Happy Christmas to all!
The food, the lights…the visiting family! EEK! I know we all love having family visit. (I actually said that with a straight face). But while seeing your loved ones is wonderful, having them stay at your home can be daunting to say the least. You will cooking twice as much, have twice as much laundry and twice as many people fighting for the TV remote. I do have something to make at least one part of your life easier. Prepping your guest bath for visitors.
I know what you’re thinking. My guest bath is fine and it probably is…for most of the year. However when family comes, you need to be prepped and ready…so they stay out of your bathroom. Your bathroom is filled with your daily maintenance: jellys, gels and drugs. People do not need to see your nose hair trimmers, your hair colorants, your ped egg,your antacids or Imodium. Somethings should stay private.
That being said, if you prep your guest bath correctly, there should be no reason they need to go into your bathroom. Unless they are being noisy.
Lets break it down.
1: Provide plenty of towels and wash cloths. I know some people use loofas or scrubbers. That’s all good and fine. However if your guest are sharing a bathroom, people don’t want to share one scrubbing loofa. That is strictly a one person object. Sharing it would be like sharing a tooth brush with six people…and that’s just gross. So wash cloths…alot of them!
2. DO NOT Put a single bar of soap in the shower/tub. Think about where it might end up! Got that picture…gross again. Provide at least two types of body wash. One scented and was scent free. More than that and you’re trying to hard. If you must have soap, go to the store and buy travel sized ones. So people can use them and chuck’em. Again no one wants to reach for the soap and have to comb it out! Gross.
3. Have a basket under the sink with fresh toothbrushes and tooth paste. Someone always forgets them. Buy cheep tooth brushes only because they are going to be thrown away after the visit. Also a good pump hand soap. Non scented to be safe
4. Medications: Here is a basic list of must haves for your guest medicine chest: Imodium, Mylanta, Rolaids, Tylenol 650s, Motrin, Aleve and Ibuprofen. NyQuill, benadryl and Oral gel. Hand lotion, I like St Ives none scented and cocobutter lotion. Tyelnol cold and flue tablets are a nice extra. Especially at this time of year and Kleenex, several boxes.
5. Grooming utensil: I know but better to have them use spares than yours. Toenail and fingernail clippers, a pair of small scissors, dental floss, Cottonballs, Q-Tips, basic hair spray, gels, nail files and tweezers!
6. Bandages: A bandaid box with a wide variety of bandage types, Neoporin, Peroxide and liquid skin.
Oh and the most important two things in a bathroom. Quality toilet paper and air freshner. I prefer Angel soft and Non scented Lysol. Killing germs as a bonus.
I know this seems to be quite list but it pans out in the end. Here is how I arranged some of my stuff in the guest bath. I found out that the Yankee candle jars fit perfect on the shell so I re used them. The clear glass allows the guest to see exactly what they are getting.
First Jar from left: Banaids. Second: Cottonballs. Third: Q-tips. Fourth: Clippers and tweezers and last cough drops. And a fluffy hand towel that must be changed every day!
Hope this gives you some inspiration and keeps your guests out of your bathroom.
Cheers
Matt
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