Hubpages - Why and How I Wash my Dishes by Hand

 My dishwasher bit the dust about a month and a half ago.  As I'm taking a year off work and going off my savings, I decided not to replace it and have instead been washing dishes by had.

Oddly enough, I've found that I kind of like it, and I've worked out a way to get around the "gross factor" and keep everything rather not-disgusting. 

I wrote and article for Hubpages that you can find here:

I realize it's hardly anything earth-shattering, but I hope it helps someone in the same situation. 

As a side note, my old dishwasher makes a great pantry!