I love to host parties, and this summer is one full of milestones for my kids and me so needless to say, I need to be prepared for guests. Fortunately, my guest bathroom is always visitor-ready.
When it comes to bathrooms, I’m somewhat mysophobic. My fear of germs and contamination is often irrational, so as you can imagine, public restrooms are a nightmare for me.
I’m that crazy mom whose first child was taught to enter a public restroom with his hands held up high and to keep them there until we exited. It’s no wonder the boy is so tall and his arms are now stronger than The Incredible Hulk’s. My recently graduated and now 18 year-old son rolls his eyes and tells me how ridiculous it was whenever we recall this little piece of his early childhood. My daughter’s bladder seems to have a ginormous holding tank and I thank God for that.
It’s no different when visiting relatives and friends—how many people have used that same cotton hand towel hanging there? And how long has it been there? The dreaded community hand towel. I confess. I will search your cabinets and linen closets to find a clean, unused towel when I visit you.
I have no idea how many cotton hand towels I’ve washed and sanitized during my adult life. Or how many rolls of paper towels I’ve gone through. And in addition to a sanitized cotton hand towel and roll of paper towels, you can always count on finding a pretty tray full of paper guest napkins near the hand soap when you use my guest bathroom.
Enter Kleenex. I’ve been invited to try replacing cotton hand towels, regular paper towels and napkins in my guest bathroom with Kleenex Hand Towels. My mysophobic-self totally loves the idea. It could potentially save me a few steps in preparing for visitors and summer entertaining. And it’s more economical for me, though using regular paper towels and napkins provides me with more eco-friendly options.
I’m an evolving green-thinking mom. I’m committed to reducing, reusing and recycling. I support responsible forestry practices. I encourage my children to make better choices in support of conservation of the earth. I continue to seek ways to transition the routines in my home from waste management to green living. That said, I do hope Kleenex will develop a more environmentally safe product made from 100% recycled fiber.
Do you think you’d like to give Kleenex Hand Towels a try?
Join the 14 million people who have already joined the Clean Hands campaign by using Kleenex Hand Towels, and click here for savings and more. I was selected for participation in this campaign as a member of Clever Girls Collective.
