he did and i wondered why. then i saw on top of my printer the page that had the prompts for this photo-a-day-challenge from the 365 discussion which i printed. today's prompt: kitchen sink.
normally he would leave his dishes in the sink, and i'd end up washing them. he knows i get antsy when dishes are left in the sink. i don't like that. if i use a mug or cup and i'd wait to wash it for later, i'd put it by the wall on the counter next to the sink, but most of the time, i'd just wash it and put it away.
it meant he knew i was going to photograph the sink and i'd go berserk if he'd left his dishes. good man. maybe i'll cook some chili con carne for him tomorrow night as a reward. now, if i can only train him to clean the bathroom... nah, i'm stretching it. i prefer to clean the bathroom myself.
Love the photo . . wonder if anyone on that challenge will leave a pile of dirty dishes in the photo! I'm like you, summerfield. Gotta leave the sink clean. Love the colors of your kitchen.
@karenann - hahaha! the photo was very dull looking except for the mango. want some? so i had to use 'cross process' in picnik to give it some life. i mean, it's a kitchen sink! how pretty can it get? thank you, karenann.
lol I was too lazy to really clean mine- the dishes were out, but I didn't polish it, so when I uploaded, it looked quite bland- so I hit with some processing magic and everything was ok! I don't like dishes in the sink either.
Okay with all of these shots of nice clean kitchen sinks I am getting the feeling that maybe I should clean ours...... Well I thought about it and.....
@olivetreeann - i think we each have our own little quirks. partner's habit might have come from the fact that he grew up in a farm at a time when water or running water was a rare commodity. also when we lived in his mother's farmhouse several years ago, the water came from a well pumped into the house and there was one summer when it was too dry and we had to conserve water. it was a good think i kep my apartment in the city so i'd take a good long shower before i drove back to the farm. mine, on the othe rhand, comes from the fact that we had to fetch water from two blocks away, so we had to conserve water, too. so now, i am making up for those times. hahaha. thank you, ann.
lol you make me smile. thank god partner of mine is as OCD as I am about neatness. Our only trouble is we keeping tidying up each others stuff! lol its pretty funny sometimes when we can't find our shit. i like this simple shot, and i like the story. no point fighting about our differences hey, lets celebrate them I reckon!
Hahaha very funny. I figured let me check out what you're up to lately and I find a domestic training shot :-) we have this on going tug of war over me not putting my stuff in dishwasher but I'm getting better. Hey my wife should make chilli for me too. But wait ... I'm the chilli cook expert in the house.
@summerfield Yes that's true. In the home my hubby grew up in mom did all the housework- ALL- it was not the man's job, although the children were expected to carry their dishes to the sink. I gave up trying to alter this pattern years ago, but will ask him to wash his own every now and then, which he does without complaining or griping about "woman's work". He doesn't really see it that way anyhow. I, on the other hand, the eldest of three daughters, was expected to set a good example for my younger sisters. And when my mother was not well, all three of us took care of the household chores. It was so exciting when we got our first dishwasher- but we still had to do the dusting etc. My boys on the other hand (hmmm...three hands...) were expected to wash up their dishes when they were done, which to the extreme pleasure of their wives, they continue to do as men. My daughters-in-law love me.
my mom cleaned the kitchen..sink included every night.. she said.. when she came in the kitchen on the morning It enjoyed her as if somebody else has done the job.. now I see.. =D
@meggageg - i love cross processing, too! you're right! thank you, meggy.
@netkonnexion - i suppose one can't teach an old dog any new tricks, eh? thank you, damon.
@olivetreeann - let's salue us women of substance. thank you, ann.
@inertie - in my home, everything else can be messy but not the kitchen and the washroom. or my bedroom. :-) thank you, ine.
@catsmeowb - only when he wants to. haha! thank you, camille.
@michaelelliott - chili expert, eh? we should have a cook off, you, DG @danig and me. @danig you up to it? a "chili coof off"? thank you, ME.