I think I have germ issues. Today I had to empty out the fish tank. It’s been sitting on our kitchen desk/counter for a week, dormant, since the departure of Trixie, our fish (who held out for a year and a half…not bad for a fish.) So I donned my big yellow gloves and tried to figure out my game plan. Aside from the usual fish tank grossness, I had to be careful with the water, as it contains some wacky chemical that’s supposed to stop algae growth (yeah, like that really worked.) So I couldn’t dispose of the wacky water outside. I didn’t want to use the bath tub, 1. because it was all the way upstairs and 2. my kids bathe in there and as my post title implies, I was concerned about some weird residue remaining in the tub even after cleaning. The toilets were out, too much long distance pouring and splash potential. So I reluctantly chose the kitchen sink, for both convenience and post-clean up ease.

If I could have, I would have donned one of those yellow bio-hazard suits. It was so gross. I had been so faithful in cleaning that water while Trixie resided there…how could one fish be so filthy? I dumped the water, disposed of all the rocks and slimy plastic plants. The only things I bothered to keep and clean were the tank itself and our cool little shipwreck decor.

After the tank cleaning, I shifted into germa/bacteria-phobe mode and cleaned our sink with the most OCD energy I could muster. I started with kitchen cleaner spray, then Old Dutch, then peroxide around the drain, and alcohol on the faucet and anywhere water managed to drip.

Yes, I think I can safely say that I am I bonafide germaphobe.

So I called Bob and explained this whole process to him (he had an appraisers class again today, so he missed this display of neuroticism) and after I got to the end of my account, there was a pause, and he asked:

"Why didn’t you just use the utility sink in the basement?"

Well, stink. I forgot about the utility sink.

But my kitchen sink is so clean it’s glowing now…

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