Sanitation Nation

Sanitation Nation

For those of us that struggled, well… continue to struggle with the war 🪖 against germs 😂,

If obsessions were signs of intelligence, I’d be right up there with Einstein at least regarding sanitation protocols with my first child.  No wonder I was exhausted.  Constantly resupplying the baby wipes, hand sanitizer, and Wet Wipes for my“ sanitation nation” garage warehouse left little time for non-sanitation household chores.  Remember, this was back when you had to walk into the store to buy things….   

Looking back, it was crazy that I made everyone use Wet Wipes or hand sanitizer before they held our firstborn.  One might even say I was a bit of a zealot about it.  But the craziness didn’t stop with “hand sanitizing”; EVERY surface had to be decontaminated. Goodness knows what kind of cooties he would have been exposed to had I not adhered to such stringent “sanitation nation” protocols. Before shopping cart baby inserts were mainstream,  I used at least ½ of a package of wipes and a whole bottle of hand sanitizer to ensure that all surface germs in the shopping cart seat were decontaminated correctly.  

A quarter of a century later…

 Stringent “sanitation nation” protocols remain in place. When flying, the seat, headrest, armrest, seat belt, and seat back tray must be wiped with disinfectant wipes.  When renting a vehicle, one must wipe down seats, the steering wheel, all buttons on the front console, the gear shift, the rental car key, and OF COURSE the door handles.  But I feel like I’ve become a kinder-gentler sanitizer because I am okay with using organic lavender spray hand sanitizer, if and when I run out of Clorox wipes.  Small steps:)

 In hindsight, my kids would have lived without my self-imposed military “sanitation nation” campaign. After all, it's in God’s hands.  

 “Sanitation nation” is paramount in hotels. Did you know it is NOT okay to walk on hotel carpets &/or the floor without🩴 flip flops/shoes?   Top Travel Tip from the Letter Jacket Ladies= if/when you find yourself in a hotel with actual bedspreads 🛏️- run!  Those of us who are members of the “sanitation nation” believe that decorative hotel bed pillows should be outlawed.  In parting, hotel light switches, door handles and knobs, room phones, remote controls, and all surfaces deserve some "SANITATION NATION” LOVE! 

Thanks for your attention to this precarious matter of war 🪖 against germs 😂,