There’s no getting ahead when it comes to dishes:
“Hm, perhaps I should get ahead by washing these clean dishes that we are about to eat on before we eat, so that I don’t have to do it after we eat.”
Nope. It doesn’t work that way. (But if it did, I would SO be doing it!)
SO, my kitchen tip for today is this:
Set your timer for just five minutes and clean like crazy and see what you can get done!
There have been times when I was baking something and there was five minutes left on the timer before I could take it out of the oven, so I would start washing some dishes while I waited. And I couldn’t BELIEVE how much I would knock out of my stack before the timer went off!
Just five minutes!
It helped me to know that many jobs that LOOK overwhelming and make you feel like you’ll NEVER catch up, REALLY DON’T take very long to do.
It’s a work in progress. And, it’s just a matter of getting in there and doing it.
Okay, so go tackle those dishes for five minutes! And you just see what you can get done!
On your mark…get set…go!
There’s all kinds of great cooking tips at Tammy’s Recipes today…go check them out (AFTER you finish your dishes!).
Great tip, I use this method often, and it words great with the kids. Gotta run and finish the breakfast dishes!
Blessings!
whoops, I meant “works” great with the kids….that’s what I get for typing with a two year old in my lap!
Great tip! I will definitely need more inspiration for getting dishes etc. done when our family gets larger (only have one now!) My tip today is about dishwashing too btw:)
That is a great tip! I am not one for dishes so maybe this will get me more motivated. It is overwhelming at times. Thank you for sharing. :)
It’s amazing what you can do in a few minutes of ‘down time.’ (Down time is often found time, if you try, LOL!) I have a dishwasher, and filling or emptying it is a drudge–but I work on it while waiting for my coffee in the morning and I’m always surprised how fast a lot of it gets done.
My two younger boys generally do the dishwasher work, but early in the morning, when they are still in bed, it is easy and quick enough to do it myself.
Come to think of it, it’s amazing how many other things you can get done in just five minutes.