20 Bathroom Items You Can Toss Right Now – 719woman.com
January is the most “popular” month of the year for getting your home organized and decluttered. For those who are organized all year or live in a smaller space, you might be able to get the whole house done in a month. For me, January is usually a time when I FINALLY get my Christmas organized and put away and draw out a monthly to-do list for each room. There is no way I can get my house done in a month if I’m being really thorough. The times I tried doing that, I ended up with messes in each room, totally overwhelmed and then ended up being so frustrated I pretty much just threw everything back where it had come from and walked away. Until the next year.
Regardless if you declutter in a month or it takes you a year, actually getting started can be the most difficult thing for a lot of people. Where to begin? Because I was pretty quick dealing with the Christmas clutter this month, I also tackled our master bathroom. Besides asking myself how often I’ve used an item over the past year, I use a checklist to remind myself of a few things I might overlook. Of course this list can vary from person to person, depending on what your own personal needs are, but it’s a pretty handy list and might help motivate you…
20 Items You Can Toss From The Bathroom…
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Old shampoo and hair care products you haven’t used in the past year or that have expired.
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Expired or old lotions you don’t use. (If not expired, maybe move them to an area where you’ll be more likely to use it, like next to your bed or by the kitchen sink.)
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Expired medicines and vitamins.
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Potpourri that has lost its scent or is covered in dust.
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“Guest” or fancy soaps that have lost their scent or that you’ll never use.
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Old toothbrushes. (I run my old ones through the dishwasher and use them for cleaning.)
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Old emery boards, rusty or broken nail clippers.
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Expired sunscreen.
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Extra promotional makeup bags or makeup you haven’t used.
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Razors you tried and hate.
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Extra travel-sized toiletries. (Good items to donate to homeless shelters.)
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Hair accessories like stretched-out rubber bands, bent hair clips, broken barrettes, or headbands that give you a headache.
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Half-empty perfume samples or old perfumes that have lost their scent or you don’t wear.
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Dried-up nail polish or old nail care products.
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Old loofahs…you might consider tossing these forever since they are notorious for harboring bacteria and can actually irritate skin.
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Extra towels. Two to three towels per person is enough.
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Ratty towels or wash cloths. (A lot of pet shelters accept these if you want to donate.)
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Extra bath products.
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Extra cleaning items.
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Expired makeup.
Consider donating smaller items you don’t use and aren’t expired to your local homeless shelters. Dispose of medicines in a responsible way according to your state laws, and again, towels are usually always needed at your local pet shelter. If something is broken, expired, or just old and caked-up, toss or recycle.
Wondering if your makeup has passed its prime? Here are 5 ways to figure out when to toss…
Is It Time to Toss That Makeup Product?
http://www.today.com/style/it-time-throw-out-your-makeup-5-ways-know-when-t65776
Decluttering can actually be good for you. It gives you a sense of “freedom” when you let go of things you don’t and never will use again. And with less “stuff,” you don’t have to spend countless hours of keeping everything organized and dusted. But sometimes you can go overboard and toss things that you later regret. Here are a few good tips on what not to do when organizing and decluttering.
What NOT To Do When Decluttering –
Just a few tips and ideas to hopefully help you if you have decluttering a room or two on your to-do list this year. And if you have a tip on decluttering, we’d love to hear from you.