How in the World Do We Deal With Germs?

Ok, so it's cold and flu season.  No matter how healthy we eat and how strong we keep our immune system, sometimes a pesky germ will sneak their way into our bodies causing all kinds of nonsense!  Nonsense in the form of a cold, the flu, pneumonia or anything else they want to try and prove.  GERMS DON'T CARE!  Now, what do we do when this has caused an invasion in a body that we live with?  Well, there are no guarantees, but there are some weapons that we can arm ourselves with.  It's us against them and, we have the disadvantage since we can't see them...don't let them win the war!  Here are a list of steps that, with a quick trip to the local grocery or discount store, you'll be able to use in hopes of making the battle easier on everyone in the home.

1.  Don't let the sick person into the kitchen!  This is off limits!  Yes, this means that you will have to wait on them, but it's better than you and the the rest of the household getting sick too, right?
2.  The sick person only uses disposable cups, paper plates, napkins and plastic wear.  That's right, that means less chance of spreading the germs AND not as many dishes to do, (you are welcome :)) and all of this goes straight into the trash.
3.  Choose 1 bathroom for the sick person to use and everyone else stays out and uses the other bathroom.  Thoroughly disinfect the community bathroom with disinfecting wipes or a good spray as soon as you figure out that the sick person is sick.
4.  Hand washing/sterilizing...any time any of the non sick are near the sick, in the same room, touch something the sick has touched, etc...it is hand washing time!  Keep the hand sanitizing gel on hand too.  It makes things a little easier.
5.  Be sure and sterilize light switches, door knobs, phones, sink faucets, and anything else the sick person could have touched.
6.  The sick sleeps alone!  If you have kids sharing a bedroom, split them up.  Make a fort, get out the sleeping bags, whatever you have to do, but don't let them sleep in the same room.  This goes the same for the adults.  The non sick needs to take the couch for a while.

It's a tough battle, but you CAN win it!  Comment below and let us know what you do in your home to help fight the good fight.
Here's a grocery list to make life a bit easier...

1.  soap
2.  hand sanitizer
3.  paper plates
4.  plastic cups
5.  plastic spoons, forks & knives
6.  paper napkins
7.  disinfecting wipes
8.  disinfecting spray

Best of luck through this crazy time of year!
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