 |
| These cute holiday penguin guest towels could be harboring unwanted guests. |
The holidays are upon us, and that means many of us
are hosting family and friends in the coming days. It also means that it’s cold
and flu season. Unless you’re a hermit who has been holed up in a cabin on top
of a mountain or living in a cave somewhere without wi-fi, TV, or a daily
newspaper, you know the importance of getting a flu shot and washing your hands
well to ward off an onslaught of some nasty germs that want to invade our
bodies this time of year. However, there are other steps you should take to
avoid the spread of germs.
Even if you’re somewhat vigilant about washing your
hands (really, how many of us actually scrub for the time it takes us to sing
“Happy Birthday” twice, the suggested length of time for hand-washing?) you
probably won’t kill every speck of e. coli or other illness-causing bacteria. Did
you know those teeny-tiny specks of bacteria deposit themselves on your towels
when you dry your hands?
Not only should you change your hand towels every day
or two, it’s a good idea to assign a separate hand towel to each member of the
family to prevent the spread of illness. Let each family member choose a color
and stress the importance of them only using their own towel.
In addition, as pretty as your powder room holiday
guest towels are, swap them out for disposable hand towels when you’re
expecting guests. You never know what bugs your family and friends are
incubating, and you don’t want them depositing unwanted gifts in your home.
Also, ditch the bar soap. Those cute snowflake and
Christmas tree-shaped guest soaps you lovingly placed in a holiday dish on your
powder room sink will also become a resting place for germs. Your best bet is
to exchange the pretty soaps for a no-touch liquid soap dispenser.
Follow these simple rules, and you could avoid a lot
of post-holiday coughing and sneezing.
No comments:
Post a Comment