How to Organize Your Magical Medicine Cabinet

I had no idea how important medicine cabinets were to daily organization and ease of life until I had none. Our main bathroom was the only one renovated in our new home and besides what looks like floor tiles in the shower and slippery shower tiles on the floor, the worst improvement was the large and comely mirror with nothing behind it. Yes there was a nice large cabinet beneath the sink, but no structure within it and certainly no helpful drawers. I tried in vain for months to keep things from degenerating into chaos with caddies and bins, but chaos reigned.

I am an Organic Freedom married to Smart Freedom and we personality type organizers are big on letting types like mine leave things out on the sink but, not EVERYTHING. I learned the hard way that the medicine cabinet is key to a tidy and organized bathroom because its the easiest place to put daily essentials one step away — opening the cabinet door — right in front of your face! Within five minutes of having a new medicine cabinet installed, my bathroom had become immaculate. It was a Pixie miracle.

I have definitely pushed my preferences over the years to keep my bathroom chaos off my sink. Probably because of years of New York City living with one bathroom I’ve never wanted my guests being able to see my toothbrush, but even so I didn’t try to properly organize mine until I became an organizer. I’ve also never kept my medicine in the bathroom as the humidity isn’t good for it, and these days it’s hard to find a lock on a medicine cabinet so so keep your pain, anxiety and sleep meds out of kids’ and teenager’s reach.

The same organizers you use in your kitchen drawers can also double in a medicine cabinet, or a favorite mug that doesn’t match the others is perfect for makeup brushes. These days you can even find organizers that are made specifically for the narrow confines of the medicine cabinet. If an Organic Freedom like myself can hide all her bathroom clutter in the medicine cabinet, then there’s no excuse for anyone else (unless of course you’re an Organic or Smart, we will always give you license if you’re happy and life is easy.)