6 Germiest Places

As a mom AND a germophobe, I’m constantly on guard against the slightest possibility of a germ infection. I wash my hands about a zillion times a day (I kept careful count) and I should own stock in Purell.

Germophobes: Beware the Shopping Cart!

So I was a bit dismayed when I heard that hand sanitizers don’t really work all that well. How was I going to protect my kids (and myself!) if I couldn’t spritz away the bad bugs?

Well, one thing you can do is to avoid germy spots. And according to my careful research (from Woman’s Day Magazine), here are six of the germiest places:

1. Shopping carts… E. coli was found on 80 percent of shopping carts in a recent study. Ewwww! E. coli… that’s the poopoo bacteria. Ick, big time. Suddenly, those moms putting the cart covers on shopping cart cover before dropping the baby in the seat don’t look like crazy helicopter parents!

2. The cutting board. You’d be better off cutting veggies on your toilet seat! Double ick. Clean yours with a bleach and water solution, and have a separate board for meats and fruits/vegetables.

3. First-floor elevator button. I use my knuckle to push elevator buttons and ATM keys. Call me crazy.

4. ATM Enter key. See! I wrote the hint on #3 before I knew that!

5. Your desktop. Just because they’re YOUR germs doesn’t make them clean.

6. Playground. The most dangerous thing on the playground isn’t the monkey bars, it’s the fecal matter (poopoo again!) ON the monkey bars. Wash, early and often.

Excuse me now. I’ve got to go wash my hands.

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http://thelinarstudio.typepad.com/embracelife/ Lee

I knew we had lots in common I love that our grocery store offers disinfectant wipes for the grocery carts as you walk in the store. My hands are positively raw from all the washing they receive all day! Can’t use Purell (psoriasis) but wish I could.
http://www.losingitandlovingit.com/blog Angie (Losing It and Loving It)

WOW I never thought about the elevators! We have been in the city at North Western hospital for my stepdaughter and hitting tons of elevator buttons. Ewwwww! I don’t like the grocery cart and always look for the wipes at the grocery store right before we grab a cart. Hmmm oh and I also use my shirt or jacket to open public bathroom doors.

OK off to wash my hands too LOL
Jen McGuire

All I can say is “ewwwww.” Just think of how dirty the handle and buttons are on the office microwave! It’s all those places that don’t get disinfected like the toilet and the drinking fountain do that really are germy. I try to be cautious, but not be freak about it. I don’t want to end up in a veritable OCD state like Howard Hughes.
Donna C

I work in a hospital…all i can say is gloves! while i am enjoying our near spring like temperatures i am reallllly dreading not being able to wear thick gloves to touch elevator buttons and door knobs and key pad entry things! perhaps i should get dainty white gloves for spring and summer! i never touch anything with bare hands at work, then i go wash and wash!!!! blah. i too am off to wash my hands…do not get me started on shopping carts and disgusting things! ewwwwwwwww great new web site…interesting topics so far!

6 Germiest Places

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