My goal is to have the kitchen tidied up (all dishes down, counters cleaned) by the end of the day so that I can start fresh the next day. If this doesn't happen, the kitchen starts spiraling out of control because I have zero time to do dishes throughout the day. I feel so pathetic when I don't get the dishes from the day done. 
I hope I'm not the only one! Is your kitchen back to square one each day?
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Yea. I try to keep this same mentality and am usually good about it 80-90% of the time.
But then there are days where I'm just exahusted and dishes can wait another day.
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Yes for the most part - every now and then a day goes by and it backs up but usually I make lunches while DH does the dishes and then I wipe down all the counters and call it good!
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Yes, even if that means I put the things I normally would hand wash into the dishwasher.
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Sometimes. After J's party on Saturday I was exhausted and in bed at 9pm - haha! so we saved the dishes for Sunday. But we usually do the dishes right before bed.
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Yes, I really try to do this 90% of the time because I hate having things like that hanging over my head at night. I do sometimes leave a few dishes in the sink but I try not to.
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Yes, dishes are always done before we go to bed and sometimes put away. We don't have a dishwasher so it takes extra effort for sure.
@Mrs. Pen: There is a plate rental service where you can rent flatware, stemware and plates for $25!! You just give it back dirty! I am totally doing that the next time we have a party.
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Yes. It's the one thing I'm anal about in our home. There is nothing better than walking into a clean, spotless kitchen in the morning. It helps start the day off on a good note. I'm a SAHM so I do have the luxury of cleaning up all day (like after breakfast) since I don't have to dash off for work/daycare drop off so I'm sure that helps and doesn't give me much excuse!
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Dishes & laundry are two things that pile up in our house. Most days I'm so exhausted by the time we get home, get dinner served & eaten, dogs have been out and we get J down that I just can't think of doing a single productive thing. Kills me. There aren't enough hours in the day...
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That's the goal but it doesn't alway happen. Mondays are bad because chores tend to pile up on the weekends. Tuesday and Thursday mornings all bets are off because I work MW nights. I'd say 75% of the time it happens. Happened a lot more frequently before he became a toddler!
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i wish i was like this every night, but i just can't get it done. i love having a clean kitchen in the mornings that we do, but without a dishwasher, it's tough to muster up the energy to wash everything from the day!
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@Dagny: I try with the kitchen....but sometimes, it definitely slips and starts looking awful. We just have a 2 br condo, and our kitchen/living room is all together, so when the kitchen counter is a mess, the whole place looks bad. =(
The upside is--if I only have time/energy to clean one thing, I clean the kitchen counter/bar and it really makes a big visual impact.
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It's not 100% perfect every day, but DH and I both always feel better in the morning when we have cleaned up the kitchen the night before.
Waking up to a sink full of dirty dishes is the worst! -
Yep. I can't stand dished left in the sink overnight.
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Yes, I can't go to bed with a dirty kitchen. So it's picked up every night!
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I always try to do this! Lately, it's harder because our dishwasher is broken! It's bad for two reasons: 1) harder to get things cleaned up and 2) worse if they're NOT cleaned up because backtracking takes more time!
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Almost always. And if it isn't done at night, there is definitely a first thing in the morning clean-up.
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HAHA yeah right. No way. My husband is the main dish doer and he likes to do them in the morning before work, since he tends to wake up early, but sometimes he doesn't do them and they pile up. When he's out of town it is SOOOO hard for me to keep up with them.
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yea, I can only relax and go to bed if the house in cleaned up and kitchen isnt a mess. plus i love having a clean kitchen to wake up to!
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Bwahahaha... no
I would like it to be, but at the end of the day dishes are the last thing I want to do. The get rinsed and stacked in the sink. DH usually washes them before he starts work a few times a week.
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I used to wash dishes throughout the day bu now with a newborn and toddler its too hard. DH does dishes while I nurse the baby at night.
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@babyjmama: laundry...OMG were so bad.
The kitchen is one thing that is always clean because we have a very open-concept space, so you can see our kitchen from any room basically. I make it a POINT to always keep it looking and smelling the best I can. The other areas of the house are negotiable.
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No. Not even close. We get all the way to clean once every two weeks or so. The rest of the time the kitchen is in a state of rotating chaos.
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Pretty close! Now that the kids love unloading the dishwasher, it's much easier
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@Freckles: well it was a small party at our apt, so we used mostly paper plates and plastic cutlery, but there were still cooking/baking and serving dishes. Thankfully it wasn't much!
But that's a fun(ny) idea lol!
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Yes. I don't have a dishwasher either so it's a real pain.
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I wish!
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I'm lucky if it gets back to square five most of the time. Every time I get in a good groove, we get sick (thanks daycare) and the last thing I want to do is dishes or kitchen clean-up.
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Most of the time, but DH is better at clearing off the countertops than I am.
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Yep! I am afraid of attracting bugs or mice so mine is always spotless!
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It is the goal but I only get there 75% of the time. We have a 7wk old and I'm prioritizing sleep for now.
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Yes. A clean kitchen is not optional in my house.
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Ohhhh yes. I make sure the dishes are done (or at least rinsed and loaded in the dishwasher) and counters are clean before I go to bed. If I don't I just feel like I'm starting the next day already behind.
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Nope! I often do dishes while LO eats breakfast. It is not that big of a deal to me.
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I'm working on it, because my kitchen, like yours, tends to spiral out of control VERY quickly.
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hahahahaha, no way! Dishes yes, counters and clutter- no. More like once a week it gets a good weekend cleaning, otherwise we figure there are more important things to worry about during the week.
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Almost. Any dishes that accumulate after the kids go to bed (snacks for us, prepping their lunches) usually stay in the sink til the next morning. But it's usually just one or two things. My counters are constantly cluttered though.. Drives me crazy.
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No way. I tend to do dinner dishes in the morning. The kitchen is the most used and most chaotic room in the house.
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My dishwasher is broken right now too, but I have to have the dishes washed before bed. I am constantly doing dishes, and wiping the counters down, but the mail stays stacked.
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Almost always clean up. Sometimes I'll leave a pot/dish soaking in the sink over night, but otherwise the kitchen will be clean.
Hubby is terrible about leaving his plate/silverware in the sink if he has a late snack.
Is it really that hard to stick it in the dishwasher? 
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