Dishwasher Doom

I am just going to take a little break from the crafting posts so that the Fabric Lady can take a breather and reassess her strategy. Who am I kidding? I am creaming her! I love winning. I thought that I would talk a little bit about a chore which I loath and I wonder if anyone out there feels the same way I do. But first, let me share a story that has nothing to do with the title of this blog and makes you wonder when I am going to get to the topic at hand and how this story relates to said topic.

Our Sweet Dog, Bruce.

Our dog, Bruce, is not a big fan of getting a bath. He knows what's up when we start talking to him sweetly in a voice that is an octave above our regular speaking tone. He hears the water running in the bathtub and somehow knows that it is not for one of his humans to take a soak. We have to bribe him into the bathroom and then close the door. The whole time he is getting bathed, his tail is between his legs and he stares up at us with his sad, puppy dog eyes, pleading with this inhumanity to be done. After he gets toweled off and we let him escape from his prison (A.K.A. the bathroom), he runs around the house like wild beast. Let me tell you, Bruce is a fast dog. You might think that by looking at him, he would be a runt, but he can keep up and pass the big dogs. When he gets done with a bath, he runs even faster than when he is at a dog park. I think I need to become friends is a cop so I can borrow his/her radar gun. I would love to know what speed Bruce is clocking. I heard that dogs run like crazy after a bath because they have so much anxiety pent up from the actual bath that they need to release. I also think they are just really happy that the chore is over.

I can relate to Bruce when it comes to emptying the dishwasher. I hate it. I don't know why. I am a very diligent person. My house is always clean and things are always put away. There is just something about having to unload a dishwasher that makes me want to run away. I usually avoid it as long as possible. I will even hand wash the dishes I use so that dirty dishes don't pile up in the sink instead of emptying the dishwasher. I carefully avoid that part of the kitchen, eying the appliance closely they way Bruce does the bath. I think of every excuse not to put the dishes away. Eventually, I muster the will to put them away - that will would be the knowledge that Troy is on his way home and since he was the one who loaded and started the dishwasher, I should probably put them away before he gets home. But even this afternoon as I begrudgingly put the clean dishes away, I almost avoided the task again by thinking about how I should blog about how much I hate to put the dishes away. You will be happy to know that I did complete my task and felt like I should have gotten a sticker. (See my thoughts on Adult Sticker charts here.)

Z's reaction when he has to empty the dishwasher.

The best feeling is when that last dish has been put away and I know that the dishwasher is empty. I will have a good length of time (though not nearly long enough) before I have to do that chore again. I am so excited, that I run around the house with top notch speeds, much like my K-9 companion, Bruce, which can be somewhat embarrassing should we be hosting company.

This would be a great opportunity to talk about how awesome my husband, Troy Ronald Carlson is. He knows how much I hate to empty the dishwasher and often will do it for me even though he doesn't like to do it either. There are always a few dishes which have their home in the kitchen that Troy is unaware of, so he will leave them out on the counter for me to put away. Honestly, it is a sight for sore eyes because when I see that, I know I only have to put away two or three items and the rest is already done thanks to my sweet and fantastic hubs. The other night I actually gave him a high five. It was a really good high five too; full contact, great "smack" sound, little palm pain.

So, in conclusion; my name is Pam and I suffer from Dishwasher Doom. Anyone else need to go to a support group with me on this issue?