Why Do We Hate Dishes So Much?
We have posted a few articles here about different recipes and fun things to throw together that your whole family will love. And while some of us may not mind cooking as much as others, usually the act of cleaning up after you make dinner is what truly puts people off.
What is it about this particular chore that is so universally hated? Is it the thought of putting your hands in food that’s been soaking or sitting out for a few days? Is it cleaning out the milk that has gone solid in a sippy cup that was found in the dark corners of the living room? Is it the part where you have to take a deep breath before you root around the drain to make sure no silverware slipped in before you turn on the garbage disposal?
So here’s a radical idea: what if tonight… you just didn’t? What if you skipped the dishes entirely and let someone else handle dinner AND cleanup?
I know what you’re thinking – “eating out is expensive!” And you’re right. BUT, here’s where My Deals Michiana swoops in like a superhero with a gift certificate instead of a cape. We’re talking serious savings at local restaurants you already love, which means you can skip the dishes without the guilt (or the dent in your wallet).
Still need an excuse to convince yourself, or your significant other, that tonight is a “let’s go out” kind of night? Well, you’re in luck.
Here are 10 things we would rather do than face that sink full of dishes one more time:
- I would rather go grocery shopping the day before a snowstorm hits (Fighting over the last gallon of milk builds character, right?).
- I would rather listen to nothing but kids’ YouTube unboxing videos all day. (Seriously why are our kids watching videos of other kids playing with toys or video games instead of playing with the things we got them?)
- I would rather sit through parent pick-up line without scrolling my phone (Just me, my thoughts, and the knowledge I forgot to move the laundry again).
- Speaking of laundry, I would rather do the laundry for the Seattle Seahawks after their big game last week (because yea, laundry sucks too, especially the laundry that comes out of a smelly gym bag, but it’s still better then dishes).
- I would rather coach a room full of kindergarteners through a craft involving glitter (Chaos incarnate, but at least it’s sparkly chaos).
- I would rather drive down Angela Blvd and try to find a parking spot before a Notre Dame home game. We have all been in a situation like this on accident, and we know it isn’t fun.
- I would rather have a pleasant conversation with the spammers that call my phone 10 times a day (not giving them any information of course, just a “so how has your day been going?”).
- I would rather shovel the driveway knowing the plow is coming back through in 10 minutes (It’s basically a Michiana winter tradition at this point).
- I would rather share a “fun fact about me” in a room full of strangers (Fun fact: I hate doing the dishes).
- I would rather navigate down Grape Road / University Park Mall on Black Friday. (Some people love doing Black Friday shopping, and to those people I say, you are braver then me.)
So there you have it, 10 universally terrible things that still somehow sound more appealing than scrubbing crusty lasagna off a pan. If you’re nodding along thinking “yep, that’s me,” then consider this your official permission slip to give yourself a break tonight. Your hands (and your sanity) will thank you. And hey, those dishes? They’ll still be there tomorrow… unfortunately.