Axis of Ineptitude -- Dirty Dishes
For years, my husband would help clean the kitchen by pushing all the dirty dishes into the sink. He would then clean the counters and look at me like "voila!" I would then have to remove all the dishes from the sink and stack them on the counter he just cleaned so I could rinse them before putting them in the dishwasher. This made neither of us happy yet it went on for the bulk of our marriage.Fast forward to this year. We now live full-time in a travel trailer. There is no dishwasher, only a small two-sided sink in an island with room for a dish drain. Now, here's a little know fact. I have hand-washing dishes, always have. I really can't tell you why. We had dishwashers as I grew up so it's not related to some childhood trauma. I just really don't like doing them.Mr. Hero has been a doll about this, troy. He does most loads. We then let them air dry for a while and then I usually dry them and put them away. For some time, he has become "creative" in how he puts the dishes in the drain. We started calling it Jenga because like the game, he would stack the dishes tightly together and often very tall. I was then left to figure out to remove the dishes without sending one or more crashing to the floor thus needing to be washed again.After several of our conversations, I told him I was going to start documenting these structures. Some of you may have seen my Instagram feed (I call it Dish Dry art) or this post where I share a few of his structures. Now he has really gotten into the game and arranges for color or with lighting. I guess if it makes dishes more fun (and he's still washing), I'm all for it.Do you have a chore that you especially hate? Share your dirty laundry dishes with Axis of Ineptitude.