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National No Dirty Dishes Day.

May 18, 2017

National No Dirty Dishes Day is always May 18th.
 
What is this Holiday for?
 
The celebration of this day according to gone-ta-pott.com is having no dirty dishes in the sink, in the dishwasher, under the bed or out in the yard by the grill either. This is a day where we celebrate not having any dirty dishes. Now this day is not intended for you to pile them up until tomorrow. No way! It's intended for you to catch up on all the dishes in the house and that's scattered all over the place. You know, all those coffee cups that's sitting in the garage where the hubby likes to work on the truck at. You know under the bed where the kids like to slide the plate after they finish eating those cookies. You know beside the grill outside when you had your last BBQ cookout. Lets see... when was that?  Around 3 weeks ago?!!  Yes we all know that's how real life really is and today is the day to have all the family do a ground search and bring them all inside so they can be washed up and put away in the cabinets.
 
How can I avoid dirty dishes today?
 
No Dirty Dishes Day also means you have permission to use those paper plates! Yipppp eeeee!  Use disposable plates, cups and silverware for all meals. Choose snacks to snack on that don't require plates such as bagged snacks like chips. Or celebrate this day by taking the family out to eat for all three meals and avoid eating at home all together. Wow what a treat that would be!
 
Make your own cleaners
 
"Save that empty dish-soap bottle, and refill it with a homemade dish soap. Fill a 22-ounce squirt bottle with Castile soap, which is a pure odorless soap. Add 15 drops of lemon or lemongrass essential oil, six drops of lavender essential oil and five drops of bergamot essential oil. visit hgtv
 
 Soap Container
 
Do you want to have a pretty container for your liquid dishwashing detergent? Many women love to replace the plastic retail dish liquid bottle with something attractive and you can make your own very easily. Most choose glass. All you have to do is save one of your empty olive oil bottles or buy yourself a nice decorative bottle but it must have a wine spout on it. You can easily fill the bottle by using a funnel. The great part is that you can place fake flower peddles in the bottle that would be beautiful floating inside the soap.  Try floating other things in it as well like little plastic fish. Use your imagination and see what you come up with.
 
How can I Celebrate?
 
Make your own homemade cleaners! - It's fun to make your own homemade cleaners and it's even more fun to make them up as gifts in a jar. Wrap the jars up with pretty bows and instructions about your homemade cleaner. They make great housewarming gifts.
 
Blog with us about it! -  We have a blog called  "Everyday is a Holiday" so visit our pages and tell us about your favorite cleaning day or your favorite cleaner recipe.
 
Send Free E-Greeting!
 
Are there any other Holidays related to cleaning? Yes! National Cleaning Week is always the 4th week in March. Let Someone Else Clean Day is April 7.

 
Dishwashing Tips
 
There are only two things in this world according to cleanmyspace.com  more monotonous than hand washing your dishes: watching grass grow, and watching paint dry.
 
However, for those who don’t have a dishwasher, washing dishes by hand is tedious reality, each and every day….and even if you have a dishwasher, that doesn’t preclude you from this chore. Case in point, I have like 50 cups (thanks to my Starbucks problem) that aren’t dishwasher safe, and then there’s the gang of pots and pans that can’t go into the dishwasher either…ugh.
 
There are actually many things that you shouldn’t put into the dishwasher, like crystal, cast iron or non-stick pots’n’pans, any good knives you may have, and wooden cooking utensils. Then, you’ve got the ginormous items that won’t fit into the dishwasher, like cookie sheets, broiler pans and roasting pans.
 
Now, I’m well aware that some people actually enjoy washing dishes – they find it meditative or a good way to achieve *Omnipresent Super-Galactic Oneness*.
 
I am not one of those people – and if you are not one of those people or if you’re just having a hard time washing your dishes- here are 10 helpful tips and tricks to make this stupid job a little easier..
 
#1 – Use Gloves
 
Safety first everyone.  These bright yellow gloves not only make you look super cool – they also protect the skin on your delicate digits from losing it’s natural oils and then drying out, leading to dishpan hands (prune hands, raisin hands, whatever you call it).  They also protect your hands from the super hot water and any rogue knives.
 
A cool bonus feature to these gloves is that they are made of rubber and are kind of tacky, meaning it’s usually easier to hold on to slippery wet dishes.  And, if you hate that rubber glove smell as much as I do, you can sprinkle in some baking soda to deodorize them before donning them to do the dishes.
 
