Organizing Your Bathroom and Medicine Closets

The bathroom is another one of those places that gets messy quickly in our house. Our bathroom is very small so we do not have room for much either. I tried keeping a little basket on top of the counters but that quickly became a “junk” basket that got overrun with stuff so I took it off. The easiest way for us to keep our bathroom countertop clean is to only put on it what we will use within 2-3 days time. If it’s something you hardly ever use don’t put it there – store it somewhere else. Some people have room to store towels under the sink. You can also save up and purchase an over the toilet storage unit which are a bit pricey in my opinion ($30-$60). We also considered purchasing a small shelving unit to go just outside our bathroom as well.

 As for items in the shower we (thankfully!) now have a shelf in our window that we place our items on. You can also use a shower basket, or install temporary shelving at a fairly decent price as well. Or you can simply just leave the items standing on the floor of the shower. In the kids bathroom we have a bucket for toys underneath the sink that helps keep it uncluttered – especially when guests come. 

But what about medicine? We have no room in our bathrooms to store our medicine. Not only that but I do NOT want any of our medicines or first aid stuff within the reach of little hands. ALL of our meds and items are stored on the top shelf of a locked hall closet. I purchased small Sterilite containers with lids that I found for a steal on clearance at Sam’s (it was less than $.50 a container!) and have labeled it by use. There is Topical Meds, Baby/Kid Meds, Adult Meds, Cold/Flu meds, First Aid, Vitamins, Travel Size Items, Toothbrushes/Razors, etc. Ok – so maybe that’s a little TOO organized but we stock up when the sales are cheap. We HAD to find a better organizational method than just throwing it all in a box. And let me tell you that when it’s 2 AM and my kids are puking and spiking high fevers I know EXACTLY where to find the meds! 🙂 Seriously – it may seem overdone but it has saved us a lot of time. I can also easily see what we do or do not have with the clear containers.