Im confused- the first sentence in no.4 "Wrap one of the racks with foil and pop a dishwasher tablet inside."

Yeah, nah sounds like unnecessary effort on top of all the normal day to day shit you have to deal with....if it's not someone you don't know well, just keep it cordial they don't need to any details about your life anyway....if it's a friend or family member etc, well if you can't be real with them then who?!