Thank you Christina. I'm sorry that you have a fear of germs too, but I'm glad you've come up with ways to manage "it" so that it doesn't manage "you"! In hindsight, I definitely should have just jumped in that shower when they left and had a good night's sleep and let tomorrow take care of itself. What stopped me from showering was that I knew they would be back the next morning with breakfast and that I would have to shower again, so I thought I'd save myself the trouble of showering twice by sleeping in my clothes. Boy was that a mistake!!! The leason learned here is to take it literally one day at a time, even if it means two showers in two days!
P.S. To answer your question, I'm afraid of germs both when at home and when I'm out. For example, at home I can only sit on "my" chairs, and if I touch a light switch, door knob or cabinet handle I need to wash my hands, that sort of thing. And when I'm out it's the same sort of thing. Thank you for caring and sharing!