Bathroom Organizers From MagnaPods

I like organizational products that are practical. MagnaPods sent me two of their bathroom organizational products to review and keep. The first one is the Magnetic Tooth Brush Holder and the second is the Magnetic Cosmetic Organizers. These are designed for you to place on the inside of your medicine cabinet. The cosmetic holder holds little things. The little things that you are usually hunting around for in a drawer. The Toothbrush Holder is a nice way to conceal your toothbrush from visitors or one last thing you have to store on your bathroom countertop or in a drawer.

There’s one little problem. I don’t have a medicine cabinet. I wasn’t going to let that stop me from putting these little organizers to good use. I found another place that they work just as well. My freezer door. They adhere easily to the door, thanks to the magnetic strip on the back. I can easily move them around, as needed. They are clear, so they match with any décor.

I am using my MagnaPods to store the doctor appointment cards for the family. You know, the ones that I am always digging around for in my purse. Now, they are within easy reach whenever I need to check them. I keep the little pocket knife that I am always needing, but don’t like to hunt around for. Of course, I am keeping a couple of pens in them too. My freezer is right next to my wall calendar, and I am always having to hunt down a pen to write something on the calendar. Now, the pen is right there on my freezer door.

I am also using the MagnaPods for storage of little miscellaneous items. Items that need to be kept track of, but aren’t. For example, hair accessories for my daughter. I find them all over the place, yet can never find one when I need to. Now, I can keep a couple in these organizers and always be able to find one when needed. To find out more about these products, please visit MagnaPods.

Getting Rid of Clutter and Organizing Your Home

I am reading the book “Clutter Clearing Choices,” written by Barbara Tako. This book was sent to me to review and keep, and to also do a giveaway. I am having a little trouble with reading this book. Usually, I can read a book quickly. This time, it is taking me a longer.

Why? Because I keep getting inspired to get up and attack clutter in my house. I am a pack rat. I admit it. I hate to throw anything away. This has lead to an accumulation of stuff everywhere. On the kitchen counter, my kitchen table, the living room, bedrooms and, of course, my closets. My biggest problem is that I don’t have a system in place to take care of clutter.

I am always picking up after everyone in my family, and I am tired of it. This has lead to me giving up and letting things just pile up. The first time I sat down to read this book, I read two chapters (the chapters are short, 2 - 4 pages long) and had to put the book down. Off I would go to take some advice given in the book. Here is one of my favorites:

“Start small: Do one drawer or shelf at a time.”

That’s the one that got me motivated to tackle my clutter problem. In the past, I would handle my clutter by tackling a whole room at one time. This was very exhausting. I hated doing it. Afterwards, I would feel good, until a few days would go by and the clutter would start stacking up again. I had no system in place to organize things. It’s great to have my counter cleared off, but it didn’t solve the problem of keeping it that way.

My first clutter and organize task I assigned myself was my kitchen counter. It’s a small space that collects receipts, mail, and other miscellaneous stuff. It took me about 5 minutes to get it cleared off. It wasn’t until the next day that I was able to solve my problem with having an organized way to keep it cleared off.

After reading a few more chapters, I was ready to tackle a problem area in my bedroom. My dresser and the floor in front of my dresser. It was during this task that I found an organizer gathering dust on the floor. I also found an empty container that would be perfect on my counter. The organizer is a small mail/paper/messenger separator, the kind you use in an office. I placed it on the counter to sort appointment cards, important mail, coupons and receipts. I placed the large container on the counter to hold big items, like batteries, that I wanted to keep out where I could get to easily.

The next thing I did was to tell my husband that, for now on, junk mail goes in the trash, not on the counter. Hopefully, this will help. Two days later, and my counter still looks good. I will be doing a full review and a giveaway for this book on February 14. Hopefully, I will be able to complete the book by then. In the meantime, if you have any questions about how to tackle clutter in your home or how to organize a problem area, leave the question in a comment. I will get with the author of the book for answers.

Happy Tuesday and Happy Paperwork!

I don't know about you other moms, but one of the things that makes me happier is sorting and organizing.  There's a sense of accomplishment in knowing things are in order at least in one area of my chaotic world.

This morning I have been finalizing the end of my daughter's 10th grade year of homeschooling.  I had to sort through and throw away old test keys, old classwork, old informational pages, and pile up books we will no longer need to send some other lucky homeschool mom.  It took me about 3 hours, but I actually ended up with empty cabinet space.

Learning which paperwork to keep and which can be thrown away took some inner discipline as well as knowing what would still be necessary later on.  It's really hard to chunk potentially needed papers/books.  But, being a book addict, I know I will have those replaced in no time!  We are heavy readers around my house.  One of the incentives to getting rid of unneeded books and paperwork is the fact that somewhere there is another mother in dire need of what I have.  Since I love to pass on great information and help others, it makes it easier to let go.

Who says we have to wait until spring to take charge of our messes?  A happy mom makes for a happier household.  Get busy and good luck, ladies!