Getting the Dishes Done!

Anyone who has a toddler in the house knows that getting 20-30 minutes free time to do the dishes is almost impossible!  I'll set Aari up with a quiet activity and get her interested in it, whatever it may be that day, sneak off and start the dishes only to find her suction cupped to my leg screaming my name over and over again, and all this? Only 2 minutes into the dish washing routine!  If I'm lucky, I maybe got my coffee cup washed and rinsed.  But I am Mother hear me ROARRRRR!!!! I have a new plan of action that has been working like a charm:

Step 1: Select funky, upbeat music and turn it up!
Step 2: Bust out the vat of toddler instruments and put them in the middle of the kitchen floor!
Step 3: Nonchalantly start playing the egg shaker to the beat and pretend like it is THE coolest thing EVER!
Step 4: Hand it over to my now, interested toddler and VOILA - I have at least 15 minutes of free time to finish the dishes :)

Having her in the kitchen allows me to interact and praise her while she is exploring her instruments and showcasing her love of music.  It's a win-win situation :)

Rockin' out on the drums, baby!