Wonderful Wednesday: The Sickness Comes!!!

I have a list of blog topics that I follow for each week.  The discussion scheduled for today was about how to save labor by not having to search the couch cushions for the remote, but I am going to be a little more spontaneous today and deviate from the schedule.  I want to address the Medicine Cabinet area of your home.

Why?  Well it seems that the Sickness is creeping into the homes of many of my friends…well before the traditional cold and flu season.  The symptoms range from general headache and snotty-ness to full on strep and croup.  Fortunately the Sickness is passing over our house so far.  We seem to be blessed with super strength immunity…knock on wood, carry a rabbit’s foot and above all Thanks Be to God!!!

I want to encourage you all to spend 5 minutes in your medicine cabinet today.  I did last weekend and OH THE HORROR!!!  I am ashamed by how much expired medicine I had in there.  Tylenol from 2005!  Cough Syrup from 2007!  Crumpled band aids that had seen better days…they were in the packaging, but that even looked a little suspect.

If you have to deal with the Sickness more often than you’d like, your medicines might be in better shape than mine, but check anyway.  I am vowing to have a fresh stash of basic OTC medicines on hand so I won’t have to make an unscheduled CVS visit at 2 am.

Plus…getting rid of all the old junk will make it easier to get to the medicine your family needs quickly and efficiently.  Cause that’s what we are all about around here…quick and efficient.

Oh…just wait til we talk about one step movements in the bathroom.  Talk about a quick and efficient!

See you Friday!  Go Forth and Simplify!

Holly

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Beat the Bathroom Blues

In the spirit of simplicity and learning to save time as we organize and clean, I want to I just want to ask one question.  When is it going to cool off already?

Ok, Ok….so that statement and that question my not seem to go together, but just go with me.  When it is hot and muggy I find that it is nearly impossible for me to have a coherent thought, much less pick up a dust rag.  That’s why I’m so happy to be a part of the Out of the Crayon Box experience because the tools and philosophy designed to be so simple and to save time.

I’m tackling bathroom issues this week.  The grumble on the street is that the bathroom is the least favorite room of the house to clean.  Is it the gross out factor?  Is it because it’s not one of the most visible?  Maybe, but I’m learning that it is one of the easiest to maintain and keep clean with just a few easy tips.

The one that I find the most helpful is this…I simply spray the sinks and counters everyday with window cleaner or other bathroom cleaner and give it a quick wipe down everyday (OOTCB p. 101).  It keeps the counter from building up clutter because I’m always giving it a wipe down and I never have to give it a massive cleaning because the gunk never gets a chance to build up.  I do the same thing in the shower/tub about once a week…I spray it down after a shower and come back and wipe it down after I’ve gotten dressed.

I never have to set aside time to “clean the bathroom” because the best news of all is that the regular maintenance takes less than 5 minutes to do and I usually do it while I’m in the middle of my regular get ready routine for the day or bedtime.  It’s just something that has become as routine as brushing my teeth….In fact, I often do this WHILE I brush my teeth.

Now….save some time and Go Forth and Simplify!

Holly

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