Marriage 101: The Dish Duty Dilemma

               Dishes.

 The one thing everyone debates about in a house hold. While splitting the chores is great there always is the dish dilemma lurking in the shadows. I was unfortunate enough to have moved into an apartment where ther is no dishwasher, so we have to pay extra attention to trying to do the dishes on a regular basis. Our standing of "Mount Dishalicious" stands as an awful reminder of the "Whose turn is it to do the dishes?" game. Often times couples have this very problem and one spouse or the other gives in because it gets pretty embarrassing when you can see your creation of dish art can be seen two stories down and a half a block away,from the outside of your apartment complex window. I know it's hard to muster up the courage and do the dishes, especially when the dish water smells like a sewer, but we all need to do better at this so here are things we can all do to make the dishes a bit easier:
  
    -Put water in dishes immediately, so they soak and stuff isn't suck on there.
    -Eat at the table, it makes the reminder of dish duty a big red flag so you do it faster
    -If its silverware, wash it immediately.....it's easy and takes five seconds
    -Everyday, collect every dish from anywhere in the house and put all dirty dishes in the sink with
          fresh, hot water
  
Now that we have an idea of what can make it easier, let'stry to fix that arguement of  "Who does the dishes tonight?"
   
      -Make a chore chart
      -Split up days, and do it every other day
      -Make a sign that politely states to wash out the dish right after using
      -Prompt each other to be better at not leaving dishes about the house
      -Always be complimentary for good behavior

Sometimes, it gets to the point of being annoyed over not doing dishes and having it build up. Don't let it get to that point. Make it easier on yourself and your spouse......Pick and choose your battles! This shouldn't be a battle....after all....it's only dishes.