Before I became a mother, I have never stressed so much on hygiene at home. I mean I do keep the house clean but I am not fussy when there is some dust on the floor.

Eversince my son was born, I have paid special attention on his areas of contact including the table, flooring area and bedding. I often make sure that the sheets are clean fortnightly and the bed vacuumed regularly. I am doing these things to keep allergies at bay. So when I saw the promotional hand sanitizers in the pharmacy some weeks back, I bought a couple cos you never know what kids or adults are exposed to every day.

I can’t take things for granted with so many diseases, bacteria and viruses around us. We can’t guarantee pinky health throughout the year but we can do our best to stop infections.