http://iamneurotic.com/2009/12/14/lots-of-sponges/ neurotics unite! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://iamneurotic.com/2009/12/14/lots-of-sponges/#comment-63950 spike Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:37:49 +0000 http://iamneurotic.com/?p=4942#comment-63950 you're right that sponges/dishclothes can be nasty and germy. you don't necessarily have to change them every day, tho. you can keep a little bowl with some water & a small amount of bleach by the sink and put them in it. it's good to wipe down your counters with the bleach solution, too. restaurant kitchens use new sponges and towels throughout the day, but we have laundry service! i use handiwipes and scrubber sponges for one week and then use them to scrub out the sinks and dishpan with softscrub, then replace. works for me, and not as wasteful. you’re right that sponges/dishclothes can be nasty and germy. you don’t necessarily have to change them every day, tho. you can keep a little bowl with some water & a small amount of bleach by the sink and put them in it. it’s good to wipe down your counters with the bleach solution, too. restaurant kitchens use new sponges and towels throughout the day, but we have laundry service! i use handiwipes and scrubber sponges for one week and then use them to scrub out the sinks and dishpan with softscrub, then replace. works for me, and not as wasteful.

]]> http://iamneurotic.com/2009/12/14/lots-of-sponges/#comment-63936 haldana Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:43:35 +0000 http://iamneurotic.com/?p=4942#comment-63936 I can't leave dishes in the sink. I don't use sponges. I use a new dishcloth every day. I NEVER use a dishwasher, at least not to wash dishes. It's extra storage for tupperware and such. Too many dishes sitting there not put away or waiting to be washed; the soap is too expensive; by the time you scrape, rinse, and stack them in there you could have all your dishes washed and put in the cabinets. I can’t leave dishes in the sink. I don’t use sponges. I use a new dishcloth every day. I NEVER use a dishwasher, at least not to wash dishes. It’s extra storage for tupperware and such. Too many dishes sitting there not put away or waiting to be washed; the soap is too expensive; by the time you scrape, rinse, and stack them in there you could have all your dishes washed and put in the cabinets.

]]> http://iamneurotic.com/2009/12/14/lots-of-sponges/#comment-63845 Lynn Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:14:05 +0000 http://iamneurotic.com/?p=4942#comment-63845 I put my slightly wet sponge in the microwave every so often (once a month?) for about 20 seconds. It comes out steamy and any smell or germs have been eradicated. It also seems puffier like a brand new sponge. Try it! I put my slightly wet sponge in the microwave every so often (once a month?) for about 20 seconds. It comes out steamy and any smell or germs have been eradicated. It also seems puffier like a brand new sponge. Try it!

]]> http://iamneurotic.com/2009/12/14/lots-of-sponges/#comment-63819 Amanda Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:54:26 +0000 http://iamneurotic.com/?p=4942#comment-63819 i just cringed at the idea of you leaving dishes in the sink for a week. i can't go to bed even knowing there is a dirty spoon in the sink, i won't sleep. but i can relate to your issue with sponges, they smell and i keep mine in a cabinet when im done with it so i dont have to think about it sitting at the back of my sink. i just cringed at the idea of you leaving dishes in the sink for a week. i can’t go to bed even knowing there is a dirty spoon in the sink, i won’t sleep. but i can relate to your issue with sponges, they smell and i keep mine in a cabinet when im done with it so i dont have to think about it sitting at the back of my sink.

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