Organizing the Clutter in your Bathroom

One of the rooms that will get cluttered easily is the bathroom. We use it everyday, all day. When we are preparing for our day and especially if we are rushed, we tend to leave everything on the counter or vanity.

Take a look around your bathroom. What do you see? More that likely you will see medicine bottles, make-up, combs, brushes, hair accessories, razors, and so on.

Check your medicine cabinet. You should keep your medicines in the cabinet. Bathroom get hot and humid when we take a shower or a bath. Most medicines should be stored at room temperature. Also, they will be easy to find when we need them. If there are children in the home and though they may have a separate bathroom, at some point they will visit yours. It is best to keep all medications out of the reach of small children.

Make-up has a tendency to accumulate. We try new products all the time. There are some items which you should not keep. Most make-up will last between eighteen and twenty-four months. Mascara usually has a life of about three months and liquid eyeliners generally have a life of three to six months. Nail polish is usually good for a year. You should discard these items if you have had them past these time lines.

The ingredients of many make-up products are animal based. You should give them a sniff test. If they smell bad, throw them away. One way to keep track of how long you have had a product is to mark them with the purchase date.

Look at the storage you have in your bathroom. You may need to purchase some storage containers to organize the items you have in your bathroom. If you have the room, you may want to add shelves or a closed cabinet. You can put your items in containers, label them appropriately and put them away. When you need an item, you can take down the container, use it, and put it back in the container, and store the container in its proper place. This will help to keep you organized.

A good way to relieve stress is to have a relaxing bath. If you put away the clutter, you can add candles to your bathroom. Run a warm bath using your favorite bath oil, light the candles, turn out the lights, and relax.