I believe my 2nd grade teacher put it best: "If it's wet, and not yours, don't touch it." I believe in this rule. Firmly. And, while I don't consider myself a germaphobe (I lived in NY-- I'm pretty sure one can simply not be a germaphobe and ride the subway every day... or walk up my old apt. building stairs on St. Patrick's Day, either... gross) something hideous has obliterated almost the entire half of our second floor at work and I'm a little freaked out. Enter, The Sickness. There were 12 people in my general cube area out sick Monday and Tuesday, and I was one of them yesterday. I hauled my disgusting germiness into work on Monday-- mistake. Tuesday, it got the best of me. Today I managed to make it back into the office, but there were still about 8 people out with this "bug." Whatever it is, it spread and it spread fast. Whole departments are still out sick and others are dropping like flies. I am definitely on the mend now, but who knows how long this thing will circulate amongst the cubes. (One tiny bonus: when I'm sick like this my voice gets all raspy and I think it sounds kind of cool.)
Now, I don't touch any fridge handles, bathroom door handles, etc. at work if I can avoid doing so. So I literally had to contract this fun little beast from patient zero (allegedly someone high level in the I.T. department) or just from breathing office air. Lame. It's like I work in an airplane-- without the travel perks.
Anyway, this all brings me to this week's Product of the Week: 2 in 1 HandClens. It's a foaming sanitizer and lotion-- alcohol free, but kills 99.9% of germs. Costco has it for $9.99 and you get two travel size pumps (purses, check) and three industrial size pumps-- perfect for the desk. I will now not go through a day without using this stuff-- and the best part is that it smells oh so nice and doesn't dry your hands out. And, if you eat something right after using it, your fingers don't taste like nail polish remover. Brilliant! Here's to a future more germ-free me.
4 comments:
It's *always* IT. They huddle back there and bask in the magical blue glow.
I love the new Cody pic! Her little back and head is so cute!! Getting ready for Lost to start back up?
hooray! i've been looking for foaming had sanitizer for over a month now!
but boo for the sickness. it really is creepy how quickly and silently is can spread. i was always a little insane about santizing my work area when i was in the work force. now i'm just happy my girls don't chew their stroller wheels anymore. we're still working on ruth not licking the subway poles.
ooh! i want that handclens thing...sounds perfect for my ocd...
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