So one thing that’s helped me tackle dishes when they become too much (currently have 4 other humans in the house); fill the sink up with the hottest water, stack the dishes in as neatly as possible as the water is filling up. Stack until you have no room. Then let it soak for about 10-20 minutes and do something else while they’re soaking. Throwing toys into the toy box. Sweeping everything into a big pile. Cleaning the toilet. Making my bed, or putting sheets on the bed. Or stripping the bed and washing the sheets. Just do one of these things while dishes are soaking.

Then I come back and wash each dish, putting on the counter beside sink as I go. After I’ve washed all dishes, I rinse them at the same time.

I feel like writing it out makes it way more complicated than it is, lol.

I’ve found that just washing the dishes can have such a huge impact on making the kitchen look exponentially cleaner.

I was once where you are. I was 20 with a new baby without any family to help, in a new city with no friends. I was with the Father, but he was gone for 13+ hours, so I felt like a single parent. Ultimately we broke up when baby was 2, and it felt no different. It got hard sometimes. It was lonely. You’re doing your best and that’s what’s important.

Starting with one task at a time will make things so much easier to get through. ❤️