Do You Resist Cleaning Up the Dishes at Night or Some Other Chore?
By Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
United States
October 4, 2015 10:40pm CST
It's becoming a very bad habit. I have a pile of dishes that need to be washed. Truth be told it will take me about 15 minutes. I have been thinking about it for about 90 minutes. Really most of the afternoon. I have been doing everything else, but them. This is happening almost every night now.
I can just see me walking into a psychaitrist's office and asking what deep-seated is causing this new found aversion. I should probably just stop writing this and do it and examine my feelings while I accomplish the task. I'm not the best housekeeper, but this is ridiculous.
Does anyone else have tasks like this that you just don't want to do?
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19 responses
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I keep my kitchen and living room very clean and hate clutter... In public rooms.
My room however, has a ton of clutter and junk on the floor. For whatever reason, i find it hard to motivate myself to clean it. I clean my hallways and vacuum the stairs frequently , and I could EASILY just do my room afterwards. But I always get the "I'll do it later" feeling and that's that.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I am in the process of cleaning out our house a little at a time. I think less stuff will make the house look better when it's clean.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I know, I always rationalize that I work online, so I can focus on that and ignore other stuff.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
5 Oct 15
Ah... I resist cleaning most of the time. 
But as for dishes i will not tolerate it unless I am gonna be late for work. Which reminds me, I should stop myLotting and start sleeping so I won't be late later! 
Sleeping late is my worst habit, I wonder when i'll decide to lose it. 
But as for dishes i will not tolerate it unless I am gonna be late for work. Which reminds me, I should stop myLotting and start sleeping so I won't be late later! Sleeping late is my worst habit, I wonder when i'll decide to lose it. 3 people like this
@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
6 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie Wish I could stop my sleep deprivation... I think it's kind of my addiction now. If there is such a thing. Or maybe a disease. Heck, I will stop doing it one of these days before I get really sick.
If there is such a thing. Or maybe a disease. Heck, I will stop doing it one of these days before I get really sick.@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
Sleeping is a top priority for me. Can't do a think with under 8 hours
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@cgalavia (1436)
• Philippines
5 Oct 15
I am only the one who do the dishes everyday.Though I hate doing it,I am still doing it for no one in the house will do it. Besides,I don't want to see a file of dishes in the kitchen.I am kinda used to it.
While doing the laundry is what I hated most.I always have a back ache whenever I do it.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I know what you mean. I have hurt my back doing both laundry and the dishes.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
5 Oct 15
My dishes are done and the kitchen cleaned as soon as dinner is over. Chores I don't ant to do - sure I have a long list and my husband does them for me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
5 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie You need 'rent a husband' to fill in.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
Unfortunately my husband is out to sea for months at time, so that strategy won't work in our house.
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
5 Oct 15
no ma'am, the horror 'f wakin' to a sinkful 'f dirty dishes is jest somethin' i choose not to see. but then, i'm a bit o.c.d. 'n like a tidy kitchen. 'long with the rest'f the house. i went through a stint many years 'go, where i decided if'n nobody else was gonna tidy up 'fter 'emselves, i jest t'weren't gonna clean up 'fter 'em either. nearly drove me insane :(
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I hate the thought of germs growing, so I am usually quite tidy in the kitchen and bathroom.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
5 Oct 15
Yeah I'm guilty of that. After I do what is necessary, such as making dinner, I really just want to relax and not have to clean up after dinner.
I try to get the kids to help out when they're around.. they don't do a great job, but they'll do the dishes grudgingly... but not everyday or as well as I'd like.
I wish I had a dishwasher again, that would make things easier!
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I have never had a dishwasher. It's one of those things I would enjoy.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
5 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie I even clean the kitchen after the party of the last day of the year. I want to sleep well the first night of the new year. 
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I actually have a hard time sleeping if my dishes aren't done. I hate waking up to a dirty sink too.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 15
Haha, yeah all the time. Dishes is definitely one of them. I'm one of those people who can't go to sleep peacefully knowing I have a pile of dishes waiting in the sink, but sometimes sleep wins the battle.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
Sometimes I do fall asleep on the couch before I do the dishes and then I just go off to bed. Of course I hate myself in the morning!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
5 Oct 15
yeah I do that sometimes, and realized I spent more time thinking about how much I didn't want to do something, rather than just doing it.
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@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
5 Oct 15
That's the really frustrating thing. The amount of energy I waste thinking about it.
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@Marilynda1225 (82596)
• United States
8 Oct 15
Lucky for me I have a dishwasher and just rinse and put them in it so I don't have to worry about leaving dishes in the sink
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Oct 15
sadly as much as i have been trained since 5 yrs. old to always do them, these days i have to wait till i am able to stand there a while
@allknowing (135331)
• India
6 Oct 15
You have to force yourself until it becomes a habit. Chores that are boring need a bit of prodding I think.
@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I used to let the dishes pile up because I didn't care to do them lol. Now I usually try to clean them and put them in the dishwasher as soon as I'm through.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50093)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I hate to wake up to a sink full of dishes. Like you I sometimes don't want to do certain chores. I just make myself.
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