Washing Too Many Dishes?

Are you looking for a way to reduce the amount of dishes you wash each day? A few months ago I noticed I was washing a lot of dishes. As I took a look at the counter tops I noticed about 25 dirty cups from the day. I am the one to blame for this large number of cups because I can never remember whose is whose or which is dirty or clean. I came to the conclusion that we were using far too many cups each day.

After coming to this conclusion a light bulb went off in my head! I decided to take a trip to Home Depot and purchase four white tiles for $0.16 a piece, making my purchase a total of $0.68. Those 4 tiles now sit on our counter top next to our sink. Each of us has a designated tile to keep out one cup for the day. When we are not using our cup we are trying to make a habit of putting our cup back on the tiles. So at the end of the day before I turn the dishwasher on I am only washing 4 cups instead of 25! It has turned out to be a well working system the last few months, so I thought I would share my light bulb experience. I'd say that was a well spent $0.68 and a great way to reduce the number of dishes I am washing each day.