Hubby empties the dishwasher each morning when he gets up. We all load the dishwasher during the day with our dirty dishes (we have two teenaged boys). I tend to do the evening dishes and general kitchen wipe-down, and I turn on the dishwasher at that time.
We tend to use paper towels for a lot of things, like a snack of cheese or fruit. We did the paper plate thing when the boys were little and it seemed like I never had enough time to do anything. The amount of waste ended up bothering me too much. We do use extra party plates and napkins until they're used up, though.
I like doing the dishes. I like doing the laundry, too. I hate cleaning the toilet and Swiffering or vacuuming every day, so those are things my kids do
) They don't mind! They hate doing dishes, and the biggest thrill in our house is hearing an affirmative to, "Are the dishes in the dishwasher clean?" They know they can leave their dirty dishes in the sink because Daddy hasn't done his job!