Your Purse’s Dirty Little Secret

It carries your cellphone, your wallet, your car keys, even your tissues and breath mints, but did you know that your purse may also be carrying—GERMS! Germs, bacteria, filth, you name it and it’s likely living, nay, thriving, on the outside of your handbag (for some ladies it may even be breeding inside your carry-all). A new study done by several leading U.S. microbiologists discovered that your handbag could actually get you sick. At first, I was taken aback by the results, but once I thought about where many of us place our purses when we aren’t carrying them (everywhere … Continue reading

Dirty Airports Forced To “Clean Up”

“Clean” and “airport” the two words don’t seem to go hand-in-hand (at least in my experience). In my past life (pre-kids), my job required me to travel quite a bit. Subsequently, I have spent many, many hours in airports from Newark to Honolulu. I can honestly say that none of them would qualify as “clean.” “Tolerable,” perhaps, but definitely not “clean.” I don’t have to tell you how miserable it is to disembark from a six-hour flight and enter a restroom that reeks of vomit. Or what a pain it is to have to not only dodge other passengers on … Continue reading