CHANGE NUMBER FIVE: THE DAMN SINK

I am one of those people who has lived in New York for many years without a dishwasher. Since I live alone, I have always thought a dishwasher would waste way too much water and I would feel guilty about it. This, however, is not been enough to help me keep my sink free of dishes. I would go days at at time, watching breakfast, dinner, snack and, yes even dog plates pile up until I could tell from the mess what I had eaten (and my dogs too) for a week.

So....for the last three days my sink has been PRISTINE. Not a spoon, or pan or dish has lasted past midnight of the day before. I can actually see that the sink is made of stainless steel...and today I POLISHED IT.

RESULT

I feel like a grownup. I may have no money in the bank and precious little going on in my life, but my sink is under control. My mother - who would not go to bed until you could eat off the floor in her kitchen - is probably watching from somewhere, incredulous. Hey ma, I did it! The sink is clean! Now for my bedroom.....