house rules
MONTHS AGO…
Me: “OK, I’ll be better about throwing away my sweet & low packets post morning coffee consumption, if you actually dispose of the food you dump into the sink.”
Paul: “Deal.”
OVER TIME…
Me: “Friendly reminder… food in sink that you DON’T put down the disposal makes me gag. I’ve thrown away my sweet & lows. Jump on it Tonto.”
Paul: “K, sorry.”
TODAY…
Me: calls Paul at work. “OK, so you know those families who have a cussing jar, and each time someone cusses, they put a dollar in the jar?”
Paul: “Yeah.”
Me: “So, I have an idea for a new house rule… each time I find food in the sink that has NOT gone down the disposal, you’ll owe me a bottle of wine.”
Paul: …………
Me: “Cuz I just went in the kitchen to make Jackson’s lunch, and upon going to wash my hands, I found Kashi remnants, 1/2 of a pretzel stick, and a gnarled banana. It nearly made me wretch.”
Paul: “Sorry.”
Me: “So, what say ye of said house rule?”
Paul: “OK.”
Me: “Cool. So, no hard feelings, I’ll just text you each time this happens and hopefully over time you’ll get to the point where you’re buying me bottles of wine NOT because you have left food in the sink without disposing of it, but because you just love me.”
Paul: “Yup. Sorry.”
Me: “OK. I love you. Bye.”
Paul: “I love you too. Bye.”
And…….. SCENE.
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My wife would have made me wear the Kashi. I say he got off lucky and you’re a wuss. Or maybe it’s not a bad deal. Kashi = Wine. You’re a genius!!!
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@Out-Numbered, um, for some reason i thought of you when linking to fresh prince… i dunno why…
LURVE THIS! and that is all.
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@Heather @ Brace Yourselves,
glad to put a smile on your face.
gah, haha! sounds like a good way to work out a problem to me! you get a clean sink or free booze? ftw!
david is naturally suuuper tidy (much more so than myself = due to asian mother? most likely methinks.) anyway, the food remnants in the sink are one of the only YUCK things he does get sloppy about. and we don’t have a garbage disposal! so i’m left having to pick bits of cereal/veggies/soggy bread/god knows what else out of the drain so i can wash poppy’s bottles. n.a.s.t.y. mayhaps i’ll have to borrow your strategy for myself soon. although to be honest d is forever bringing me home rum and other fun treats (i’m not gonna lie, i’m a bit spoiled) so i might have to modify it slightly… clean sink or mama gets new shoes? hmmm…
cheers!
~em
@emily bilbrey, ewww… we had no disposal in our first home (which we still own) until paul’s grandpa jack put one in for us and it GROSSED ME OUT!!!!! ewwwww, i get the heebie jeebies just thinking about it.
i like the shoes idea… *putting that one in back pocket*
That grosses me out too and my BF is HORRIBLE about that!
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@Michelle, ewwww!!!! the ULTIMATE ick in my book. i can handle a decent amount of icky boy stuff (in my opinion) but leaving food reminants and not even rinsing it down the sink???? i mean hell, just rinse it down and i’ll flick the switch for the disposal… but dang!!!
Coming soon, Nic’s winery. Thousands of wine on display!
@Tyrone, LOL!!!! seriously… if things keep going this way, my wonderful husband will continue to do the fresh prince tonto dance while i collect wines from around the world. it shall be miraculous!!!
ohhh this made me literally LOL its such a coversation my husband and i would have!
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@jenn, LOL, i have a feeling some form of this conversation occurs in each household amongst partners. we all have our quirks.
this just happens to be one (of many) of mine… and i have found a solution. (insert evil cackle)
Sounds like my husband, who is European, and makes coffee by putting a few spoonfulls in the bottom of a mug and then mixing it with water. Much like instant coffee except that this coffee is NOT instant and does not fully combine with the water. So, some of the coffee mixes with the water but there is a one inch coat of coffee grains left at the bottom of the mug. So he drinks the water/coffee mix, and then proceeds to set the mug (including the one inch of coffee grains) in the sink. Almost everytime I wash dishes one of these mugs is in the sink. So I proceed to dump old coffee grains into our sink ALL THE TIME. You’d think I’d get used to it and just look for the mug of coffee grains, but why should I have to do that. It’s such an easy thing he could do to help me out. We actually just had an argument about that today.
P.S. how goes the sleeping situation?
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@Katie, holy shit, i could barely read this response beyond “makes coffee by putting a few spoonfuls in the bottom of a mug and then mixing it with water.” aaaahhhh!!!!!!
ps- sleeping situation is ok…. he’s back in his full crib, which is better in terms of containing the magoo, however, the onset of 2 year molars has disturbed the sleep situation greatly. it’s always somethin…
If I could somehow manage to get out of doing the dishes in general (nasty food in the sink included) I’d be in hog-heaven. Love the idea of the wine! Good Job!
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@LisaUnfiltered, honestly, i have no prob with the dishes. i’ll do them, unload the dishwasher, reload… that doesn’t bother me. it’s the remnants of food that just sits in the sink because someone was too lazy to take the time to run the faucet and shoot the food down the disposal.
after you do that, if you leave the empty dish on the counter, i’ll put it in the dishwasher and not say a peep… but don’t leave food in the sink. it’s NASTAY!!!
ps- my bottle tonight tastes extra delcious.
have i mentioned lately that i love you? because i totally love you!
@elle, awww, i totes love you!!!
LOL this sounds a lot like our house.
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@Becky @TheRealBecks, this does not surprise me one bit.
not at all.
That is SO gross lol! I hate when the guys do that to me. They leave their dirty dishes ON THE COUNTER, when the dish washer is right there…it’s like…you’ve brought it THIS far why not continue to rinse them and put them in the actual dish washer?
I should do this wine request. Me likes.
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@Sarcastica, please do!!! and report back.