Do you choose not to cook because you do not want to clean up the mess?

Wow, thanks! You make me feel much better. When it's not a fancy meal, my husband and I will always use paper plates and throw-away "dishes" so there's not as much to clean up. It's nice to be lazy sometimes! By the way, I don't mind you mentioning Walmart at all and the fact that you work there. Be loud and proud about it! At least you have a job. I think that is wonderful that you're sticking to it. Most people wouldn't know the name of the place I work at so I don't bother mentioning it. ha ha At least you can say, "I work at Walmart," and the majority of people will know exactly what it is. Also, I visit your wonderful store at least once or twice a month! I think it's great, and thanks so much for your response!

I know what you mean about being a little lazy after work sometimes. A lot of times I just feel like since I made the effort to work to cook the meal, maybe someone else should clean it up! If not, then I guess it'll stay there till another day when I feel like taking care of it ha ha.

I am glad I make you feel better my friend,and yeah it is nice to be lazy sometimes especially after working all week lol,and I am loud and sometimes proud of where I work lol,and yeah most people would go I shop there,but it does seem to be going down hill or at least my store,and you are always welcome for the response,I look forward to more discussions from you.

I can definitely see where you're coming from, but sometimes I would argue with that and say that since I made the meal, someone else should clean it up. However, generally speaking, I think things should go how you said. If you caused the issue, made the mess, etc., you should take care of it. Yes, it wouldn't be fair for me to cook and then expect my husband to clean it up just because I made the meal for him. That's kind of my job as his wife anyway, but sometimes it's really hard to do a lot in the evenings because I work full time and then some. So...I have lots of responsibilities at home and work. However, I'm never bored, and there's never a dull moment, so I can't complain! Thanks for your honest opinion.

I know exactly what you mean - I rarely cook anything from scratch if I'm by myself unless I decide to experiment, which is rare. My husband works late afternoons so normally we eat late dinner. He is like your husband - he wants to always eat out because, I guess they must think it's easier on us. In the end, it is more expensive, which I hate. I'd rather cook, clean up the mess, etc. in order to save money. I am in the process of "training" my hubby that we don't eat out but maybe once or twice a week like on the weekend or on a really busy day. On those kinds of days, though, I mostly like to put something in the slow cooker in the morning to be done by the time we both get home from work. It's a great way to do it because the house smells so yummy when we get home. So...I'm still learning, but would definitely rather clean up the mess than spend more money. Thanks for your response!

You're exactly right! If it weren't for the clean up, I think we would all cook more. Cleaning up the kitchen is probably one of the worst jobs. I absolutely LOVE it when it's all done, but it's a lot of work not matter what. I like your system of what you and your husband do. I need to do that so it's not as much work for either of us, but not sure if my hubby would want to do that since he does other stuff around the house. Maybe we'll try it for a week or so! That is too funny that your mom hired someone to do the dishes. I sure wish I could do that, but I don't have the money and would probably feel guilty that I couldn't keep my house clean by myself - LOL. Thanks for your response!

I'm glad you enjoy cooking regardless of the mess. It's nice that you can be home by yourself sometimes to cook whatever you want. I know what you mean about people looking over your shoulder while you're cooking. No one wants to cook like that with people always correcting what they're doing! That's how I am - if I'm the one cooking, I don't want my husband coming in the kitchen and looking over my shoulder to tell me how to do something. I feel like if I'm the one cooking, I can pick how to do it! So I definitely agree with you and go for your for cooking when you can! You will come up with many wonderful creations. Thanks for your response!

You're not lazy! I think you're pretty normal - LOL. I usually don't like cooking after a long day at work either. Sometimes, though, cooking can be a stress reliever, but NOT the cleaning up part! So that's mostly why I choose not to cook. I don't blame you at all!

I'm glad you enjoy cooking a meal for yourself now that you live alone. There probably aren't too many dishes to clean up in that case. When I lived alone, it was a lot easier to pick up after myself because it was just me! It wasn't like I was cleaning up anyone else's mess! (At times, that was frustrating how much of a mess I made for myself to clean up - LOL!) However, now that I'm cooking for two or more, I now have more of a mess to clean up. I, like you, regret when I don't clean up the cooking mess right away because it really is a bigger job later. Seriously, even if you have non-stick pans, stuff still sticks to them! Especially when you leave it there forever and a day. Thanks for sharing your experience.