Lazy Germophobe

  I’m typing this with a plastic glove on my hand. It’s not going great. I tried cotton gloves, but they don’t work with the trackpad. I wear those cotton gloves overnight after applying A&D Ointment in hopes that my dry and damaged skin will bounce back somewhat while I’m asleep. But last night I got cute and tried shea butter. It’s natural , I thought. It’ll work even better! Nope. My skin was drier this morning than if I had used Jergens.    It’s going to be a long day.    I said I was going to write about my anxiety and OCD, but I haven’t yet. I’d love to say I don’t have the time, but the truth is, it’s mental and emotional energy that I’m lacking.    Plus, it’s embarrassing.    But I still want to. Not sure where to start, so for now, I’ll briefly explain my “brand” of these conditions. Because they do come in different flavors.    I have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). My version looks like this:    Catastr...

I’m ridiculous when it comes to safe food handling. It’s one of my ISSUES. So I surprised myself one recent morning when I came down to the kitchen for coffee, discovered the carton of eggs purchased the previous evening sitting on the counter, thought “Oh well,” and put them in the fridge. I know not everybody refrigerates their eggs. NBD. It just shortens the shelf life, right? I feigned nonchalance until it was time to make my dear husband an egg sandwich for lunch. “You know what, let me just consult the interwebs to see if these eggs actually are OK to eat...” I was so glad I checked! Someone posed my exact scenario to the Egg Safety Council, and the surprise answer was that “after eggs are refrigerated, it is important they stay that way. Maintaining a consistent, cool temperature is critical to safety. A cold egg left out at room temperature can sweat, facilitating bacteria growth. Refrigerated eggs should not be left out more than two hours before re-refrig...