We had a (not so) lovely case of strep throat in the house on Friday.  Besides the normal upheaval, my germaphobe brain latched onto the doctor’s “highly contagious” warning.

I knew that, so why did she have to say it???

Henceforth, I was freakishly aware of everything my daughter touched for the next twenty-four hours and everything that might have touched something she touched.

So, even though I tried to be sure that each of her refills came in a different cup, I did decide to disinfect the water-dispenser push-thingys.

Just in case.

And as I did, I saw how they really weren’t white anymore.  And how easily they became white again with just a slight amount of effort.

How exactly did I not notice that before?

There you go.  Another detail for my 31 Days of Details.

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73shares 73 0 0 Remember last week when I made the choice to deal with sticks instead of clearing off an obviously cluttered shelf in my living room? Remember how I chose the sticks based completely on the assumption that the sticks would be quicker? I was wrong. Today, I dealt with the shelf, and […]

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10shares 10 0 0No, not high-heels as the detail to complete a stylish outfit. Far from it. Heels of bread.  Lots of them.  Each pair in its own individual bread bag, scattered throughout my fridge. There was no school today, so we decided to go on a (cheap) family outing.  We headed to a state […]

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248shares 245 0 3 I got a new travel mug this week. A really cute purple and white one. I brought it home, washed it, and put it immediately in the coffee-mug cabinet.  All in the same day. For me, an accomplishment.  I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve found cutesy stuff in […]

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