Back to the dishwasher, and we can throw in the cabinets and my refrigerator, and yeah, okay my closets and shelves, too, but there are certain Places for certain Things, and said Things must be put (back) in said Places. I may be a total slob when it comes to certain other things, but if you put the Tablespoons in the same compartment as the Teaspoons in my dishwasher, I will glare at you until you separate them properly. My mugs and glasses and plates and bowls have very specific Places where they go in both the dishwasher and the cabinets. We won't even discuss Order in the refrigerator, though I have got a lot better there. (And yes, I separate my laundry, too.) Even in chaos, certain things must still be Ordered lest civilization deteriorate completely. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
As if I ever had ANY doubts that you were a Virgo... ;)
Fussy fussy fussy neat neat neat anal retentive anal retentive anal retentive. Those are typical Virgo characteristics. My college bf (who was a Virgo) was a hippie slob personally but if you moved his pencil or his paper even 1/4" to the left or right of where it was 'supposed' to go, he'd have a fit.
Unlike us Pisces who just believe Random! Is! Good! And that Chaos rules, but only when it wants to.
I don't know about midnitemaraud_r, but in my case, I just sponge off the food particles with water and a little soap and then put it in the dishwasher. This is because, while I have a small (half) dishwasher it still takes two days to fill. This way I can half-arsedly "clean" them and put them in the DW for a thorough rinse and polish.
When I had a housemate, she often couldn't tell when the DW was full of "dirty" dishes or clean dishes...
Oh, and I totally do 1, 2, and 3, too. People have suggested that I seek help, but now I know that I am not alone!
Yes! I hate when dirty dishes pile up in my sink, though they do occasionally when I use a lot of dishes at once. It takes me a week to fill up my dishwasher, but that's because I live alone and I sometimes use paper plates. :-P
Help schmelp! It's a perfectly acceptable way of life! :-P
Because I haz a dishwasher! And dishwashers are awesome! They clean, they disinfect, and they dry everything all nice and shiny, and no waterspots on my glasses!
(And I don't have the counterspace for a dishboard and drainer/drying rack.) I have a double sink, so the smaller side gets used for drying my pots and the few other things that don't go in the dishwasher. :-P
You certainly have had some interesting adventures. That must have been wild to be so close to a giant dolphin. :)
I understand about the dishwasher. It's imperative to get all the food particles off the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. Pre-cleaning ensures the dishes will actually get clean.
It was! I think it was an Atlantic Spotted Dolphin - ah, the days before Google when I had to go to the library, or in this case, I made my roommates take out books on dolphins for me because I was banned from campus while I had the Pox. I remember I made my parents mail my Madeleine L'Engle books up to me, too, because I wanted to re-read A Ring of Endless Light. :-P It's always been one of my favorites, and after that... I was such a dreamer back then. :)
Yes! Exactly! And while I'm already using the scrubby sponge, might as well use some soap. *g*
but there are certain Places for certain Things, and said Things must be put (back) in said Places
Yes. Absolutely. No-one who ever sees my flat would believe how anal and organised I am, because my desk is scattered haphazardly with books and papers in heaps and piles (but I know my heaps and piles) and all shelves are dusty and there's spider webs in every corner (I like spiders and always vacuum around them), but God forbid if you put the teaspoons in the wrong compartment. Or stack the plates in the wrong order.
Oh god! I had a boyfriend move in with me for a few months, and it was pure hell! :-P Well, it was hell because we broke up and I had a hard time getting him to move out... but he would go food shopping and totally rearrange my fridge when he'd put things away, he'd just put things back in the cabinets without even looking to see where the other like-glasses, mugs, etc. were... Drove me batshit!
