*Welcome To The Cottage Bathroom~Powder Room*
This room is sometimes the "dreaded room"... all the germs and constant fight against odors... Uggg!! It is the room that is sometimes put off to the very end to clean-- and sometimes isn't cleaned until it's well over due! This causes embarrassment and shame :( BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY~ AND DOESN'T HAVE TO BE (*YEAH*) :D Let's get started on turning that negative habit around, and create a *pleasant* place in our home for --not only our guests-- but for our families, as well (and let's not forget ourselves ;) ). Take a deep breath, put on a smile... here we go!
*If* you have a Powder Room or "Half Bath", then this room probably gets a little better treatment, simply because it's what the guests use :) So, there's a good "start" :) Keeping this room CLEAN on a CONSISTENT basis is the springboard into keeping the "OTHER" bathroom(s) *CLEAN* on a CONSISTENT basis! :D Once this becomes a regular routine, you begin to feel so much *better*. You feel *cleaner* and much more confident when ANYONE goes to the restroom (not just your guests)... and soon the Powder Room and Bathroom(s) will be just as much as a delight as the rest of your home :) Give it a try! You'll be *SO GLAD* you did... and so will everyone else :D
*Find pretty and creative ways to keep extra toilet tissue stocked
*Place a basket or tray of pretty handkerchiefs on display to use instead of Kleenex *Keep liquid hand soap and hand lotion in pretty dispensers that make you smile :) |
~Helpful Hints~*Establish a "set" cleaning time for the restrooms... and stick to it :)
*Keep air freshener "fresh" so it does its job :) *Make it a "pretty" place to be... just like you do the rest of your home :) |
*Recipes~ Just Click The Pictures :)
*And Next... The BATHROOM*
Ahhh... "the bathroom"... we're finally HERE, in "that" room ;) The bathroom can actually be a pleasant place to be... to relax and soak away tension and stress, or just to enjoy a moment of "pampering" and reflecting on how *good* it really is to be alive and healthy :) It doesn't have to be restrained to a rush-rush quick get ready-and-go place. If you take the time to make it appealing, you and your family will enjoy the benefits of your labor :)
*Use functional items as part of your décor
*Buy a new towel or some wash cloths every once in awhile, keeping them in good condition-- instead of being ragged (since they're expensive, if you just buy one every so often-- you don't have to worry over the expense of trying to buy new ones all at once). |
~Helpful Hints~*Keep it CLEAN :)
*Keep it smelling *NICE* *Have things easy to access. *Put things away immediately after use. *Make it a soothing or cheery color. *Make it pretty :) |
"Cleanliness is next to Godliness"... who said that? I don't know... but I *like* it! :D Let's keep the *room* clean, that we use to keep *ourselves* clean! ;)
*More Recipes~ Just Click The Pictures :)
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Put on some soft instrumental music, or anything that calms you, and light some candles or light a dim lamp or electric candle... run a hot or warm soothing bath... put in some bath salts or essential oils... and SOAK AWAY!!! :D (Making-or buying- a *pretty* Do Not Disturb sign to place on the outside of the door is nice ;) Set a time limit if you want-- and don't allow yourself to be disturbed. This is *your* PEACEFUL time :) ) Just remember to give the same gift in return to others in your family...
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Don't Forget...
*Don't forget your sign :) *Don't forget your music :) *Don't forget your candles :) *Don't forget your bubbles :) *Don't forget your salts :) *Don't forget your essential oils :) *Don't forget to pamper yourself with lotion and powder when you get out :) *Don't forget to *keep* your pleasant calming mood after your bath is over :) *Don't forget to give this gift to your family sometime :) *Don't forget to be *thankful* and express that thankfulness :) |
*Pamper, Pamper, Pamper... more recipes! Just click the pictures :)
Oatmeal Spice Milk Bath
by Kristin { Sweet Country Life } http://www.thissweetcountrylife.blogspot.com/ |
And~ A Quick Little *Personal Pampering Project*
SPA SLIPPERS-- by Rose Vignettes. Just Click The Picture!
*Now You Should Feel Refreshed! *
Shall We Continue?... :)
*Personal Cleaning Products~ Just click the pictures :)
Natural Body Products~ Part 1
by Lindsay { Passionate Homemaking } http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/ Toothpaste
by Sarah of Minnesota { Farm Girl Connection-- Mary Jane's Farm } http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
Natural Body Products~ Part 2
by Lindsay { Passionate Homemaking } http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/ |
*How Cute!* Just For Fun :)
Decorate Your Bathroom, And Start Your Day Surrounded In Beauty~ It Can Make All The Difference In How You Feel :D
*Some Neat Bathroom Ideas~
[**NOTICE** I thought these pictures were from a blog named "Our Home Away From Home"... but I CAN"T FIND that blog!! PLEASE HELP-- if anyone knows what blog these pictures came from PLEASE LET ME KNOW. You can leave me a message on the home page. THANK YOU.]