Dishing About Dishes

Disclosure: I am part of the Finish Blogger Program by Mom Central. I received compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

I’m participating in a campaign for Finish dishwashing detergent, as you can see. A package of Finish Quantum detergent arrived by post as part of my compensation, so of course I had to try it out. Immediately I began cooking and baking and trying to dirty enough pots, pans and plates to give this a whirl. KIDDING. I loaded up the dishwasher with the perpetual pile of dirty cups and dishes (last night’s pasta sauce already prehardened onto the plates) that resides on my kitchen counter. I also ate the last brownie out of the baking  pan, you know, for the campaign. It’s like I was born for this kind of work.

I also never use the drying setting on my dishwasher because I’m pretty sure it’s the very least I can do for the environment. (Please let me know if there’s something even less that I can be doing instead and I will do it!) The idea is that I’ll leave the door open when the wash cycle is complete and the dishes will still be hot enough to air dry quickly. The reality is that I forget all about the dishes and end up surfing the net into the middle of the night until my eyes start to water and I can no longer see straight. I then stumble upstairs and take a few swipes at my teeth and face, and pass out. Five minutes later I’m awoken by a baby’s cry, so I scoop her up, stick a boob in her mouth and fall back asleep. THEN, some time the next morning when I’m searching for the pink cup, it has to be the pink cup, NO NOT THAT ONE, I’ll remember to open the dishwasher to find some still-wet, spotty, could-be-cleaner-but-they’re-fine dishes.

But not this morning, friends, readers and assorted Google searchers, not this morning. The dishes were still kinda wet, of course, but they were not spotty and they were most definitely clean.

The good news is that you, too, can score a free sample of Finish Quantum by liking the Facebook page and then signing up for said sample. (The bad news is that they’re running out fast so go now. Hurry!) You can also score a $5 off coupon for the Wine and Cheese Show in Mississauga on their page, if you’re so inclined.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a dishwasher to unload. Groan.