Family Briefs

When I think about how much time I spend in the kitchen, it sometimes makes me mad! After the school and preschool drop-offs, I usually spend 30-45 minutes cleaning up from breakfast. Then I spend 20-30 minutes preparing lunch, after which I spend another 20-30 minutes cleaning up. Dinner prep usually takes around 30 minutes to an hour (depending upon that day’s menu), and then cleaning up usually takes another 30 minutes or so. While going out to eat would be easier, it would be so NOT healthy and very EXPENSIVE! So alas, I’m stuck in my kitchen for close to 2 1/2 hours each day!

At least I’m stuck with my favorite little dish scrubber. Surely you’ve seen these at Wal-mart or Target or some such. There’s a “wand” you fill with dish detergent and a scrubby or sponge head that does the work for you. I use it after EVERY meal to scrape stuff off plates, scrub food out of my sink, and scrub any dish that didn’t quite come clean in the last dishwasher load. When I’m done, I squish the water out and set it aside until next time.

I love it when a tool does the work for me - now if I could just find a tool to fill the dishwasher every time!!