I am sure I got this idea from someone in internet world...I was so sick of a MILLION dishes every day...all over the counter...all over the table...still in the dishwasher...etc. So I packed them all away. Yes, I am that mean! Everyone gets one plate, one bowl, and one cup. I color coded the cups with zip ties, wrote names on the bottoms of plates with marker, and each bowl has a ring around it of a different color. If you are caught with someone else dish...you are in BIG trouble.
If you use your dishes and want something else...wash them yourself. They will be washed in the dishwasher each night.
This has cut down on the amount of dishes but it has cut down on everyone eating a million snacks each day. "I don't want to wash my dish" is returned with "then I guess you aren't hungry"
I am soooo happy. The children however...are not. :)
If you use your dishes and want something else...wash them yourself. They will be washed in the dishwasher each night.
This has cut down on the amount of dishes but it has cut down on everyone eating a million snacks each day. "I don't want to wash my dish" is returned with "then I guess you aren't hungry" 
YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember doing the same thing with my kids but we didnt have an electric dishwasher. My house was so much cleaner when the kids were home. Now they pop in and out and the chore charts etc are no more.....sigh
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