Hi Shelly,
Done, already? That went really fast!
I realized I am accomplishing something and hadn't even realized it.
I am washing all dishes by hand and I'M NOT USING MY DISHWASHER AT ALL! We hold dishes for two washings a day, right after breakfast and one after dinner. It works for us since there is only the three of us and two of us are gone all day long. But I had started doing this already this spring--trying to cut down on the dishwasher usage and as we all know it takes seven days to develop a habit. My habit has been formed and I'm really liking it. I'm sure I'll use it once in a while when we have all the kids home or if we have a Thanksgiving or Christmas get-together but I'm not against using the dishwasher for that either.
Alice