#2 – Get a Dish Rack
 
For around $20 you can get yourself a dish rack that will hold a good amount of dishes and and glasses and cutlery and whatnot.  I bought mine for around $15 – as you can see, it’s fairly large and I saved money by not buying the little tray that goes underneath and using a simple baking sheet (or broiler pan) instead and covering it with a dish towel.
 
#3 – Wipe Food off your Dishes ASAP
 
Might sound a little simplistic, but you’d be surprised how much tougher it is to wash food that has been sitting on a dish for 12 hours. If you tackle the food as soon as possible, it’s much easier to clean off.  When dirty dishes hang around for a while, moisture evaporates from the food and creates a solid bond to the surface it is sitting on…you get the picture.
 
#4 – Use the Hottest Water you Can Bare
 
The hotter the water, the better.  It makes the food break away from surfaces easier, it helps break down grease, and it aides your glasses and cutlery to dry without spots or streaks.
 
#5 – Time to Soak
 
For really stubborn food deposits, or, for cleaning up the pots and pans (dwell) time is on your side.  If you have a really dirty pot, pan or dish, you can use a few drops of dish liquid and water or sprinkle in some dishwasher detergent with water and let those tough, baked-on food bits loosen overnight.  In the morning, you should be able to easily wipe everything away.  You can also sprinkle in some baking soda when cleaning the next morning for a little extra mild abrasion!
 
#6 – Invest in a Good Sponge and Other Dish Washing Tools
 
You can find name brand sponges at your local dollar store or big box stores,  just make sure it’s a non-scratching sponge.  The ones I like are Scotch-Brite sponges. I also use a dish wand, which allows you to put dish liquid directly inside the handle and the sponge uses the dish soap during the cleaning process.  This puts the ‘fun’ in functional!  Other great tools that you can use include a dish scrub brush, which won’t cling on to bacteria as much as a sponge would and can help brush away really tough dirt, and a SKrAPr for those really, really tough jobs.  I love my SKrAPr.
 
#7 – Don’t Let Dishes Pile Up!
 
Unlike fine wine or an artisan cheese (which I miss dearly, since I’ve been off dairy for about 6 weeks now), dirty dishes, tend not to age very well.  What’s worse is that the dish pile is only going to grow bigger and bigger – and your interest level in washing them is going to get smaller and smaller.  So, don’t let your sink turn into Mount Dishmore (this place exists, in each of our minds).  Tackle the dishes every night, that way they’ll never get out of hand and become overbearing.  And remember, the cleanliness of your sink can make or break the cleanliness of your entire kitchen.
 
#8 – Burnt Pots’n’Pans
 
I made a video about this exact subject a looooong time ago.   You can check out our video on how to easily clean a very dirty pot or pan, here! 
#9 – Wash in the Right Order!
 
You want to wash your dishes from least greasy to most greasy, which usually looks like this:
 
– first wash your glassware and any drinking vessels,
– then wash your cutlery,
– then wash your plates and bowls and such,
– then wash greasy stuff like serving dishes and any really greasy items, and finally
– wash your pots and pans.
 
You may have to drain and re-fill the water as needed, especially if you notice it getting really greasy and grimy.
 
#10 – The Melissa Maker Way
 
This isn’t so much a tip as it is the way I choose to hand wash my dishes here at home – and it’s pretty simple so I thought I would share it with you.
 
If you have two sinks
 
Fill one with hot water and a couple of drops of dish liquid – fill the other sink with cool water and a 1/2 cup of vinegar – which will act as a rinse aid and help avoid spots and streaks on glassware.  Simply wash each dish in the hot water sink and then dip into the cool water sink to rinse, then place in the rack to dry.
 
If you have one sink
 
Start by making yourself some dish pre-treater – which is just a tablespoon of dish liquid, mixed with water, in a spray bottle.  Now, soak all your cutlery in a cup or  bowl filled with hot water and dish liquid. Then take your dish pre-treater and spray each dish and cup, pot and pan, and neatly pile them on the side of the sink. Now, each dish gets a chance to pre-soak, which breaks down the dirt and grease and will save you scrub time.  Trust me, this is brilliant.  One by one, (ideally starting with the first dish you sprayed working your way to the last one), give each item the once over with the dish wand and then rinse under s slow stream of water – we don’t want to have the water on full blast because that’s just a waste of water – just use enough to rinse each dish. Finally, let the dishes sit in the dish rack to dry.
 
Whether you have one sink or two – some items will require hand drying using a towel – this is where I suggest using waffle weave microfiber towel – which is super absorbant and actually dries quicker than a regular tea towel.
 
 
Image:  No dirty dishes day - clipartfest.com 

 



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