When lifestyle and design guru Joanna Gaines took to Instagram to share a video, her followers were left feeling she is just like them.
As she explained in the video, when she went to bed the night before, she had every intention of waking up and getting started on her holiday baking.
So much so that she had laid out the many ingredients she would need on her kitchen counters.
However, by the time morning rolled around, she lost motivation and decided to postpone the baking she had planned until later.
But because she had friends coming over later that day, Gaines had to make sure her home was presentable for when her guests arrived. Meaning all of the ingredients she had laid out the night before needed to be put away.
And that’s when she shared her little holiday life hack. “Some tips and tricks if you are hosting this holiday season,” she captioned the video.
“(I) had to hide everything,” Gaines admitted. “So let me show you how you do that. Let me show you the trick.”
As the camera panned around, she moved toward the dishwasher.
“So earlier, there were ingredients on that,” she said pointing to her kitchen island, “there were ingredients on that,” she said point to a far off counter, “ingredients on the floor.”
“But now,” Gaines continued as she opened the dishwasher, “thanks to modern technology, dual purpose dishwasher.”
As Gaines showed the inside of her dishwasher, she revealed it to be filled with the many ingredients that once covered the counters and floor of her kitchen.
But it didn’t stop there.
Gaines had also filled up her utensil drawers and the space underneath her sink.
“No one will know,” she shared.
And her Instagram followers loved Gaines’ honesty.
“I laughed. Out. Loud. When you opened that dishwasher!!” one commenter wrote.
“There’s always an incredible reminder of why I adore you beyond just your impeccable taste,” another added.
“So what you are saying is that you are a normal human? You are awesome,” read another comment.
Soon, people began sharing their favorite hiding places as well.
“I once hid dirty dishes that I didn’t have time to clean in my bathtub before my guests arrived. Thank goodness they weren’t staying overnight,” a commenter shared.
“Did this once,” said another follower. “Put a bunch of stuff in my car trunk because people were coming over.”
“This is so funny and real! When our house was for sale, I was unexpectedly asked to show our house. I hid things in the dishwasher and dryer.”
