I’m one of the few people that actually enjoys washing dishes, but it wasn’t always that way. I remember when we were first married, I assumed the best and most efficient way to get the dishes done was to use the dishwasher. I would never feel done with the dishes because after loading it, I knew they would have to be put away. It bothered me how much water the dishwasher would use and the chemicals that it spewed into the kitchen, not to mention the coating and taste of our dishes. If I still used a dishwasher today, I don’t think that we could fit all of our dishes in the dishwasher from one meal.

When I started converting our cleaning products to more natural ones, and I tried them in my old dishwasher, my dishes didn’t get/look very clean. I will admit that they did with the commercial cleaners. After trying several natural alternatives, and making many homemade recipes, I got frustrated and gave up! I decided to start washing dishes by hand, and I’m so glad that I did.