One More Electricity Saving Tip

I forgot to include this one in the last post and it's is one I use every day!

Handwash some dishes.

You'd be surprised how much electricity your dishwasher uses. Well, maybe you wouldn't be!

Keeping it set to air dry instead of heated dry will help too.

I still have to run it almost every day because I cook most meals at home so we use a lot of dishes. But if I didn't handwash half of them we'd run it even more!

I handwash my pots and pans for another reason as well. It helps them last longer. Even those that are dishwasher safe are more likely to be damaged by the high heat and pressure of a dishwasher. And like hanging clothes to make them last longer I handwash to extend the life and reduce the wear and tear on my pots and pans.

Plus I live in an apartment and the dishwasher it came with is small and not to great. I feel like hand washing a lot of times gets things cleaner. I rarely handwash cups and silverware because those are difficult without a good dryer and we go through tons of them! Plates and bowls I wash occasionally. Mixing bowls, knives, pots, pans, coffee pot, and big plastic water cups are always hand washed. They take up a lot of room in the machine too.

I enjoy the handwashing. It takes a little longer, but I feel like I am really scrubbing things. It makes me feel good.

I am working with my sewing machine more and more lately. I plan to start posting some sewing projects soon. I am a complete noob about it too so even if you've never sewn it can be done, I am living proof! More on that soon....