The Incredible Joy Of Washing Dishes

@MKAlubs (455)
United States
September 15, 2016 10:26am CST
Does anyone here in MyLotLand enjoy washing dishes as much as I do? I don't have a dishwasher appliance and I don't ever intend to have one. Why would I deprive myself of the joy of washing dishes? For me, washing dishes is almost like a meditation. It is relaxing and fun. I try to always clear my noggin of thinking while I wash so that I can better enjoy what I'm doing. It's really quite fun washing the dishes by hand. Does anyone else feel this way or am I completely nuts?
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
15 Sep 16
i would say you are nuts...lmao I hate doing dishes. To me it is the worse possible chore to do. I don't have a dish washer so I wash them by hand but I hate every moment of it. My fiance loves to cook and our agreement was the he would cook and i would do the dishes. I think I got the raw end of that deal. lol I wish you lives closer you could come do my dishes! You could probably make a small fortune doing people's dishes. :)
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M. K. Albus
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Thanks for the reply. I'm guessing washing dishes for a living wouldn't be nearly as much fun as washing them for myself in my own home. When I was a kid I hated washing dishes (a chore our mother assigned to us kids on a set schedule) but that is mostly because all I could think about while washing dishes was how much I hated it. It wasn't until I became a father that I discovered how joyful washing dishes can be. My wife and I also had an arrangement. I did all the cooking and I also did all the dish-washing. Sometimes I feel guilty that she got the short end of that stick.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
15 Sep 16
@MKAlubs Wow I like that arrangement. I think I will try to renegotiate the deal I made with my fiance. lol I doubt it will work though because he hates doing dishes as much as I do.
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Jennifer C
@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
16 Sep 16
Cooking is a chore for me,having to think of what to cook,who likes what who doesn't eat this or that .Gosh! it's difficult to think of a different menu everyday,that too,when people like me aren't good cooks. Washing dishes wins any day..
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
15 Sep 16
We do not have a dishwasher here and we do not want one. I love washing the dishes by hand and my husband loves to dry them while we have lovely conversations.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
16 Sep 16
@MKAlubs We sure do enjoy those moments together!
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M. K. Albus
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Wow, that's sounds like the perfect arrangement. While washing dishes can be a wonderful joy, doing it with a partner drying them can only increase the joy. Good for you, @marlina
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Sep 16
um uh well no I must be truthful one perk living here at the retirement center I never ever have to wash one dish yipee' oh for the joys of mediation about not having to wash one' lousy dish whee.
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Sep 16
@MKAlubs guess that d epends we do not have kitchens in our ro oms here
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M. K. Albus
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
15 Sep 16
I truly hope that I can keep washing dishes right up to the day I kick the bucket. I guess I won't fit in very well in a retirement center.
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Sep 16
Your not nuts either way, we all enjoy different things. =) I don't enjoy doing dishes because my hands get dried out after and it literally hurts them.
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M. K. Albus
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
15 Sep 16
@LovingMyBabies - You're right about everyone enjoying different things. Thanks for bringing that up. As for dried out hands, I drink tons and tons of water all day every day so my hands never get dried out.
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
15 Sep 16
@MKAlubs I might need to work on drinking more water then. =)
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O'Kennedy
@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
28 Sep 16
I don't mind it because its mindless work it allows you to think while you get something that needs to be done I have a dishwasher but I haven't used it yet.
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Jennifer C
@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
15 Sep 16
There days when I enjoy washing.and it does give me time to clear my noggin of all the jumbled thoughts
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M. K. Albus
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Yeah, what really ruins washing dishes is thinking about stuff while you're doing it. That makes it really hard to enjoy the activity.
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Jennifer C
@jennyjoy (1957)
• Bangalore, India
15 Sep 16
@MKAlubs It's like therapy.Sometimes when I'm not in the best of moods,the pots and pans receive an extra rigorous scrub.
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M. K. Albus
@MKAlubs (455)
• United States
15 Sep 16
@jennyjoy - Therapy! Yeah, I like that.
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Ayuriny
@Ayuriny (5144)
• Denpasar, Indonesia
15 Sep 16
I neither like nor hate the activities of washing the dishes. I always wash the dishes manually everyday. I just consider washing the dishes as a part of my chore.
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Teresa Trotter
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
18 Sep 16
I don't have a dishwasher either, but not by choice. I can think of nicer things to do. But glad you enjoy it.
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badcannon
@Badcannon (68)
• Bangalore, India
15 Sep 16
well i do sometimes when i am forced to, by my mom well i am forced to enjoy it .she asks me to have a smile on my face while washing the dishes :P but personally i hate it lol but i am happy that i help my mom.
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