ADD: 1, Cleanliness: Nil

Let me preface this by saying that I a) had only the best of intentions, and b) am glad my parents don't read this.

I'm at my dad's house in Midtown because he's gone for the week. He and my stepmother asked me to do some cleaning up while I'm here in exchange for some money. It's not a bad deal.

Anyway, after I finished lunch today, I noticed that the dishwasher was quite full, so I decided to run it and then put away the dishes. I scrounged around for some dishwasher soap, but couldn't find any. Instead, I grabbed the tomato-scented dish soap from by the sink and loaded the dishwasher's soap dispenser, turned it on, and went upstairs to check my email and such.

A few minutes later, I noticed that the house smelled like tomatoes. I ran downstairs, and the kitchen was slowly filling with tomato-scented foam.

Lesson of the day: dish soap that goes by the sink does not go in the dishwasher.

I got most of the soapy water off of the floor with some towels, but there's still quite a bit left in the dishwasher. I'm letting the soap settle, and then I'm going to...well...I'm not sure. Try to mop it out? Use a ladle? Run the dishwasher again? I have no idea what to do.

What I do know is that I feel pretty ridiculous right now. Proof that years of schooling doesn't buy common sense.

I should go back on my ADD meds. For reals.

foam party!
Kerry