Inventing something to eat again

Longish but fun read by an anarchist acquaintance about doing the dishes:

https://andypaine.wordpress.com/2022/01/08/who-does-the-dishes-after-the-revolution/

Regular dishes are bad enough, huh

Dishes....laundry....picking up legos....

It never ends.

Laundry is the other sysiphisian task. Even if you completely catch up on laundry, when you look down, boom you're wearing MORE laundry.

Like the cleaning of a house... It Never Ends...

A dishwasher helps a lot.

I've found a way around that. Don't use dishes. Edit: after reading Doc_Crankenstein's comment I realize what I really do is have one fork, one spoon, one knife, one bowl, and one cup, and habitually clean them immediately after use so I don't even notice the chore, it's as automatic as eating. Never have a dirty dish.

Get a mini instant pot. Cook your meal in there, then eat out of the pot, wash the pot and spoon. Done!

The key to this is reducing the total amount of dishes owned and getting into a good habit of washing immediately after use.

Washing immediately takes far less effort than waiting for dishes to pile up, but even if they did, reducing the total dishes meant that the pile never got to the insurmountable mountain of dishes.

Unfortunately I lost the job and had to move, so that entire system is bunked cause roommates insist on having more dishes than an average restaurant.

I don't know but.. Isn't cleaning the bathroom and the toilets the endboss?

I just got a dishwasher and it's life changing

Isn't the very definition of a household chore that it's a recurring task related to cleaning or preparing things at home?

It's almost funny how I procrastinated on getting a dishwasher! I had the "idea" in 1999.

But then, I could not get it into a clear sequence of steps. It was always mind-chaos like: Really need a dishwasher, can I even set it up here, how about the washing machine, y-split for water or keep switching, where would I put it, can I do it or do I need someone to set it up, maybe order from a service that sets it up for you, they don't to complex things though, just attach the water ...

Eventually 23 years (!) after this got a simple one where you just pour water in, no setup required. When that one broke, I had meds and could easily just order a regular one, break down the steps to install it (wasn't even easy, the professionals failed, but step by step), and execute them one by one over a few days.

It doesn't solve all problems, but it is so much less mental effort now ...

Joan Rivers.

I hate being a housewife. Make the beds, wash the dishes, cook dinner, and do the laundry. Then six months go by and you have to do it all over again.

Dishyphus

Get two dishwashers and as dishes get dirty they migrate from one to the other. Never put them into or take them out of another useless non-washing cabinet again.

This is my favorite version of this meme:

Life is just one big, long, futile fight against the ever-increasing entropy of an inevitably doomed universe and the best we can hope for is to carve out some sort of fleeting happiness and meaning in our short lives before they're over.

That's why I just eat off my shirt. Already have to wash it so 2 for 1. And I don't have to worry about something falling on my shirt, it's great peace of mind.

Dishes and laundry, man

Dusting is the one that pisses me off. I don't know how people manage to keep a big ass house dust free; it's a long-ass chore even in my tiny apartment.

Hah, a long time ago I tried to avoid building up a bunch of dirty dishes by having just one of each (one plate, one cup, one fork, etc.) but instead of washing those I ended up re-using them without washing. I know a person who is unashamed to use disposable dishes for everything and I don't know if that's degradation or liberation.

Did you know that rats will leave your dishes spotless? That's the real life hack here.

Also the laundry (folding it specifically).

I don't know why I hate it but I'll let the sink fill with dishes because I dread unloading the dishwasher...a 90 second task that seems like it take 20 minutes and requires extrenuous effort.

I enjoy doing the dishes quite a bit, but my back doesn't. I hate being so freaking tall.

So we're really Sisyphus dishposting today huh

Have a dishwasher. I enjoy emptying and filling it up as its one of the few moments I get to catch up on podcasts.

Mowing for me, especially in the middle of summer. If only the HOA fees for a townhouse (without lawns) weren’t so expensive, I would’ve chosen that instead of a SFH.

We must imagine the dishes happy.

Paper plates when I was younger. Didn't have time for dishes.

If I ever get rich, I'm getting a maid and a chef. Or honestly if if android service bots become affordable, I'd get one. Idc if I'm at risk of a robot uprising...household chores are too annoying and never ending!!

Think I’m gonna print this out and put it over my sink.

Thanks for reminding me . :(

Podasts and music make dishes disappear

yeah i used to buy paper plates all the time for that reason. they stopped making them here so now i buy more dishwasher pods

I simplified it. I make virtually the same two meals every day, and I use the same skillet, utencils, bowl, etc. every day. So, I just wash as I go. The sink always has the few items I use every day, but never gets full.

Here's everything I use every day:

In the sink:
Fork
Spoon
Sharp knife
Large bowl
Small bowl (I don't really need this, but it's habit now)

On the stove:
Skillet
Tongs

On the counter:
Coffee mug
Large metal insulated tumbler for cold drinks
Water glass for taking pills

You know dishwashers exist, right? It's like US-Americans have never heard of them.