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The dishwasher mystery

09 04 07 - 17:11 - Bookmark this post

A while back I wrote about our dishwasher, how it got defunct and how I was finding time for myself in doing the dishes by hand. This all still holds very valid. But there is a slight change. We decided to get rid of the dishwasher. Well, I wanted it gone. My girlfriend still hates doing the dishes. So I was checking out how to deconstruct the dishwasher out of our kitchen. When doing that I tried to get it to work one more time. You never guess what happened...

Ofcourse, the dishwasher started working again. We didn't do anything about it, it just worked again. So now we have a dilemma. I must admit, using the dishwasher again is very handy. But we could also use the extra space and as said before, doing the dishes by hand gives me some peace. But doing the dishes by hand while you have a machine in you rkitchen. That's just not efficient.

Triggered by the original thought and by the comments on the original article, I decided to find some more private time where I don't go online, read, watch TV or do anything else. Not really medidating, but just doing nothing. Being there, in the moment. Hope it works....

Don’t listen to the dishwasher! It just wants to be used, useful.

Just because you have a machine to do something absolutely does not mean you have to use it. I hate using the dishwasher. It always feels like two extra steps. I forget that I’ve used it, and then I can’t find the dishes/tools I need, because they’re hidden away.

I wash dishes by hand, because it’s calming, because I like the feeling of completing a task, because the transition from a dirty dish through hot soapy water to the rack is…cleansing. I find that by the time I rinse dishes for the dishwasher, I might as well just do them. But I keep the dishwasher for the nights you’ve got guests over, and throwing the bulk of the dishes in the machine allows you to go have another glass of wine with your friends.
Lori - 09 04 07 - 19:27

Keep the dishwasher in its place. Use it or don’t, but keep it there. You’ll be thankfull when you decide to move on.
damon - 09 04 07 - 19:50

Just change your world view of the dishwasher and regard it as a self cleaning cupboard you store dishes in. This will free up space where you store dishes :-)
Robin Capper - 10 04 07 - 05:14

Perhaps try baking bread? A lot of people find the whole kneading thing to be very therapeutic in a similar way.

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Troy F. - 11 04 07 - 21:13

Dang…can you hide my e-mail address? That should be checked by default.
Troy F. - 11 04 07 - 21:14

Being a GTD enthusiast, you should, of course, delegate the dishes to the dishwasher.
anonymous - 24 04 07 - 05:14