Writer Kristen McGuiness is the author of the LA Times bestselling book 5150: The Magical Adventures of a Single Life (which was optioned by CBS Cable with Alison Brie attached to star and Original Films attached to produce and which covered a year of early sobriety where McGuiness went on a new date every week). She's also co-written numerous books in the genres of self-help, business, psychology, travel, memoir, and dating, been published in Marie Claire, AOL, Huffington Post, and The Fix, and has appeared on The Today Show, KTLA, and in USA Today. On the surface, her issue with sponges sounds silly, right? Yes, sponges are gross but what deeply buried issues could lurk underneath having a problem with unhygienic things used to wash dishes? Turns out plenty—and all has to do with control.