tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post7696796803390356010..comments2024-01-17T21:29:33.044-05:00Comments on Sparing Change: Learning to Live Without a Dryer and DishwasherSparingChangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-75873171003367902782013-02-03T14:47:15.164-05:002013-02-03T14:47:15.164-05:00Thanks for linking up! Hope to see you next week!Thanks for linking up! Hope to see you next week!Lisa Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681345431037616090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-19611079938400579872013-02-02T17:17:37.991-05:002013-02-02T17:17:37.991-05:00Thank you for the invite! I will stop on by. Tha...Thank you for the invite! I will stop on by. Thank you for the comment.SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-15942151997371766982013-02-02T17:16:48.647-05:002013-02-02T17:16:48.647-05:00I am the same way - I dont like to unload the dish...I am the same way - I dont like to unload the dishwasher for some reason. Great job on making the changes and doing something about the power bill! :-)SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-7836289676471325372013-02-02T17:13:53.581-05:002013-02-02T17:13:53.581-05:00What a great use of space! What a great use of space! SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-69453138980023267992013-01-30T11:11:12.171-05:002013-01-30T11:11:12.171-05:00Great advice! Would love to have you share this on...Great advice! Would love to have you share this on Wildcrafting Wednesday at:<br />http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/01/wildcrafting-wednesday-7.html<br /><br />and The HomeAcre Hop tonight at:<br />http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/01/the-homeacre-hop-5.html<br /><br />Hope to see you there!Lisa Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681345431037616090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-71295992550127547562013-01-29T16:39:56.200-05:002013-01-29T16:39:56.200-05:00I stopped using my dishwasher in July 2012 when I ...I stopped using my dishwasher in July 2012 when I was irked by the power bill (and the summer rate increase). Not a problem, for some reason it's so hard for me to unload it but I have no problem when the dishes are sitting on my counter. Strange, I know. I usually wash before and after supper (that's at night around here). The drier...stopped at the same time as the dishwasher. I have a portable drying umbrella clothesline that I've been using on warmer days and love it! We have alot of warm days here so it makes it real easy to use what you have been blessed with (in the south)...and save money to boot. Will never go back to my "old ways".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-74480451908469507102013-01-29T12:08:29.264-05:002013-01-29T12:08:29.264-05:00I put tension rods up in the doorways. The clothe...I put tension rods up in the doorways. The clothes get put on hangers right from the washer and then hung on the rods. Bigger things get thrown over the shower curtain rod. I also have a clothes line in the garage for when its raining.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388855033513158849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-53022431838501090392013-01-28T21:20:55.224-05:002013-01-28T21:20:55.224-05:00I completely agree with everything you mentioned h...I completely agree with everything you mentioned here! (The dryer not being good on clothes and how silly it is to have to pre-rinse before using the dishwasher!) Thank you for your comment, and great job getting rid of your dryer and dishwasher!SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-70393531669469140062013-01-28T21:18:02.951-05:002013-01-28T21:18:02.951-05:00That is awesome! I know that once I get used to d...That is awesome! I know that once I get used to doing the dishes by hand and not using the dryer, it will be second nature. I have to remind myself constantly to not take the "easy way out." :-)SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-3580868144968533262013-01-28T21:16:26.659-05:002013-01-28T21:16:26.659-05:00The dishwasher is definitely convenient! With two...The dishwasher is definitely convenient! With two busy boys and a hubby, I'd be running the dishwasher as well! :-) I too am looking forward to hanging laundry outside again. Honestly, I really like hanging it on the racks inside too. SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-32538103523122461772013-01-28T21:11:02.536-05:002013-01-28T21:11:02.536-05:00I had to laugh about not trying to do it all at on...I had to laugh about not trying to do it all at once. I am exactly that way. I do so much at once that I get burnt out and give up. And I am sorry to hear about your dishwasher dieing during canning season! I use the dishwasher to sterilize our jars. :-) And I love your comment about getting back to nature. Thank you for the comment.SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-50493737258185299532013-01-28T21:06:33.983-05:002013-01-28T21:06:33.983-05:00I hear ya about the dishes having to wait some mor...I hear ya about the dishes having to wait some mornings. As much as I hate to do it, we have to do the same. SparingChangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091078784546773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-21315972861842072892013-01-28T11:59:33.119-05:002013-01-28T11:59:33.119-05:00I stopped using my dryer in 1998, and now haven...I stopped using my dryer in 1998, and now haven't owned one since 2004. I love hanging clothes outside when the weather permits. When not, then I have a wooden clothes rack and some clotheslines strung in the basement near the wood furnace. I don't think drying clothes in a dryer is especially good for them anyway.<br />I haven't owned a dishwasher since I was single and living in an apartment almost 40 years ago. I never thought the idea of having to rinse (almost wash) the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher was much of a time saver. They really don't take that much time to handwash, especially if you wash as you're cooking rather than letting everything pile up so it looks overwhelming.Meadowcreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147226039965781503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-43670390036069161742013-01-28T11:35:43.411-05:002013-01-28T11:35:43.411-05:00I have never, ever in 43 years on earth used a dis...I have never, ever in 43 years on earth used a dishwasher, (other than my own 2 hands.)I only use a dryer when I have to. I also have wooden drying racks which I place either in the bedroom, or on the patio when weather permits. I am very happy with this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-12319561178213890322013-01-28T09:45:37.013-05:002013-01-28T09:45:37.013-05:00I've just recently started using my dishwasher...I've just recently started using my dishwasher regularly. During this season of life, it's worth the extra expense for the convenience! But, I actually love hand washing (something about it is soothing to me) If the boys are content or my husband is home, I'll often forgo the dishwasher for the joy of hand washing! And, I'm so looking forward to finally getting our clothesline hung up so we can start saving big!Rachelhttp://intentionallysimple.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-77003722049814761212013-01-28T09:08:09.768-05:002013-01-28T09:08:09.768-05:00Our dishwasher died last summer in the middle of t...Our dishwasher died last summer in the middle of the biggest canning season I have ever had, my husband bought me a second hand one and it is usless, I hand wash all the time now. I wash and look out my kitchen and enjoy the view. It is also nice for when my arthrits flares up to put them in hot water. For years I have 'line' dried all our clothes. We do have the dryer but in the past two years have only used it like 12 times. The more you get back to nature to 'save' money the more you can enjoy 'real' life. Just don't try to do it all at once!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607280648455026881.post-36884940210669637432013-01-28T06:21:46.028-05:002013-01-28T06:21:46.028-05:00Our dishwasher broke and we just decided it was no...Our dishwasher broke and we just decided it was not worth spending the money to fix it so we too wash, almost after every meal. Sometimes breakfast has to wait since we have to get to work. The drier- we hang in the summer but do use it in the winter.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.com