Wiped Clean

I may single handedly be keeping the wipes and Purell companies in business. I can't go out anywhere without wipes, and/or Purell. I use a wipe to hold those pens you sign credit cards with and I always carry my own pen for those times when I can sign on my own. I always wash my hands after shopping anywhere. I never use shopping carts! I actually have a young son and push his stroller around the store and use the basket underneath to carry the groceries. Why? Well, there have been studies that the handles of shopping carts have more germs on them than the average public bathroom...YUCK. I even wash my hands after picking up the cereal box from the cabinet that I just purchased yesterday or today. Why you ask? Well in case the clerk had a cold or worse yet the stomach flu, of course. If we go somewhere like a restaurant, I am extremely careful, and wipe down the table before I eat. If I have to touch something like a bottle of ketchup on the table, I always wipe it first, and then usually wipe my hands afterward too. I guess I will never get that hand modeling job, as my hands have almost no skin left from all the washing and alcohol use. Oh well, I guess I'll have to stick to my day job.

I want to find peace. I want to find it for myself, but I also really want it for my kids. I don't want them suffering because of my obsession, and I certainly don't want them to grow up to be like me. They are the reason I am beginning this journey to find peace and tranquility.