Do you do the dishes

doing the dishes - A chore that I actually like :)
@arkaf61 (10881)
Canada
May 28, 2007 10:32pm CST
right after the meal? Or do you like to relax a bit, maybe stay a bit at the table talking, or just go out for a coffee, and then come back for the dishes?I tend to prefer to relax a bit before doing the dishes. Often we stay at the table talking for a while. Sometimes we do go out for a coffee. And then when we come back we work on doing the dishes. What about you, what do you prefer: doing the dishes right after the meal, or a bit after?
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@zac101 (20)
• United States
29 May 07
Well I like to sit at the table and talk a bit with the family or whoever ate with me. I once in a while will go out for coffee, but not to often. After talking alittle while I like to g watch t.v. for about half hour, or instead of watching t.v. I'll go outside and ride around on the 4-wheeler for the fresh air. Then I'll come in and rinse off the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
29 May 07
That's what I prefer to do as well :)
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• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
31 May 07
I got a dishwasher at home, so no need for doing the dishes. However, when i go to other houses or places where i need to do them, of course i do. In fact, doing the dishes is one of the domestic tasks that i mind doing the less. I turn my radio on and do them with no problem...i prefer it to ironing!
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
Yes, washing the dishes is one of my favorite chores too. ANd when my washing machine was running it was easier to just clear the table and fill it up. But now it's broken and I don't think I will be able to replace it anytime soon, so our machine now is called arkaf LOL
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
31 May 07
i don't rush immediately in doing the dishes after each meal. just like you, i want to relax first after my meal. atleast feel the delicious food, feel myself being full. we all need to relax, too, right? and when i feel like doing the dishes, i go do it. no need to have schedules for the dishes.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
I completely agree with you. WE seem to let the house chores run our lives and I really don't accept that :)
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
31 May 07
Like you I prefer to rest for a bit but not to long lol Sometimes I will do the Dishes straight away as they are done then and I won't have to go back to them which means I can sit down and stay down lol
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
I usually never sit down for too long, so I don't mind breaking for a bit to do the dishes. Unless there is something I want to do that will take a long time.
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@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
29 May 07
I do the dishes right after a meal. I dont like the dishes to sit around and dry on. Right after I am done eating the dishes go right in the dishwasher.Sometimes I put some of the dirty dishes in the dishwasher before I even eat.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
Yes, I used to rinse and put the dishes in the dishwasher as I was cooking. Since I don't have a dishwasher now I still wash the dishes as I cook and let then drying on the dish rack. I don't let the food dry on then because I leave them in the sink with warm soapy water until I go back to wash them.
@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
29 May 07
I prefer a bit after, sometimes the next day. I admit I am not the best housekeeper but I am far from the worst also.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
I"m with you. Just a bit to relax. WHen I had my washing machine working it was different it was just getting the things inside and press the button, but when it's manual work - and I do love anything that has to do with water - I prefer to just relax a bit before I start:)
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• United States
29 May 07
we usually clear the table and relax a bit before we do the dishes to i dont like to eat and then rush around it makes my stomache hurt i like to digest my food first.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
31 May 07
i used to rush and do the dishes right away. but my brothers tell me to relax a bit since the dishes won't run away anyway. and i think they are right. it's better to take things lightly.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
Yes, that's exactly how I prefer it. Clear the table, sit down for a bit to talk or go our for coffee and then come back and do the dishes.
@sreevasu (2717)
• India
29 May 07
Yes, I used to clean them myself. This is do with my cloths too.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
29 May 07
It is something that I actually like to do:)
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@k1tten (2318)
• United States
29 May 07
I should do dishes just after we eat but sometimes I just don't feel like it. I'm bad for forgetting about dishes too. I dont' know how I do it, but I do. The dishes get done though.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
29 May 07
I know what you mean :) I have forgotten a few times as well. BUt you're right, they do get done.
