Superbug- Cleaning Your Home

I am sure most moms started a large cleaning campaign this week when news of the Superbug hit home. I completely washed down my kitchen and bathrooms, to me those seemed like the most likely culprits of germs. My husband has been in the hospital recently so that makes it even scarier!

And it is not just the kitchen and the bathroom of course. Shoes are one of the worse! Think about where your shoes go- the bathroom floors, the grocery store, the hospital floor (in our house). Leaving your shoes outside may be a good option!

One of the best ways to prevent any illness or germ in your house is to wash your hands carefully, for the entire song of Happy Birthday. Don''t share towels- each have your own towel to dry your hands- germs come off when you dry and they stay there. Or use paper towels and throw them away.

When you blow your nose, throw the tissue away immediately. Don't stick it in a pocket or your purse. How many times do you wash those tissues in your jeans and make a big mess anyway!

Use alcohol based hand sanitizers. While I have heard reports this has made some germs immune to the anti-bacterial properties, alcohol kills the Superbug.

And sanitize your house- with bleach especially. I hardly ever use bleach, but that and alcohol kill the it.

For more tips, read the Clean Living Newsletter. And wash your hands!

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