Put me down for all eggs except for cooking.
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I usually donāt like having others in my kitchenā¦I spend more time telling them where stuff is and how to operate whatever that itās easier to just do it myself.
I also was the sole grocery shopper and cook for my entire married life. Neither ex could cook beyond microwave and pizza, so it became my soul domain. (That was supposed to be sole domain, but Iām not sure I didnāt mean it the way I wrote itā¦)
Theres only one person on the planet with whom I can perfectly execute the kitchen danceā¦we have an uncanny ability to share a tiny kitchen and not get in each others way.
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I totally agree with you
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The mind reels. I think most likely I would send the offender out to get pizza while I cleaned; Iād suggest my wife take a bath. The offending guest could eat his/her pizza out on the deck.
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I have a tight, u-shaped galley kitchen. Very efficient for one cook. DH & I have learned the dance. Add in two large velcro dogs (Australian Shepherds) and I just let him deal with it. We seldom have houseguests anymore, so I donāt have to deal with helping hands. Just make reservations and take us out to eat, pretty pleaseā¦
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Serving them a drink or glass of wine . You would still make them feel welcome. Stuff happens . No bigee
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Stuff does happen. Iām thinking of particular people in our extended family. They want to help and just end up tracking tomato sauce all over the house because they are oblivious. Sending them out for pizza lets them help and avoids them making things worse. It also allows frazzled nerves to settle so that hosts can be more welcoming.
And yes, it can easily be a biggee.
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Iām having relatives stay overnight this weekend, the first time since March '20. Iāve discreetly offered a Napa outing but so far no bites.
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Iām available! Pick me. Pick me! Ohā¦.ohā¦
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Iām wanting to toss things I think have been left in fridge or at room temp too long. I know its not contagious ā¦arghhhh!
Itās being stored in the garage refrigerator, and in my semi- favored pot. Thatās something, right?
Two refrigerators, four people, and it still feelsā¦crazy.
Is this the only thread about sharing a kitchen? I canāt believe itās been two months since my last whining.
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Deep breaths.
Given this, as I often tell my mom, this probably just a manifestation of other control stuff 
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I understand the advice regarding deep breaths. I get that a lot.
Vent away here though - that helps!
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I do get a little touch about other folks cooking in my kitchen unless I know their skill level. Luckily it rarely happens. The few friends that are very proficient can have full access. I donāt have to worry about them lopping a finger off
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How about using your knives??? And leaving them in the sink?? Or putting them in the dishwasher? Arghh.
I donāt even like my husband using our kitchen. Heās clueless about returning utensils, pots and dishes to their proper places. Everything he cooks is on turbo. Ruins my non-stick pans with heat and abrasive metal utensils. Heās incapable of washing up the big, dirty pots and pans. Leaves them stacked in the sink soaking in mucky water. Puts knives and pans through the dishwasher. Iāve been a total nag about that forever but it never registersā¦
Happy 43rd anniversary, babe. Hereās to more dances in the kitchen.
To be fair, we do cook well together but ātogetherā is the key word. Left to his own devices heās a train wreck.
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Heidi cooks , yes . Larry , donāt cross this line . Lol
I would be doing that re-washing too! But indeed a blessing that your motherās caregivers make it possible for her to stay in her familiar surroundings.
Too bad about the aversion to dishwashers. Maybe add āload dishwasherā to daily schedule, and ārun the dishwasherā to the alternate day schedule schedule?
Reminds me of the times I arrived home after working a long dinner service, to find an open $30 bottle of wine with one glass drunk, the cork off, and my partner long asleep. This would have been in the early 2000s.
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