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@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
29 May 07
I like to do the dishes and I cant go to bed with them in the sink, so after a meal I like to sit and chat for a bit while I enjoy an after dinner cup of coffee than do the dishes.Its just the two of us here now so there are not to many but if we have the kids over for dinner there are quite a few so the girls usually chip in and help.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
29 May 07
I do like to do the dishes too, but I can go to bed without doing them LOL NOt often, but sometimes :)
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@jlara_gtr34 (3491)
• Philippines
29 May 07
hi there. i really do the dishes right after a meal because i really cant stand looking at the pile of dirty dishes. i am kinda a neat freak so i really enjoy cleaning up the dishes. lolz. :)
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
I probably couldn't stand looking at the pile of dirty dishes either, but I avoid looking, at least for a few minutes LOL
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@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
17 Apr 08
When my 2 grand daughters here - 8 and 2 - i literally use most every dish I have! Those two eat constantly! And the thing is, they only eat that much for me! At their respective homes, they don't eat as well! Not sure why, but I feed them healthy and as long as it is something healthy nad they like it, they can have it! My 2 yo loves green beans - with mustard! She'd rather havea those than cookies or other snacks - even her favorite Yogos - she'll will put the Yogo's down when the green beans are offered! But I have a (small) kitchen literally totally full of dirty dishes as I have had both of them yesterday and most of today! I just don't ahve the time to do them all and when I do find the time, I am so exhausted, dishes are the last thing I want to do! But I do have to get of MyLot and go do them. I don't complain mucha s I won't see the one until next wednesday and the other for 10 days, so I spend as much time with them - - the dishes can wait!
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
17 Apr 08
I know exactly what you mean and I think that it is so much more important to be able to spend some nice time with someone we love than to trade that special time to do the dishes. THe dishes will still be there, but one day, the ones we love might not be.
@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
17 Apr 08
Perfectly said!
2 Jul 08
I generally do the plates after a meal, but I have to confess ther est normally waits for the next day! Is that terrible? Obviously the times I do it after dinner it is lovely to come down to everything clean in the morning
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
Not terrible for sure. I sometimes fill the pots with water and wait for the next morning, specially if there's something that will take some more effort to clean and will benefit from being with water during the night :)
2 Jul 08
Good to hear I'm not the only one!
@Craz3hC (110)
• United States
8 Jul 08
A bit after. I usually have to do them in the middle of the day, and then I do them at the end of the day. lolz
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
Yes, a bit after for me too. I just like to have a bit after eating to relax, talk or even go on a small walk, specially at night. It helps my digestion and doesn't make a difference if I do the dishes right now or in half an hour:)
@Craz3hC (110)
• United States
10 Jul 08
I totally agree with you! lolz
@aweins (4199)
• India
9 Jul 08
HI arkaf61, i never do the dishes. they are all done by my maid servant. i just dont like that part of work in my daily chores. i do only when my servant is on leave. and that too i take the help of my hubby i just cant complete it without him. he is a very good dish washer. but when our servant is on leave we dont leave it on other day we clean all the dishes that very day before going to bed.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
11 Jul 08
I've heard once doing dishes is good for the soul :) Maybe be, or not but I actually enjoy doing them - at least sometimes:) We also do them before going to bed, but we prefer to wait a bit before starting. Just to relax and settle the digestion.
@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
9 Jul 08
Thats depend, usually I will wash it right after meal but if I'm really tired I will relax a bit before washing.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
I find that relaxing a bit instead of rushing to do them helps my digestion, specially when I have a chance of taking a small walk. Then I come back wash the dishes and still feel great :)
@snowy22315 (179697)
• United States
1 Jul 08
If I'm the one who cooked, I will wait awhile to do the dishes. if my hubby has been goofing off while i cook. i make him do the dishes right away.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
LOL we kind of both wait a while just a bit .
@NettyB (335)
• United States
4 Jul 08
Depends on whether we have company or not and how late we ate that night. I do like to get right up and get dishes done so I can relax, but if we have company I will leave them for later. Friends first! And I really really try to clean up as I go, so not usually a lot left to do.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
4 Jul 08
I like to clean up as I go too. In the end there is less to do which is perfect. But I rather wait a bit before I do them.
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
2 Jul 08
If i rememeber I will do them so they don't build at night . My fiance usually will do them because he know I need a break sometimes from doing them .
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
2 Jul 08
That is so true. SOmetimes the other people in our home forget to think that we do need a break sometimes. Glad your fiance remembers it:)
@m_rdzy (232)
• Malaysia
8 Jul 08
Usually i'll do it after the meal, but if i'm very fool or lazy tat time of course i will delay to do so. But for dishes which is hard to remove i will let it a while in a water, then only i wash it
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
9 Jul 08
There is no right or wrong, of course. Each person has her/his own way of doing things. I like to do them a little after not because I feel lazy but because I enjoy relaxing a bit after each meal.