I've caught a case of the OCD
I think in my old age I'm getting all Howard Hughes about germs. This was brought to my attention on Thursday, when I stopped in to get a haircut.
The girl cutting my hair had on flip-flops. I don't have a problem with flip-flops. I certainly don't expect the 19 year-old giving me a $9 haircut (yes, only the best for me) to be sporting Manolo Blahniks.
But when you wear flip-flops while cutting hair it means all the hair falls down on your feet and gets between your toes. And that gives me the willies.
Clippings of other people's hair. Between your toes. Yikes.
All this reminds me of another important lesson about flip-flops that I learned the hard way: Don't wear flip-flops when scooping cat litter.
Anyhow, here are a few other reasons I think I may be getting a little too obsessive about germs:
The girl cutting my hair had on flip-flops. I don't have a problem with flip-flops. I certainly don't expect the 19 year-old giving me a $9 haircut (yes, only the best for me) to be sporting Manolo Blahniks.
But when you wear flip-flops while cutting hair it means all the hair falls down on your feet and gets between your toes. And that gives me the willies.
Clippings of other people's hair. Between your toes. Yikes.
All this reminds me of another important lesson about flip-flops that I learned the hard way: Don't wear flip-flops when scooping cat litter.
Anyhow, here are a few other reasons I think I may be getting a little too obsessive about germs:
- Whenever possible, I open doors with my elbows rather than my hands
- I sanitize my hands after handling cash
- I wear shoes around the house at all times
- I have rows and rows of Mason jars full of my own urine in my closet
posted by Leighton @ My Best Investments at
7:24 AM
12 Comments:
LOL!!!! Mason jars in the closet, hilarious! =)
Well, I don't think you've quite lost it yet, but you may be on the way! (I refer to your mason jar collection!)
I work at a bank, therefore, I use bottles of hand sanitizer on a weekly basis! (I've SEEN where some of these people dig their money out of to make deposits and payments! YYYYUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK!)
My girls thought I had lost my mind when I wouldn't let them wear their flip-flops to the County Fair. One child showed pigs, she said the boots were too hot to wear, and she washed her feet, so she didn't see what the problem was! The idea of them "accidentally" sliding out of their shoes into who-knows-what really didn't do much for me.
well that depends - did you sanitize the mason jars before you pee'd in them? lol
The mason jars sound fine to me. A nose hair collection is okay too, isn't it?
You are all good. Now if the mason jar collection starts going back and forth to work with you, or if you really go nuts and become a Stay at Home Dad to be closer ro your jars, then we will talk...
I have some pointers for guys like me. I meant THAT. Guys like THAT.
I was wondering why you were wearing Kleenex boxes on your feet when you were here.
I'm not too paranoid about hygiene stuff. Exceptions:
a) when I deal with food, I keep my hands as clean as possible, even if I'm the only consumer
b) I'm paranoid about Use By dates on foods. Leftovers have a half-life measured in hours, not days or weeks. One day is completely fine, two is OK, three is really pushing it.
c) If the bathroom door has a handle, I use the very bottom, the theory being that everyone ELSE is grabbing the middle.
d) I always wash my hands after tying my shoes because of accumulated urinal splash.
Other than that, no worries.
I had a few more thoughts about this.
http://www.bbhart.com/?p=249
Well, I don't get the shoes in the house thing, but you get that from your grandfather.
One of my quirks is that I usually take the first stall in the ladies room b/c many people skip that one, thinking everyone else takes the first stall. "They" have actually done studies on this. There's a masters thesis for you.
Ha! Dede, I totally do that, too!
Great minds.
I'm not sure which one to be more shocked about . . . that you know what Manolo's are or that you keep jars of pee in your closet.
I guess I should be too surprised about number 1, though. I'm still reeling with wonder that you know what seersucker is.
I was going to say no until I read the last line...
Ummm, Yes. And Ew.
Oh, my lord. That was hilarious. *sigh* Still laughing!
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