germs

Years ago it was not uncommon to see a toothbrush holder in the bathroom with the family's toothbrush standing at attention around one cup that everyone would use when they wanted a drink of water or to rinse their mouth when brushing their teeth.  Plain and simple, that. is. gross.  Did your family do that, do they still?

It's cold and flu season (and has been for a while).  We heed all the warnings.  Wash your hands, cough and sneeze into your elbow instead of your hands and stay home if you are feeling ill.  Of course, people are also using an abundance of hand sanitizer, which makes your hands dry out.  But, I found one that is alcohol free that you can make at home from jill at onegoodthingbyjillee.com.  Read M

I am guilty and a little miffed.  I didn't USE to wash my chicken before I cooked it, but I saw the benefits of rinsing it before cooking it.  After all, it's sitting in that chicken juice goo after thawing from the freezer and getting rid of that always made me feel better.  But, experts are now saying washing/rinsing my chicken can now be a BAD thing!

You’ve probably seen those reports about how germy hotel beds can be. But a new study shows something else in a room is likely to be far more contaminated.

I admit that I have a problem with germs.  I'm not a perfect person, and perhaps this is one of my biggest flaws.  I'm unreasonably afraid of germs.  There are far more severe cases than myself, but I had a moment of clarity the other day and realized I definitely do things differently than other people...

We all know that washing our hands is a key to staying healthy and avoiding the spreading of germs.  I'm not a germaphobe, but I make sure to wash my hands a lot, especially when using a restroom.  Should we safely assume everyone is washing their hands too?  Well, at first glance it looks good...but then when digging deeper you realize you may not want to share a bag of Doritos with someone el