2b/not 2b: serenity

I have lived in my apartment for a year now and there are still some areas where I haven't set up an effective organization system. One of those areas is the bathroom. When I moved in, I just shoved the ABC store boxes under my sink and told myself, "I'll get to that later."

So after living with liquor store boxes under my bathroom vanity, I decide it was time to purge, get organized, and ultimately save time on my morning beauty routine. First, I did an Internet search for "how to organize a bathroom." Hey, when you don't know or want a clear-cut, step-by-step process, just Google it. I used this link, copy and pasted the steps into a word document, printed out the information, and taped it to my bathroom mirror. I found this really helpful for keeping me on track as I worked on this room.

Next, I took everything out of the drawers, cabinets, and my medicine cabinet. Talk about overwhelming! I had no idea I had all that stuff in the bathroom.

I started by tossing out old medicines and then started grouping things according to categories. After a few minutes of getting the piles down to a more manageable size, I made a not-so-quick run to Target for some storage solutions. I bought 2 drawer organizers, 2 clear shoe storage bins (6 quart size) with snap latch lids, and a rolling pull out drawer. Once I got back home, I was ready to put everything together. The drawer on the right has my make up and hair tools.

The drawer on the left is a semi-organized collection of leftover toiletries that I'll pull from when supplies get low.

Underneath the vanity are 3 sections. On the left, cat litter clean up supplies which makes sense for this space because the litter box is in my bathroom. Ahh! Apartment living! In the middle, I have the rolling pull out drawer with miscellaneous health and beauty things (i.e. feminine products, shaving cream, razors, first aid kit) in the front and lesser-used products (i.e. rubbing alcohol) in the back. On the right, I put my 2 clear 6 quart boxes. I used one for all my Bed Bath and Beyond products (soap, bath gels, lotion, spray, antibacterial gel) and the other one is currently empty, but I'm sure I'll find a use for it in the near future!