With the rain showers, cooler weather, and a desire for a clean home, I am in spring cleaning mode. Last week, I shared 7 Steps to Making a Bed which help in using time wisely each morning.
Today, I will give you a peek into my medicine cabinet. By purging these items, I know I can use any product in my medicine cabinet without wondering if the medication has expired.
Last weekend as I began to clean my children’s bathroom, I got distracted. Let’s just say, I still need to get that bathroom clean. But, I made some progress.
As I began dusting the fixtures, I found myself moving around medications that have sat on top of our medicine cabinet for a few years. Yikes!
Realizing how long those items had been up there, I decided to check the expiration dates. Of course, once I began, I had to finish. So, I went shelf by shelf and separated the current medications from the expired packages. When I finished I had this pile of expired medications to rid from our household.
I then found these items that I thought we no longer needed.
After tossing them out, I wish I had saved two of those applicators as my son needs to take medicine to school this week. Though having those two extra would be nice, I do not need them as I can rotate between the ones I have. 🙂
TRACY’S NOTE: Sometimes having less uses more time, but I had to make a choice. To be honest, I had not used these applicators and thermometers in at least two years. After this week, I may not use them again for another year.
Removing the excess and the clutter outweighs the off-chance I will need those extra ones. But keeping two alternates meets my family’s needs.
The next step was organizing the current medications and placing them back into the medicine cabinet. I then made a list of items that I would like to replenish. This list stays on my desk where I make out the grocery and drug store lists. I can quickly refer to my list and check for sales.
Are you ready for the results? I began with a full medicine cabinet that included boxes on top of the medicine cabinet and ended with empty spaces on the inside shelves.
Before and After
As you spring clean your home and find those areas that just need a little extra tender loving care, remember your medicine cabinet. Keeping current medications stocked prevents the emergency run to the drugstore which saves money, energy, and time.
Though I got distracted, I tackled the medicine cabinet which for me was using time wisely. Happy spring cleaning!
Question: How many applicators would you have kept?