Spoiled.

I never realized how great of an invention the dishwasher really was — until I started using ours about 3 weeks ago. I’ve always been the type to wash everything by hand cuz well, that’s what my mom did and I think I actually enjoyed washing dishes by hand. I’d heard about this claim by Consumer Reports years ago that using the dishwasher saves you more money. I never believed it (how?) and I didn’t see how that could be possible what with all that water that’s swishing around. So finally, at my old age, I decided to give it a try and see if we really could save a little more money (or if it comes out the same) if I consistently used the dishwasher once a day for one whole month.

Until it stopped working on me 2 weeks into my little “experiment.” Yes, it stopped and all I was getting was this green light blinking on the “Clean” stage. I was devastated like you would not believe! I’d gotten so used to the luxury of not having to waste time over the sink (spoiled is the word!) and then it stops working on me, just like that. Imagine, only after 2 weeks of using the dishwasher, the affect it had on me was amazing — to the point where the idea of having to do dishes by hand was absurd. I WAS LIVID! (But ei, don’t think I’d never seen one before my little experiment hahaha! We’d always had one growing up but it’d just sit in our kitchen like some kind of Iladro decoration).

But I’m a happy girl now because my dishwasher just got fixed this morning. Yep, with the push of 2 buttons. Now why couldn’t I have figured that out myself? I feel like all the planets are aligned correctly and life can go on being happy. And yes, notice I said “my” dishwasher. I love that thing like it’s nobody’s business.

Ahhhh, it’s so good to have you back dishwasher. I MISSED YOU IT HURT!