Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits: 10 GERMY THINGS IN THE HOME


Germies, Germies Everywhere!

We all try hard to stay healthy when we are out in public places by wiping grocery cart handles, using hand sanitizer, using a paper towel to open the bathroom door, etc. But what about at home?

Here are 10 of the Germiest Places in the Home

10. Cutting Boards — Wooden cutting boards can be the worst. The porous surface and the cuts can harbor bacteria and all sorts of things. I understand that there are ways to sanitize wooden cutting boards, but I prefer the synthetic ones that I can throw in the dishwasher.

9. Stove Knobs 



8. Kitchen Counters/Surfaces — I hate grout. I never feel as though I can get the porous rough surface clean enough. 


7. Pet Toys — I honestly never thing much about the pet toys, but now that I have . . .  Eeeeew! My fur-babies clean toys.


6. Faucet Handles — Hand are usually dirty when we turn on the faucet.


5. Coffee Makers Reservoir

4. Pet Bowls — We run our cat dishes through the dishwasher every once in a while. We should probably do it more often. Our furry family members deserve that.



3. Toothbrush Holder

2. Kitchen Sink

1. Dish Sponges/Rags — Sponges and dish clothes can be wetted and put in the microwave for a couple of minutes to sanitize. 



***Other Germy things to watch out for: Shared Phones (or any phone), TV Remote, Shower Curtain, the Vacuum, & so many more.


This list makes me think twice about touching anything in my house.




NEW!
THE WIDOW'S PLIGHT ~ A sweet historical romance that will tug at your heart. This is book 1 in the Quilting Circle series.
Washington State, 1893
     When Lily Lexington Bremmer arrives in Kamola with her young son, she’s reluctant to join the social center of her new community, the quilting circle, but the friendly ladies pull her in. She begins piecing a sunshine and shadows quilt because it mirrors her life. She has a secret that lurks in the shadows and hopes it doesn’t come out into the light. Dark places in her past are best forgotten, but her new life is full of sunshine. Will her secrets cast shadows on her bright future?
     Widower Edric Hammond and his father are doing their best to raise his two young daughters. He meets Lily and her son when they arrive in town and helps her find a job and a place to live. Lily resists Edric’s charms at first but finds herself falling in love with this kind, gentle man and his two darling daughters. Lily has stolen his heart with her first warm smile, but he’s cautious about bringing another woman into his girls’ lives due to the harshness of their own mother.
     Can Edric forgive Lily her past to take hold of a promising chance at love?

THE WIDOW'S PLIGHT is now available in ebook and paperback.


COURTING HER SECRET HEART

A Prodigal Daughters story, Book 2

Caught between two worlds…Deborah Miller lives a double life as an Amish woman—and a fashion model! All photography is forbidden in her Plain community, so she must keep her job a secret. But when Amos Burkholder starts helping at her family’s farm, hiding the truth from him is impossible. And soon she must choose between the Englisher world of modeling and the Amish man she’s come to love.

Book 3 in the Prodigal Daughters series due to release January 2019, COURTING HER PRODIGAL HEART
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MARY DAVIS is a bestselling, award-winning novelist of over two dozen titles in both historical and contemporary themes. She has five titles releasing in 2018; "Holly & Ivy" in A Bouquet of Brides Collection in January, Courting Her Amish Heart in March, The Widow’s Plight in July, Courting Her Secret Heart September, & “Zola’s Cross-Country Adventure” in MISSAdventure Brides Collection in December. She is a member of ACFW and active in critique groups.
Mary lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband of over thirty-four years and two cats. She has three adult children and two incredibly adorable grandchildren. Find her online at:


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