Ten Tips to Organize Your Bathroom

Written by Barbara Myers


If several household members are sharing a bathroom, follow these tips to help organize it.

1. Clean out every drawer and shelf inrepparttar bathroom. Get rid of anything that isn't being used.

2. Move your medicines torepparttar 111568 kitchen. The heat and steam inrepparttar 111569 bath can ruin them.

3. Give each household member a different colored basket to fill with toiletries. No sharing. Make sure everyone has their own toothpaste, eye drops, cosmetics and grooming supplies. Each person will keeprepparttar 111570 basket in his or her bedroom.

4. Evaluate your storage. You will need places for: towels, nail care, extra paper, feminine hygiene products, hair care and back-up supplies of soap and shampoo. Nothing else belongs inrepparttar 111571 bathroom.

5. Use a shower/bath caddy for shampoo and soap. They are inexpensive and are available in many different styles.

6. Set up a drip-dry container for bath toys if you have small children. Cut slits in an empty wipes box for an inexpensive solution.

A GREAT TIME FOR A HOLIDAY

Written by Arleen M. Kaptur


Holidays are a blessing to some and others dread their arrival. Why do we have Holidays? Surely celebrating a big event likerepparttar Fourth of July or Christmas is definitely time to bring outrepparttar 111567 decorations and prepare meals fit for a king or queen. But does everyone feelrepparttar 111568 same - are there always smiles and anticipation?

Holidays were created as a respite from our day to day workabout world. Even our founding fathers realized that pioneers and settlers needed that “time out”. All throughrepparttar 111569 generations, holidays have served as a means of bringing family, friends, neighbors, and assorted critters together to share a meal, watch a parade, listen to a band, and have fun. But not all holidays are met withrepparttar 111570 same amount of enthusiasm. Many people do not relishrepparttar 111571 idea of gathering with friends or family and would prefer to just keep on working or doing whatever it is they do. This is fine for them, but for others this would eliminate a very vital part of our lives.

People celebrate for a lot of different reasons. Patriotism, religious belief, civil remembrances, and ethnic backgrounds are just a few aspects in our lives that denote a special date as a holiday. But there are personal or family holidays as well. We have birthdays, anniversaries and we takerepparttar 111572 time to denote a particular day as “special”. All holidays do not have to be big, expensive and include a hundred or more people. They can be on a scale from a grand event that includes entire cities, towns, or even countries, but they can be between two people, a family, or just a few select relatives or friends.

We can celebrate and mark a holiday for whatever we choose. Of course, it is always fun to plan and anticipaterepparttar 111573 major ones (Christmas, Easter, New Year’s, etc.) There are food holidays that will brighten our menu plans and give us a chance to try out different foods and styles of eating. (Chinese New Year, Snail Week, Taco Day, etc.) We have remembrance days (Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.). Its always nice to pay respect to those who have given more than their share to preserverepparttar 111574 lifestyle we maintain andrepparttar 111575 freedom we enjoy.

If you dread holidays, maybe you are just looking at them through “past” glasses. If there were unpleasant moments when family or friends gathered, a specific holiday that triggers a personal loss, or tragic event, then feel free to reflect on whateverrepparttar 111576 memory is, but also give yourselfrepparttar 111577 right to pay your respects and then move on torepparttar 111578 day. What happened withrepparttar 111579 “cousins” onrepparttar 111580 last family reunion may never happen again or it may surface each time they get together. Don’t let these unfortunate incidents mar any future celebrations. If need be, ifrepparttar 111581 loss or memory is perhaps too painful, celebrate in your own way or in a simplified way. Of course, remembering our family, or friends is a definite tribute to them, but a far greater one would be to go on and move ahead. Tuck away their accomplishments, your attachment, or feelings into your heart, and know that they are safe and forever. Then enjoy whatever celebration is at hand, and participate. At first, you may want to take it slowly, testrepparttar 111582 water, and find your own niche in whatever is going on. As time passes, be braver and attempt a step further and a little more involvement. Before you know it, life will again become a time of enjoyment and holidays will not be a dreaded affair.

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