At night, we run the dishwasher. In the morning, we completely unload it. Empty dishwasher = ready to be used again.
That’s it.
No piles. No guessing whose turn it is. No dishwasher-as-storage. And surprisingly… way fewer fights.
Note before following this system we were washing by hand or bulk load and unload from dishwasher.
Now it gets loaded haphazardly throughout the day, run at night, and emptied the next morning.
It really, really offends my sensibilities. Stuff is in the "wrong" place. We are using a lot more detergent. I assume we are using a lot more energy and water.
I haven't had any dishwasher-related fights with my wife and daughter since we started this new protocol. I guess that's a win.
jgrahamc•1h ago