Clutter Control and Organizing Solutions

This is probably the most cluttered item in your bathroom. We tend to put everything we can in anything that closes. So other problem areas for you might be under the sink. If you’re like us, you might also have 13 bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the shower with you at one time. Why? I’m not real sure when our obsession arrived with multiple bottles of everything. But for now I am simply going to focus on the medicine cabinet.

In order to get to organizing, you must remove everything from the cabinet first. Wipe down the shelves, if it  has a mirror on the outside of it, go ahead and clean that too.

• Go through all medication, over the counter, prescription, etc. and look for the expiration date. Discard anything that has expired (check your local poison control center for how to discard expired meds).
• If you are keeping empty prescription bottles because you have refills left, call the pharmacy or drop off the prescription to get filled and toss the empty containers.
• If you have rolled up tubes of toothpaste or cosmetics that are almost empty - first check the expiration date and toss anything old, and then store everything else in plain sight so you use it up quickly and can discard it.
• If you are a frequent mouthwash user, it is more frugal to purchase a larger size, however the bottles don’t fit in the medicine cabinet when you purchase large sizes. Purchase a small bottle or glass flask with a tight fitting lid, and fill it with your mouthwash. Store the larger bottle under the sink.

Once the cabinet has been emptied, cleaned and sorted, replace the items classifying like items together. For instance on one shelf, you might have your mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrush and floss. On another shelf you might have medications and on another shelf you might have first aid supplies and bandaids or all of your cosmetics.

I plan to have several other problem area posts in the upcoming days, so check back frequently for great tips.

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