I don't let anyone load the dishwasher. I'm very strategic about it, and it has lasted us 19 years.

• We've lived in our house for 19 years and have had the same dishwasher. 
• It's so loud but still works perfectly and I'm convinced it's because of how I load it. 
• I actually enjoy figuring out how to get the most out of each load. 

Maybe it's the long line of engineers in my family that molecularly imprinted my desire to load dishes with the precision of an Olympic decathlete.

If dishwasher loading were an Olympic sport, I'd be on my way to Paris this summer.