"I'm not a hipster. I just like knitting." Also a crocheter, quilter, pony-head, and professor/scientist.
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(I'm sorry - I'm grading student research papers this afternoon and am going a little nuts).
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LOL! I love it! We are Purell nuts in my house, after my daughter's illness. She, especially, has gone over the top. OCD for sure, but that's OK in the grand scheme of things. I'll be sure to make her some of these! I used to love Monk--definitely related to him--but we don't get cable so haven't seen it in a while.
Though I completely respect others' rights to their opinion, I have to say I am at the opposite end of the spectrum from Grace on this. I am philosophically opposed to hand-santizers that contain antibiotics. Washing your hands is a better way to go, as it does not lead to the selection for anti-biotic resistent bacteria. I think the rise of antibiotic resistence is a major health threat that will be played out in our lifetimes or in those of our children. So I refuse to use any household product that claims to contain anti-bacterial properties. And the idea of making a cozy for such a thing . . .
I also have to state my opinion about the term OCD. And I am not attacking Grace, the improper use of this term has permeated our society and I see it all the time. But knowing someone who truly has OCD, it is NOT ok. It is a debiliating mental illness. And it is more than being concerned or even obsessed with germs. Or being detailed oriented or enjoying what others would consider mindless boring tasks. Rather it is a manifestation of extreme anxiety and fear. Fear that if you do not perform a certain behavior or ritual, then you are going to somehow cause bad things, catastrophic things to happen. Here is a link for more information http://www.ocd-usa.org/
Erica, thanks for letting me express my opinions here. It is apparent that I need to further explore these ideas on my own blog.
isn't a knitted cozy for hand sanitizer counter-intuitive? hard to sanitize something like that, and wouldn't your hands be all germy from handling the cozy? just my brain short on sleep, lol.
and there are legitimate uses for hand sanitizer. when i worked at the hospital, sometimes you couldn't get to a sink, but the hand sanitizer would hold you over for a bit. the rule was you had to wash your hands for ever 5 times you used sanitizer. now, granted, my hands weren't goopy, but i needed a quick clean, and it worked well for that. i, too, am appalled to see it so readily available to the public, at this point. i think we're "too" clean.
and while my son doesn't have full blown OCD, he does have OCD tendencies (as diagnosed by the proper medical authorities). it's a very hard thing to deal with.
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LOL! I love it! We are Purell nuts in my house, after my daughter's illness. She, especially, has gone over the top. OCD for sure, but that's OK in the grand scheme of things. I'll be sure to make her some of these! I used to love Monk--definitely related to him--but we don't get cable so haven't seen it in a while.
-- Grace in MA
Though I completely respect others' rights to their opinion, I have to say I am at the opposite end of the spectrum from Grace on this. I am philosophically opposed to hand-santizers that contain antibiotics. Washing your hands is a better way to go, as it does not lead to the selection for anti-biotic resistent bacteria. I think the rise of antibiotic resistence is a major health threat that will be played out in our lifetimes or in those of our children. So I refuse to use any household product that claims to contain anti-bacterial properties. And the idea of making a cozy for such a thing . . .
I also have to state my opinion about the term OCD. And I am not attacking Grace, the improper use of this term has permeated our society and I see it all the time. But knowing someone who truly has OCD, it is NOT ok. It is a debiliating mental illness. And it is more than being concerned or even obsessed with germs. Or being detailed oriented or enjoying what others would consider mindless boring tasks. Rather it is a manifestation of extreme anxiety and fear. Fear that if you do not perform a certain behavior or ritual, then you are going to somehow cause bad things, catastrophic things to happen. Here is a link for more information
http://www.ocd-usa.org/
Erica, thanks for letting me express my opinions here. It is apparent that I need to further explore these ideas on my own blog.
isn't a knitted cozy for hand sanitizer counter-intuitive? hard to sanitize something like that, and wouldn't your hands be all germy from handling the cozy? just my brain short on sleep, lol.
and there are legitimate uses for hand sanitizer. when i worked at the hospital, sometimes you couldn't get to a sink, but the hand sanitizer would hold you over for a bit. the rule was you had to wash your hands for ever 5 times you used sanitizer. now, granted, my hands weren't goopy, but i needed a quick clean, and it worked well for that. i, too, am appalled to see it so readily available to the public, at this point. i think we're "too" clean.
and while my son doesn't have full blown OCD, he does have OCD tendencies (as diagnosed by the proper medical authorities). it's a very hard thing to deal with.
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