Take Your Bathroom From Messy to Magnificent in 3 Easy Steps This week's clutter challenge should you choose to accept it
is to clear the clutter from your bathroom.
3 steps to an organized bathroom: 1. Sort the stuff making “like with like” piles (example, hair brushes, barrettes, and scrunchies each get a pile of their own) 2. Put away only what you use and love (find a good home for the rest by donating it or toss it) Note: shelters are in need of sample sizes and toiletries 3. Maintain the newly organized space Step 1: sort into like with like piles use this no brainer toss list: ¤ Bottles with too little to save
¤ Samples for things you do not use
¤ Gifts with makeup purchase in colors you do not wear
¤ Expired medications
¤ Tub toys that are mildewed
¤ Old and worn toothbrushes
¤ Excessive duplicates of items Step 2: contain and label ¤ Store like with like in small containers clearly labeled
¤ Label the shelves in the closet and the medicine cabinet (it makes it easier to find, to put things away and to know what you are out of)
¤ Hang an over the door pantry organizer or a shoe holder on the back of the door and fill with bottles, the scale, tub toys and so on
¤ Use a cutlery tray on the drawer to organize your makeup
¤ Use a muffin pan to sort barrettes and hair accessories
¤ Make a few first aid kits by category- minor scrap, sprain, major cut etc. this avoid you having to weed through a large box of stuff for a band aid
¤ Separate the medications by type and store them in small containers, allergy, cold and flu, headache etc.
¤ Keep a basket just for the samples you receive so you can put out for guests to use
¤ Place bottles that tend to leak in foil muffin cups to avoid spills in the cabinet.
¤ Place scrunchies on a paper towel roll and place barrettes on a decorative strand of ribbon
¤ Designate what shelf will be for what in the medicine cabinet use under the shelf organizers for items like the toothpaste and razors
¤ Use organizers on the backs of the cabinet doors to maximize your space
¤ Keep the inside of the shower clutter free by giving each member of the family a shower caddy which they bring to the shower, use and put back on a shelf in the linen closet is a good storage place Step 3: maintain the space
¤ Weed the medicine cabinet and closet bi-annually when you change the clocks
¤ If you don’t use an item in a year, like a headband, let it go
¤ Store only what you use in the bathroom, keep the excess in an overflow space, this also goes for items like barrettes, if you have too many, place some in a sip lock bag and tuck them away for future use so you can shop at home when you need more
¤ Tidy up daily, a few minutes a day means no marathon cleaning sessions weekly
¤ Keep touch up cleaning supplies handy like wipes for the sink
Make a new family rule, for example, “in our family if we finish it we replace it.” Now that you have streamlined a space you use daily life gets easier! Have a clutter free week, Jamie
FEATURED PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
Zip lock bags in all sizes. You'll be amazed at what you can use a zip lock bag for. One in your purse for receipts and another for trash. One for small kids toys in the playroom and puzzle pieces too (note: watch the age, can be a choking hazard.) One for cords and wires you are storing in case you need them one day. One for cosmetics in your cosmetic drawer. One for nails and items in the junk drawer. The possibilities are endless. Just be sure to put like items together, one category per bag. And label the bag, that is important! PASS IT ALONG
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