In my workplace, we share a kitchen/dining area where folks from several different departments gather, store items in the refrigerator, heat up food, prepare coffee and so on.
Now, this shared space also has a history of abandoned dirty dishes that are left in the sink to languish for days. Signs have been posted over the sink over the years in an effort to get people to wash their own dishes, but signs are just that - words on paper.
For the past 3 months, I have been stealthily washing dishes whenever I see them. Not asking questions, not leaving notes. Just washing the dishes that are there. I am a dish ninja, the secret Santa of soap.
Anonymous gifts are the sweetest. Be clean and be well!
Now, this shared space also has a history of abandoned dirty dishes that are left in the sink to languish for days. Signs have been posted over the sink over the years in an effort to get people to wash their own dishes, but signs are just that - words on paper.
For the past 3 months, I have been stealthily washing dishes whenever I see them. Not asking questions, not leaving notes. Just washing the dishes that are there. I am a dish ninja, the secret Santa of soap.
Anonymous gifts are the sweetest. Be clean and be well!
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- Posted by GridaGirl
- Dec 18, 2019
- Comments (8)
Readers Comments
MagentaHeart wrote: What a great story! I love that instead of building resentment you found a way to reframe doing the dishes as a secret santa gift. I'm going to work on this more in myself. Thanks for the inspiration.
dotmatrix wrote: You rock. I like that - Santa of Soap. ♥.
DANCE wrote: This is so kind of you!!!! I used to do this myself in many places I worked in. I also admit, sometimes I was very frustrated with other people's habits. But tried every time possible to do it. Thank you!!!!!
healingtree wrote: SANTA OF SOAP, YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!
drjoybug wrote: such an amazing kindness...
kmbhai wrote: Anonymous ...
gardengal10 wrote: The secret scrubber.
mindyjourney wrote: Thank you!!! MisterM is sort of my dish ninja :). Appreciate every clean dish!
