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by Stacy  10 Comments

A Simple Way To Improve Your Dish Drainer

I’m easily grossed out by certain things. Hair. Hair really grosses me out…..but mostly just hair in public bathrooms. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, sorry. Another thing – cleaning out the drain. Why? Well because there is HAIR down in there. Gobs of it. You’d think we were bald by seeing how much is in there. One more thing – rotten vegetables. They get all slimey and scary. Whew! Who knows what will happen if you touch that? And finally, the dish drainer. We don’t have a dishwasher (by my choice) so I air dry my dishes. I hate how gooey and slimy that silly mat underneath gets. It gets yellow…..and green…..and did I mention, slimy? In a perfect world, I’d just clean it every day……but then again, in a perfect world I’d also get 8 hours of sleep every night and it’s easier to call in a drain cleaning expert to do the task.

I solved my phobia of slimy dish drainer mats by throwing mine away. Yep, I threw it away. If you know me, you know I must be pretty stinking mad to throw something away. Instead, I’m using kitchen towels under my drainer. They look so much nicer and when it gets dirty I just wash it and put down another one. You have to make sure it’s a very absorbent towel. I’m really enjoying it. I might change them out daily if I do a lot of dishes, but they can last a couple days without getting yucky. When your dishes are dry, you can hang your towel up to dry for the next time. I wash them and reuse as they need it. It’s saving me a lot of gagging moments.It also allows you to change them out with the season. You can use decorative towels for holidays and it gives your kitchen a really festive look.

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About Stacy

Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. Carla says

    October 17, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    This is a well timed discovery for me… For weeks I’ve been searching for a solution the the gross dish drainer mat problem. Never thought of a towel. Duh! Prefolds sound like a great idea too. I’ve got a pile of those that I’m trying to sell!

    Thanks for a great idea!

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    • Stacy says

      October 17, 2012 at 8:02 pm

      Prefolds are good for SO many things!

      Reply
  2. Rachel says

    September 30, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    I use cloth diaper prefolds they work soo good!

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    • Stacy says

      October 1, 2012 at 5:44 am

      Another score for cloth diapers! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Penney says

    September 13, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Great tip! Thanks 🙂

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    • Stacy says

      September 13, 2012 at 4:52 pm

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  4. Heather says

    September 27, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who doesn’t use (or, rarely use anyway) the dishwasher!! We have one, but we don’t use it too often. People always ask “how do you NOT use it, especially with 4 kids?” “ummm, I wash them by hand?” lol I don’t use a mat or a towel either… we have a double sink and I soak/wash the dishes in the right side and my drainer sits in the left side of the sink… all the water just drips on down the drain!!

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    • Stacy says

      September 27, 2011 at 8:28 pm

      I used to have one of those…..but I hated tying up one side of the sink. 🙂 And I’m with you……I’m not sure about the obsession with dishwashers. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Brandy says

    September 27, 2011 at 6:50 am

    That’s a really great idea! I’m always washing my mat thingy and it does get strange dirt on it.

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      September 27, 2011 at 7:17 am

      Yeah….what is that stuff anyway?

      Reply


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