Sunday, January 15, 2012

Organizing the Medicine Cabinet


As some of you may know, my New Year's resolution was to improve my life. My biggest goal is to get more organized. I need to make the most use of my time since I teach during the day and write during evenings. Every second counts.

Like most people, I put like sized items together in the medicine cabinet. Not much thought went into it, other than groaning over cleaning it. I was organizing the top bathroom drawer when I found a safety pin and realized I didn't have just one spot where I would look for safety pins. I decided to place them in plain sight on the bottom shelf in the medicine cabinet. Then it dawned on me that I really should keep a nail file and clippers in their too. These are simple items I usually have to hunt for, or go to the spare room to retrieve, while getting ready for work. Now they are within arms reach when I snag a nail or I need to pin clothing down or together.

I also started putting my medications into those days of the week containers. Not only does it save time opening and closing bottles, but now I know if I took them that day.

Although these are simple fixes, they do save me those wasted seconds or minutes that add up quickly. If you have an organizing idea, I hope you'll share it with us.

I'll have more organizing hints for the bathroom next Sunday.

3 comments:

Connie Flynn said...

Tina, Your simple organizing tips are very helpful. I'm always seeking ways to be more organized and lately have noticed how many items I have with no specific home. You've just given me insight into how to organize them (oops,there's that word again :-). Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Another insightful post. Guess I should start putting some of these tips to good use. :)

Tina Swayzee McCright said...

Thanks ladies. Have a great week!