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When I lived in a very small apartment in a very large city, I quickly learned to clean as I cook. A few dishes can take up all the counter space when there's so little to begin with. Since then I've moved to a smaller city and a larger place but I've taken that habit with me. Now when I'm done cooking I only have a few dishes left and a sink of hot water to wash them in. Took some planing and a few mistakes to figure out how but I think it is a skill I should hold on to.
Still trying to get this discipline down. Seems like all it takes is one or two bad days and then it's fully off the rails again. Keep trying to avoid letting a 10 minute job turn into a 30 minute job. Pretty sure I stretch myself too thin between work and being pretty active in my socials and hobbies.
Never feels like I have enough time to maintain a tidy home.