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Damn my bathroom looks good
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.
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.