| It would be nice to think that living aboard a boat | | | | at a full boil to cook them. Bring them to a boil and |
| somehow robbed you of domestic chores in favour | | | | set aside. Check them in 20 minutes and then bring |
| of more exotic ones like finding ways to keep otters | | | | back to the boil if necessary. This saves oodles in |
| from having midnight seafood fests on your deck or | | | | fuel costs. One pot recipes save time, fuel, and more |
| finding the most comfortable spot for extended | | | | fresh water for clean up so look for those the next |
| novel reading. Regardless of the glamourous notions | | | | time you're surfing the 'net. |
| about living on a boat, you still have to cook, clean, | | | | It definitely takes less time to clean the inside of a |
| and do laundry. | | | | boat than it does to clean the inside of your house. |
| Fuel and fresh water are always issues for finite | | | | Wood floors can be swept, floor mats shaken |
| floating real estate, as are storage and refrigeration | | | | outside, and a portable car vacuum plugged into the |
| so large shopping trips are a thing of the past. Having | | | | accessory socket from the battery does wonders |
| first cooked for all my friends and then raised a | | | | for upholstery and hard to reach nooks and crannies. |
| family, this was a culture shock for me. Leaving the | | | | I love the smell of Murphy's Oil Soap on wood so it |
| grocery store with only 2 bags and having spent only | | | | gets used often. Baking soda is my best friend for |
| $25 left me uncomfortable at first, and then I began | | | | scrubbing the tough stuff and all cleaning materials |
| to trust that the store was always there when I | | | | that I use are environmentally friendly. |
| needed it and I would not die without four flavours | | | | Laundry becomes a much lesser chore since you |
| of herbal tea on hand at all times. | | | | learned to part with a lot of your wardrobe before |
| To conserve water for food preparation, I rip up | | | | you moved on to your boat and became an expert |
| lettuce or peel and cut up vegetables before rinsing - | | | | at choosing, mixing and matching six different outfits |
| no point in washing what will be thrown away. I use | | | | out of four pieces of clothing for work in an office. |
| a bowl to catch the water from rinsing under the | | | | I'm not even relegated to the Laundromat since I |
| sieve and use it to dampen the dishcloth to give the | | | | discovered my little Wonderwash portable washing |
| counters and cupboards a wipe when I am done. | | | | machine. It uses no power, a small amount of water, |
| I start preparing dinner earlier too because you do | | | | and fits on my countertop - I never did such cheap |
| not need to keep things like potatoes, rice, or pasta | | | | laundry when I lived on land! |