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Off work today and tomorrow to try and beat myself into getting this uni fieldwork started - adhd tendencies in hyperdrive... just unable to focus on the random sampling bit so that I can get out there already while the weather's good. I'll get there, beating myself up is not helpful...
...but the good news is, today's been a day for procrastiductivity: I FINALLY PULLED THE TRIGGER and bought an 8-place benchtop dishwasher after some research. As it always goes: it really wasn't that difficult after all!
It's arriving tomorrow; hopefully Appliances Online will bring it up the stairs for me. Installation should be super easy, just attach it directly to the spare washing machine tap I mysteriously have, and drain out to the laundry sink immediately adjacent.
I only have 3 months left on my lease (hopefully can extend to 4-5 to see me through the end of uni), but dishes are an obvious pain point for me that drags down my mood and momentum, so $315 is worth it - it's about an extra day of work after tax, I can make up for it easily. And it should be easy to sell on afterwards if I don't need it later
Remember: if you don't have kitchen hookups there is nothing stopping you putting it in the laundry! That's what we did :)
I almost have no choice but to put it in the "laundry" as I can't sacrifice any more benchtop space in the kitchen; as it is I have to keep putting away my air fryer and rice cooker after use and haven't even taken my toaster out, all of which shits me. But the "laundry" works a lot better because it's basically a cupboard right next to the kitchen anyway - so minimal steps to transfer items, and makes use of empty space on top of the washing machine.