Are you still a little bit grossed out from reading yesterday’s blog about germy things you touch every day? I know I am! Was I right when I said there are quite a lot of them and if you think too hard about them all, you just might start taking hand sanitizer everywhere you go? I bet at least a few of you put hand sanitizer in your purse or car after reading yesterday’s blog! Are you ready to look for another germy thing you touch every day?
We talked about drinking fountains, restroom doors, phones, keyboards, money, shopping carts and even cans of soda. But there are so many more things that are germy and I think most of us don’t think of them that way at all. But once you do think of them, I bet you shudder just a little bit!
Pets
We all love our pets. Some people even think of them as part of the family. But have you ever thought of your pet as another germy thing you touch every day? I know some people who kiss their cat or let their dog lick their face. Popular rumor that pet’s mouths have few germs just are not true. If you look past their mouths to their feet, rear ends and fur you will find so many more germs. Our pets may be our best friends but they are full of germs!
Stair railings
Some of us just skip up and down stairs like they aren’t even there but most of us hold onto the stair railing as we go up or down stairs. All of those people on the stairs equals all of those hands on the railings which then equals all of those germs on the railings. Eeeewwww! The railing on stairs is supposed to keep us safe but it is another germy thing you touch every day.
Gas pumps
While most of us don’t actually touch one of these every day, have you ever thought about a gas pump handle as another germy thing you touch every day? Think about all of the germs on that handle. Or don’t… it is pretty nasty to think about!
Purses and wallets
This is one of those “another germy thing you touch every day” things that has actually made the news recently. Studies into the germs on the bottom of purses are shocking. When you think about all of the germy places that you set your phone, maybe it becomes less shocking. Wallets hold that very dirty germy thing – money. Lots of germs in a place many people touch many times a day.
Toothbrush
This is another germy thing you touch every day makes me feel a bit ill if I think about it too hard. We put our toothbrushes in our mouths. If the toothbrush is covered in germs, that means you put all of those germs in your mouth. Gag! Keep those toothbrushes tucked away in a cabinet or clean drawer if you want to cut down on the germs you put in your mouth.
Have anything to add to this germy list – another germy thing you touch every day? Let us know – we love to hear from you!