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

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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?!

I think it’s lazy OP, but you’re on your own with a small child so I don’t think people should judge. You do you.

How very dare you? I'm not that old.

Weird and lazy. And if I’m honest, I would feel very uncomfortable around all of this.

But that means you are constantly washing clean dishes and cutlery, a complete waste of energy and tablets.

If it works for you then why not. I only put the dishwasher on when full to save money so that method wouldn’t work for me.
if I lived in my own with a spare room I would def do what you do. With absolute pleasure in fact, I have a small family and washing is endless so can only dream about that 😂
as for carrots I don’t eat them so can’t comment ha ha but if it saves time, why the hell not

I don't really understand why you bother taking the ends off the carrots at all. Why not just boil them whole and cut the ends off afterwards? I mean, I scrub and/or peel my carrots (depending on the carrots) and chop them or slice them or roast them whole depending on the recipe, but it wouldn't do you any harm since you'd be boiling the whole lot.
Dishwasher I find a bit weird but I guess if you are very limited in what you cook with it might work. We use different pots, pans, dishes, glasses most days depending on what we are eating or drinking.
The drying rack makes sense if you have the space and don't have too many clothes to fit.

I can't believe how many people have dishwashers, does anybody hand wash any more? I've never owned one to have an opinion on that bit

Carrot thing - no just no

Airer thing - ok if you have the space but I enjoy folding clothes so... (and washing dishes apparently)

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.

Because it takes longer to cook a whole carrot, and less than a minute to chop it. So you're wasting time and money there.

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?

Because it takes less than three minutes to empty the dishwasher. I usually empty it while the kettle is boiling etc. We don't run it every night as there's only two of us. We load it as we go, keep the door closed and probably run it every 2 - 3 days. Clean the filter and put it on a empty wash cycle every month. Keeping dirty plates next to clean ones sounds gross. I'm happy to give up probably the total of less than ten minutes of my week to have clean plates in the cupboard. It would also increase our bills to run it every day.

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.

This is fair enough if you have a spare room and are happy with it. It's not unhygienic like the dishwasher thing. I like to put stuff away as I have a system and know where everything is. Our spare room is used quite a lot so wouldn't want airers cluttering it up.

I don't necessarily think it's grim. I largely think it's a false economy. You're wasting more time cooking whole carrots than it would take me to chop them. Also, onion, celery, and carrot is the base of lots of things we make and they need chopping for that. Similarly with the dishwasher, it seems really wasteful to run it with clean things in it. The airer, I often leave clothes on until the next load needs to go out, but I have to put stuff away at that point to make room. I'm happy to grab stuff from the airer before that though.

If you just snap the ends off the carrots they must take ages to cook unless you use really small carrots.
The clothes I couldn't live with clothes airers out all over the house
Dishwasher A no from me mixing clean and dirty pots. However the guy that plumbed in our Dishwasher said the new trend is to have 2 dishwashers then you have a clean and a dirty one .You use them alternately that seems a good idea.

Sorry but all very weird

With older kids I think your dishwasher plan would soon become a debacle in my house. Teens and teens' friends cook and use kitchen items. They'd find the system confusing and likely embarrassing so they'd just pile dishes up (given the dishwasher was full) and they'd take new stuff from the cupboard rather than fussing around trying to figure out what was clean and dirty in the dishwasher. It would mean much more work for DH and I.

I think it is working for you because only you use the system?

Here I am - another hand washer of dishers! Never had a dishwasher, never wanted one. I have used them at my workplaces over the years, and that has been enough to convince me that I don't want one at home.

Yes I agree you might be able to get away with the dishwasher thing for another few years but then when there is more that you using it, the system will fail.

Yeah a bit lazy, no big deal to empty a dishwasher. The hanging out of clothes fine but also a bit lazy to leave out, put them into piles and iron when needed. If you don't do the circle then it all builds up. If I loved on my own I would probably be quite this though. X

If you're not working then the usual domestics can be done as you are doing, just you and DD. When having to work these things are harder and generally done on an evening so perfectly fine, day to day living with a young child. Xx

I used to feel the same, until I got one. I couldn't live without it now, especially after having a child. Doing dishes is such a waste of your time!

I thought I was lazy and cut corners… but that’s just gross re the dishwasher. The carrots / veg - that’s weird.
with the clothes- if you don’t have a lot I can kind of see the point

I know a man (with money) who had 2 dishwashers installed in his kitchen for similar logic. He removes clean dishes as he needs them from one dishwasher and once used he puts them in the other, and runs it when it’s full. It’s rare that a dish ever needs to go into a cupboard

Many people are curious as to how you deal with the top of the carrot. Please end our confusion.
As for the other stuff, I agree, and I'm sure you have systems that get around the problems being raised by the skeptics.

It takes literally minutes, so I can't see how it is a waste of my time - and even if it was I have plenty of available time! I put them in the sink, fill it with very hot water, go back and put them on a draining cloth, then leave them until they are ready to put away.

I hate dishwashers.

Same, I wash by hand, hate dishwashers, you can smell the detergent off everything and the crockery feels weird. You have to rinse the items before they go in, half them aren't washed properly unless you use a very hot wash and strong detergent and you still have to empty and put away.
Far quicker to wash by hand.

Carrots: you chop them to make all pieces evenly-sized so they will cook at the same rate and look presentable on the plate.
Dishwasher: you empty it BEFORE putting dirty items so that the clean items are kept hygienically separate from the dirty items and therefore avoid food poisoning.
Clothes: you have wardrobes, drawers and cupboards for a reason (unless you don’t own any) so use them to put your neatly folded (or even, gasp, ironed) clean clothes away to protect them from dust, sunlight and household odours.
Not understanding these basics is worrying, though - do you not care how your dinner looks, how to avoid food poisoning and how your clothes look?
I voted YABU!

It takes minutes to use a knife on the carrots. It takes minutes to unload a dishwasher. Same with clothes. Yes, you are being lazy.

Completely agree, if my kitchen could accommodate 2 dishwashers, I'd have them in a heartbeat.
I love the idea.