Kitchen hygene
11.24.06 (1:32 pm) [edit]
Dear friends,
Kitchen hygene has become a major issue in the place I’m living. There are a few individuals who don’t clean up after themselves. Food scraps (garlic peels, cereal, cheese, bread crumbs, etc.), spills (chocolate, jam) in addition to various bits and pieces of wrappers often clutter the counter top and floor. There have been times where I will place a plate down on the counter and hear a crunch (from the crumbs). In addition, they also leave unwashed dishes in the sink for days on end.
I am disgusted with these people. I am also tired of cleaning up after them. If anyone has any idea on how to convince these girls to clean up after themselves, I would love to hear it. The major medium that we use to communicate with each other is a white marker board we have in the kitchen.
We have asked them many times to clean up their mess, but the mess just comes back after less than a day. Writing mean messages does absolutely nothing. I want to try and scare them with facts about the consequences of leaving the kitchen in such a state. Stuff like inviting pests and promoting the growth of pathogens, but I’m having a hard time finding corresponding information from reliable sources.
Any comments, ideas or resources to go to would be great.
Thank you for your time.
kayoko
Kitchen hygene has become a major issue in the place I’m living. There are a few individuals who don’t clean up after themselves. Food scraps (garlic peels, cereal, cheese, bread crumbs, etc.), spills (chocolate, jam) in addition to various bits and pieces of wrappers often clutter the counter top and floor. There have been times where I will place a plate down on the counter and hear a crunch (from the crumbs). In addition, they also leave unwashed dishes in the sink for days on end.
I am disgusted with these people. I am also tired of cleaning up after them. If anyone has any idea on how to convince these girls to clean up after themselves, I would love to hear it. The major medium that we use to communicate with each other is a white marker board we have in the kitchen.
We have asked them many times to clean up their mess, but the mess just comes back after less than a day. Writing mean messages does absolutely nothing. I want to try and scare them with facts about the consequences of leaving the kitchen in such a state. Stuff like inviting pests and promoting the growth of pathogens, but I’m having a hard time finding corresponding information from reliable sources.
Any comments, ideas or resources to go to would be great.
Thank you for your time.
kayoko
posted by: Lindy (reply)
post date: 11.30.06 (6:27 pm)
Kayoko, I do hate to tell you this, but the best way to convince them to clean up after themselves is for you to STOP. Let the mess get bigger and bigger, until they run out of dishes and can't do anything in the kitchen without cleaning something. It will be disgusting, but it will also send them a message. Don't cook, don't clean. See what happens. I did that with my kids and finally managed to get them to realize that I am not their maid and that they need to develop their own sense of cleanliness and general responsibility. Good luck to you, I hope it works out.
posted by: kayoko (reply)
post date: 11.30.06 (6:32 pm)
Reply to: Lindy
I think you have a good point. We did go through a small phase where the kitchen was horrid. I suppose it wasn't bad enough for them to see the point of cleaning. Thank you for your suggestion. It's the best one I've gotten so far!
posted by: agromaniac (reply)
post date: 12.17.06 (11:58 am)
haha
my roommate and i are unfortunately messy like that. but it's true, after we get sick of not having any dishes to used or not having a clean spatula or a clean pan, we eventually clean up.
i'm just so lazzzzyyy ^^;