority. Really hate washing up. My mother seemed to be constantly doing it. DF would sit down with a cup of tea after dinner and she'd be doing the bastarding washing up.

We have a dishwasher, I think it was last used in 2001. "Washing up" isn't really a job that ever needs doing, each plate/cup/pot is washed by whoever used it as soon as they've finished with it. Pots live on the hob and plates and cups in the drying rack.

Our kitchen is tiny, if we didn't wash things immediately there wouldn't be enough counter space to make a sandwich or a cup of tea.

I love washing up....but not the cutlery.....loath the bittiness of it

Can’t believe you’ve got a 9 and 15 year old and yet you’re doing all the washing up! Its truly better for them to learn that they need to do their fair share of chores. YABU and so is your DH to not teach this.

I hate washing up too. Got a dishwasher about 7 years ago, which is life changing it's that good! Took a cupboard out to make room for it. I say get one now but get your eldest 2 to load/unload it if you can trust them not to break anything after showing them where things go! Will be getting my daughter to do this when she's a bit older as only just nearly 6 but she already helps with getting the washing in and doing a bit of dusting where she can reach.

A dishwasher is a life changer. It also saves hot water and energy. No matter where I've lived, they've been a priority. I've taken out cupboards to fit one in! Seriously, go for it. The kids can stack and empty.

We moved the washer in to the outhouse so I could have a dishwasher for this reason ... The teenager empties it. No one seems to know how to fill it though

I also had a cupboard taken out to have a dishwasher put in. It's quite simple and didn't cost much. I would never be without one now.

It is ridiculous that your older 2 are not responsible for various household chores. Honestly, you are doing them no favors by being their maid their whole lives. They are a part of the family, the upkeep of the home is everyone's responsibility, therefore they need to get their arse in gear and help out. They will only be lazy if you allow them to be.