Washing Dishes, Saving Clothes

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Jessica Alpert

I learned most of my cleaning techniques from my mother.  I always hated emptying the dishwasher but loved loading it (well, sorta). For the record, I still hate emptying the dishwasher.  In college, I was amazed by the amount of people who just didn’t know how to work a washing machine.  PARENTS: DO YOUR KIDS A FAVOR….make them learn to do their own laundry before heading off to college (WE do indeed MAKE FUN OF THE CLUELESS).

Honestly though, it seems we may all be a little bit clueless.  A recent article by Alina Tugend in the NYtimes breaks it down….how much detergent do you really need for your washing machine and dishwasher?  She make a great point: we learned how to measure these liquids and powders from our parents…but appliances have changed quite a bit since then.  We must evolve! 

A full scoop of Tide for your next load is just….well, so 2009.

Check out the article HERE.

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About

Associate Producer, Here & Now Most recently, Jessica worked as an associate producer at WBUR's daily local program, Radio Boston. Jessica moved to Boston in 2008 and has lived many places since leaving her native Texas. After graduating from college, Jessica worked as a federal employee, documentary film festival producer, oral historian, university teaching assistant, traveling saleswoman and klezmer musician. Her work and projects have appeared in The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Bust, Barnard Magazine, National Public Radio, Public Radio International (PRI), and the BBC. Jessica's freelance radio work has received various awards including accolades from the Religion Newswriters Association and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. As a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, Jessica collected and studied oral histories from the Jewish Community based in San Salvador. Jessica received her B.A. in political science from Columbia University’s Barnard College and her M.A. in history from Indiana University. She learned how to make radio from the phenomenal folks at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Jessica lives in Somerville with her husband, twin son and daughter, and two cats. To learn more about Jessica’s projects, both current and past, please visit www.jessicaalpert.com.