Organizing for the Rest of Us

Clean and organize your bathroom

Instructions

Make your bathroom always smell clean and fresh.
Fill your toilet-brush holder with a little of your preferred all-purpose cleanser. Your bathroom will always have a fresh cleaning scent, and a simple scrape of the toilet will be very effective. Skip this advice if you have small children.
Quickly wipe down the bathroom every day.
Wipe down the bathroom counter, sink, and toilet whenever you can, and use whatever you have available, such as wipes, sprays, rags, or paper towels.
Defeat the stubborn grout mold.
Fill a glass jar with a quarter cup of liquid bleach and six cotton balls to absorb the bleach. Using tongs (while wearing gloves), take the cotton balls and arrange them over the moldy grout. After one hour, remove the cotton balls.
Boost cleaning productivity with foot-sized scrub and dish wand.
Place a foot-sized scrub brush on the shower floor so you can clean it occasionally. Use dish soap to clean the shower while you're in it.
Label your bathroom cleaning stuff.
Prevent cross-contamination by labeling your bathroom cleaning stuff with “Bathroom only.” You can use a simple black marker for that. Label your cleaning cloths using a permanent marker if you're afraid of germs, can't use throwaway reusable ones, or can't recall which rag touched what. Color-code or embroider them.
Store your extras according to your needs.
Get things in order in a manner that works with your everyday life. Store items where you often search for them and where you know you'll be when you really need them.
Roll your towels.
Instead of folding your towels, try rolling them: fold them in half across the center, then again lengthwise, and finally, roll.
Find a place for your beauty supplies.
Put your cosmetics in a container about the size of a shoe box. The box size is important because it prevents you from stacking these products.