Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-declutter the cabinets in your bathroom.
As usual, inhale a sense of clarity, freedom and order, then let’s get to it!
Day 4: Declutter Your Bathroom Cabinets
Step 1: Grab a large garbage bag.
Step 2: Open up your bathroom cabinets and, quickly scanning from top left to bottom right, toss into the bag:
- Medicines past their expiration date*
- Medicines for conditions that no longer apply*
- Old, expired or yucky toiletries
- Old, expired or yucky make-up
- Old, expired or yucky bath/shower products
- Ancient or dirty hairbrushes and combs
- Old perfumes and lotions
- Empty or mildewed bottles
- Anything gross or unpleasant to use
- Anything that hasn’t been used in the past 12 months.
Step 3: Throw your bag straight into the trash. Euw!
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
- Refresh your first-aid supplies:
– Make a list of items you need for a first-aid kit – including bandages, medicines, antiseptics and other emergency supplies appropriate for your family’s needs
–Â Check your bathroom cabinet for missing items and add these to your shopping list. - Take everything out of your cabinets, wipe down the shelves, and return everything neatly.
- Rearrange your cabinets so that:
–Â Similar things are together (eg all oral care items are together), and
–Â Most commonly used items are most easily accessible.
Now don’t you just want to admire those cabinets?
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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See you back here tomorrow!
* Note: Most drugs can be thrown in the household trash, but consumers should take certain precautions before tossing them out, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Good grief! I had a whole bag of things that I no longer needed out of my bathroom cabinet! Lol. Who knew? Caught this task up today….now onto the next one! <3
LOL Cortney – I love it when that happens!
I worked on the master bathroom, because the other one wasn’t really cluttered.(I had worked on it a month ago). Got rid of a grocery bag full of stuff. 🙂
Good lovah! I try to do this once every 6 mos. Then I bring useable stuff into work and trade it with coworkers.
Good one Jackie! 🙂
OK, that took me a long time as I have 3 bathrooms and way too much pampering stuff, never mind the medicine and first aid cupboard and all the vitamins! Anyway I do now feel that is all decluttered, except for my make up which was down as a “to do” from clearing my bedside area when I completed that (as it is in my bedside cabinet)! Another tick to the list…
I love that decluttered feeling Amanda. 🙂