The Drudgery of Housework

Ok, so I admit that I'm an abysmal housekeeper.

Part of the problem is that I just don't have time for it. Between home schooling the kids and then all the activities they do after school, it's almost impossible. I guess I could give up my computer time but, honestly that and my nightly reading and God time are the only me times I have so I'm really not willing to do that.

The other problem or problems as I see it are the fact that I don't have a dish washer and the fact that there are too many things that have to be timed properly. Starting with the lack of a dishwasher thing, I generally have about three loads of dishes each day. My definition of a load is the amount of dishes that fit into my drainer. I usually get two done each day which means that by Saturday, the loads that didn't get done during the week are there on my counter in all their disgusting glory.

I can't wash dishes and do laundry at the same time because of the way our hot water is set up. I also can't wash clothes and dry them at the same time because if both of them are running the breaker will trip. I can't use either of them if I'm using my oven for the same reason. Obviously, laundry is the other thing that tends to pile up around here.

I've tried various ways of getting both of these chores done and so far have come up with nothing that's really feasible. I'm still working on it. If I ever get it right, I'll let you know.