Simple Bathroom!

Yesterday I had two extra children so I took advantage of the fact that my kids were entertained to do some more simplifying! I worked in my bedroom and bathroom.

My bedroom really needed picked up all together so I did that. Not much simplifying going on there. :( Had to get it clean enough to get to simplifying.

But in my bathroom (which I started by cleaning) I got to simplify! You know the bathroom drawer (or closet shelf or whatever) where all those little samples that you "steal" from hotels collects. GET RID OF THEM! I went through the drawer and saved ONE shampoo and ONE conditioner, and only because I have a trip in the next couple months where I will be sharing a hotel room with a couple other women...so I will need my own toiletries. The rest of the shampoo I put in my shower (after I cleaned it). It is still good shampoo and now I won't have to buy shampoo for a while. FLylady suggest putting a little old shampoo in the "cup" that your toilet brush sits in and "swishing" your toilet once a day so it never gets totally icky...I should probably do that. Anyway, throw out the toothbrushes that are in the travel cases and you can't remember whose they are.

Has your hairstyle changed recently (or not so recently) and you still have the stuff that went with the old hairstyle? For example, I have short hair but I still had several big wide headbands from when it was longer. GET RID OF THEM! I didn't even like mine when my hair was longer. WHY were they in the drawer? Old make-up, old nail polish, old hair products- Throw them out.

Don't forget while the drawers are empty to use some spray cleaner and wipe them out really well.

Go through the towels and get rid of the old ones. Put them in a bag to stick in your garage for "rags." I picked out the ones that match my bathroom and hung them up for use (instead of using missmatched whichever is on top of the pile towels). I also put matching ones up for each of the boys in their bathroom. I got out the matching handtowels and sorted through washcloths. Now we can find what we need.

I still have a little closet to go through but it will have to wait for another day.

For now my master bathroom is a place that I can get ready and be relaxed. It isn't a mess of junk all over a counter where there is no room to "work." The counter can be easily wiped down and kept clean. It will be great if f I can just keep it that way!

Oh, and my Motivated Moms calendar is GREAT! I just love it. It is easy to get the daily chores done and it keeps me on task. Gonna go start checking things off my list for today!!! :)