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Aibu to no longer sort cutlery?

203 replies

FaithHopeAndSkulduggery · 01/10/2018 21:19

I just put forks, knives & teaspoons all together. I no longer can be arsed to sort them. I put the spatulas etc in a jar by the cooker.

Aibu?

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Uncreative · 02/10/2018 01:05

But...but...but...[head explodes]

RibbonAurora · 02/10/2018 01:45

It's true OP, it's just a little thing but it feels like living dangerously. Nobody else ever did it in my house when my kids were growing up so one day I thought: fuck it, I won't bother either. So I didn't and still don't.

It does upset a close friend who can't stand the disorder and she rearranges my drawer whenever she comes over for dinner. I have no problem with this it keeps her from breathing down my neck when I'm chopping veggies, tense and quivering with silent disapproval of both my technique and the resulting uneven dice.

keyboardjellyfish · 02/10/2018 01:53

Nooooooooooo

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FaithHopeAndSkulduggery · 02/10/2018 05:47

I don’t do socks anymore either.
Dh has black socks with patterns on the heel. I have black socks with coloured heels. Dd has black socks with an embroidered animal thing on the side. Each go into a person’s sock drawer ina loose bundle. If you want to fuck about making the little balls off you go. I’m not doing that. All other socks (none mine) stay in a basket by the machine. Not my job anymore.

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cinnabarmoth · 02/10/2018 07:27

We don't have enough cupboards in our kitchen, and no drawers, so I put all my cutlery in one container which hangs by the sink. I much prefer it tbh. Utensils also in jugs or hanging from IKEA mini wall shelves.

donajimena · 02/10/2018 07:32

I've given up sorting it too. Its not hindered me when needing to select an item.

SilverLining10 · 02/10/2018 07:33

I'm a sorter. But it literally takes a few extra seconds. I also hate stuff on countertops and in containers everywhere - looks so untidy. Guess I'm just an 'everything has a place' person.

bsbabas · 02/10/2018 08:13

Groundbreaking!! Definitely trying it !

RangeRider · 02/10/2018 08:43

I could understand putting them together in an upright container where you can see what's what instantly but definitely not slung together in a drawer!!!

Undercoverbanana · 02/10/2018 08:47

I gave up ironing years ago and never make the bed.

OP - you are my guru.

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FaithHopeAndSkulduggery · 02/10/2018 08:48

Silverlining

It’s not only the extra seconds. It’s just one more thing to ‘do’. It’s also annoying being the only person doing it properly. Someone cough dp cough will do a half arsed job and it is more annoying to find one knife in the spoon section than for everything to just be mixed from the start.

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Hadalifeonce · 02/10/2018 08:50

Sadly, I sort my cutlery as it goes into the dishwasher, then I just grab a hand full of each, one in each hand, and put it into the correct section.

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FaithHopeAndSkulduggery · 02/10/2018 08:51

@Undercoverbanana

I got a JML Dri buddi and it automatically steam irons my clothes. If someone said give up the microwave for the Dri buddi I would consider it very seriously.

But I do make the bed. Read the short book ‘make your bed’ by some army guy. Having lived in a tropical country, if your bed isn’t made, you are asking for bedmates of the multi legged variety.

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FaithHopeAndSkulduggery · 02/10/2018 08:53

@RangeRider

It’s currently in an upright container but I’m thinking of going to the next level, a lunchbox in a drawer.

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user1494055864 · 02/10/2018 08:54

I would worry about flies landing on them, so I couldn't have them out in a pot. Cooking utensils live in the drawer too, neatly sorted by type - wooden/plastics etc.

Keeptrudging · 02/10/2018 08:55

YAB totally U, what kind of animal are you? DH and I have had actual stand-offs about the order they go in, he sometimes swaps them round just to mess with my head. They have to be facing the same way too. From left to right: Forks/knives/spoons/little sharp knives/big sharp knives.

Yikesisthatmeinthemirror · 02/10/2018 08:55

You’ll have TOMM followers saying this is a level 1 job soon Grin

SilverySurfer · 02/10/2018 08:58

I've never sorted mine, they are flung in the drawer along with cooking utensils. Life's too short.

Yourenotericlove · 02/10/2018 08:59

I once opened a friends cutlery drawer to find it all slung in.

I had to bite my lip to stop the tears coming Smile

BunsOfAnarchy · 02/10/2018 08:59

dies

Death by a mixture of gagging and pearl clutching.
💀

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FaithHopeAndSkulduggery · 02/10/2018 13:40

I had to bite my lip to stop the tears coming

I just snorted Grin

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Fiffyshadesofgreymatter · 02/10/2018 14:42

@Keeptrudging
I know that pain. I alphabetize my DVDs and my friend was in my flat alone when we were students, and when I came in she was acting like she was the cat that got cream. It wasn't until later that I realised she had changed them from A-Z into Z-A. It must have taken her ages!

Beautifulsunshine · 02/10/2018 14:46

Nope. Mine are just chucked in a drawer as the kids like to rummage through it when I am in the kitchen and it keeps the amused and I no longer care! I also wear odd socks and don’t iron.

tillytrotter1 · 02/10/2018 14:46

AIBU to think you have far too much time on your hands if you can post such a facile question? Who actually cares what you do with your eating irons?

Fiffyshadesofgreymatter · 02/10/2018 14:52

@tillytrotter1

You clicked on it. You read it. You commented. So I guess you care what she does.