I have a nickname at my office, a nickname I gave myself: The Kitchen Bitch. Somebody has to be it, and I figured it might as well be me and it might as well be called just what it is. Who wants to see somebody else’s dirty bowl soaking in a sink?! It’s bad enough at home, but in an office? Yuck! 

So when a cup is left on the counter or an empty coffee pot remains on the burner, I send a friendly reminder. As the mother of six, I’ve had plenty of practice at friendly reminding. Giving multiple friendly reminders to the same offender doesn’t bother me one bit. In fact, I think it adds credibility to my title.

Joel, a team member, framed and posted this photo in the office kitchen with the caption, “The look you get when you leave a dirty dish in the sink.”

Joel has seen that look before. He said my look would deter anyone from leaving a mess in our office kitchen. That’s especially amusing, because Joel is a repeat offender. Bless his heart!