And before, when I lived with roommates! My roommate Beth was half blind - had the worst eyesight! and whenever it was her turn to wash the dishes (we didn't have a dishwasher in those apartments) my other roommate Teri and I would wait until she was done and then rewash the dishes after she went to sleep. And I was constantly rearranging the refrigerator! Lettuce and salad things do NOT go on the top shelf! :-p
My friends think I'm nuts, but they humour me. :-P
When I re-read my comment, I realised that I sound insane. Honestly, spider webs and dust, but organised spoons and forks. I'll be cackling and talking to myself next.
I honestly don't think I could live with a boyfriend. When ex-BF used to do the dishes at my place, it drove me insane, because he would stack them in the wrong order in the dish rack, but I could hardly complain.
Funnily enough, I used to live with literally dozens of roommates, at one point in a house which was old and permanently dirty (we had a coal oven, so there was always ash everywhere, we had cats, so there were mouse carcasses in surprising locations, we had a garden, so people would carry in mud and dirt etc.), but it didn't bother me all that much. But I was young and more tolerant then, I'm not sure I could cope now.
I like how considerate you were towards Beth, waiting till she was asleep :-)
Yes, well, we tried to explain to her that she needed to actually look at the dishes while she was washing them, not just absently rub the sponge over them and rinse. There would be gobs of things still stuck to them, especially on the bottom. She swore she didn't see them, so we gave up and decided it was best to keep the peace. :-P We waited until she went to sleep because she came in one night while I was rewashing them and she was a bit cranky, so I lied and told her I spilled something on the clean dishes so I had to rewash them. :-P
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As if I ever had ANY doubts that you were a Virgo... ;)
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Unlike us Pisces who just believe Random! Is! Good! And that Chaos rules, but only when it wants to.
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When I had a housemate, she often couldn't tell when the DW was full of "dirty" dishes or clean dishes...
Oh, and I totally do 1, 2, and 3, too. People have suggested that I seek help, but now I know that I am not alone!
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Help schmelp! It's a perfectly acceptable way of life! :-P
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(And I don't have the counterspace for a dishboard and drainer/drying rack.) I have a double sink, so the smaller side gets used for drying my pots and the few other things that don't go in the dishwasher. :-P
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I understand about the dishwasher. It's imperative to get all the food particles off the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. Pre-cleaning ensures the dishes will actually get clean.
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Yes! Exactly! And while I'm already using the scrubby sponge, might as well use some soap. *g*
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Yes. Absolutely. No-one who ever sees my flat would believe how anal and organised I am, because my desk is scattered haphazardly with books and papers in heaps and piles (but I know my heaps and piles) and all shelves are dusty and there's spider webs in every corner (I like spiders and always vacuum around them), but God forbid if you put the teaspoons in the wrong compartment. Or stack the plates in the wrong order.
Obviously, I have been living on my own too long.
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Oh god! I had a boyfriend move in with me for a few months, and it was pure hell! :-P Well, it was hell because we broke up and I had a hard time getting him to move out... but he would go food shopping and totally rearrange my fridge when he'd put things away, he'd just put things back in the cabinets without even looking to see where the other like-glasses, mugs, etc. were... Drove me batshit!
And before, when I lived with roommates! My roommate Beth was half blind - had the worst eyesight! and whenever it was her turn to wash the dishes (we didn't have a dishwasher in those apartments) my other roommate Teri and I would wait until she was done and then rewash the dishes after she went to sleep. And I was constantly rearranging the refrigerator! Lettuce and salad things do NOT go on the top shelf! :-p
My friends think I'm nuts, but they humour me. :-P
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I honestly don't think I could live with a boyfriend. When ex-BF used to do the dishes at my place, it drove me insane, because he would stack them in the wrong order in the dish rack, but I could hardly complain.
Funnily enough, I used to live with literally dozens of roommates, at one point in a house which was old and permanently dirty (we had a coal oven, so there was always ash everywhere, we had cats, so there were mouse carcasses in surprising locations, we had a garden, so people would carry in mud and dirt etc.), but it didn't bother me all that much. But I was young and more tolerant then, I'm not sure I could cope now.
I like how considerate you were towards Beth, waiting till she was asleep :-)
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