Damn my bathroom looks good

[vawitch]

Sounds silly, but I've been on a home-decorating show binge of late (silly, to a degree, b/c I rent an apartment, and most shows = homeowners, like we renters don't give a damn about what IS our home while we're living there, sigh). Mostly FLN: Christopher Lowell (though I liked his old show on TLC better), Closet Cases, and especially Mission: Organization.

Anyhow... between these, and finding my FlyLady (www.flylady.net) Control Journal, and *finally* being able to even consider getting rid of the last of the crap I had to bring from my marriage home... and yeah...

Due to some reason (really, not sure why) I started the room overhaul for tonight with my Master Bath. Now, for a MBA, it's *tiny*. The countertop is barely bigger than the sink. So needless to say, storage - um, no. Not much. Recently my dad helped me to install a chrome 2-shelf (w/ towel rack that wasn't attached, too short) so I could get some of the crap off my "vanity". It helped - but still a lot of crap... and under it,
8 little crates, 7 in use
6 Sterlite shoeboxes that overflowed to on either side of the toilet,
2 stackable open...bins, with "never a place" to put things on my sink...

I am down to

1 bin for ALL my makeup (ok, maybe >95%) on the toilet back, 2 crates in matching white on a shelf, 1 Crate, 1 bin (all my daily skincare & hair styling crap), and 4 Sterlites. I have almost nothing on my sink other than soap & TB/rinse cup & 3 bits of contact stuff in the corner. Nothing on the floor either.

Cleared out & re-org'd my shower too. Then wiped it ALL down, shook out rugs, swept & mopped (yeah - I was blonde - asthma & allergies NOT enjoying this adventure <2hrs before bedtime).

Wow - I might actually enjoy coming into my Bathroom, and taking showers in the morning! Now to see about using some of the bath foam I've gradually acquired from AVON. Oh - and train myself better on the "Something IN, something OUT" mentality.

Comments

[vermilionbird.livejournal.com]

Yay for you. decluttering your life and your home.

When your done there you can come help me finish my cleaning, I have washed all the curtains and wipeda about half the walls down. Ick. Didn't know walls could get dusty.

[okami-myrrhibis.livejournal.com]

Hehe - is the paint coming off the walls? That's one of those things I've never quite understood. These rental places use the cheapest damn paint, which wipes off even w/ just water if you bother to keep the place clean (i.e., get rid of little handprints/bigger prints on the doorframe/corners) vs investing a bit more on wipeable matte/satin paint.

Then again, it's a 2-pronged problem. Landlords = cheap bastards, and renters (often) = don't give a damn since it ain't "theirs". Which I've *never* understood - it's still your home, isn't it? Why should whether it's OWNED by you or just Lived in make a difference other than how much genuine improving you want to do. And even then - ask! the landlord might appreciate the "free" (material reimbursement only) upgrade, and you get practice for when you DO "own" your home. GAH!

[vermilionbird.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you could ask to have the cost of a new paint job deducted from your rent one month and repaint your apartment. You could get a nice washable semi-gloss.

Just a thought.