Tackle a Pile Tuesday

It needs to be done. DD wants to help. I keep putting it off. But today's the day. I'm going to work on the stash of shampoo and soaps and lotions in the bathroom. It's to the point where I'm not sure what I have! I have gotten some great deals on shampoo and conditioner and have basically just shoved them into whatever space is available in the built-in shelves in the bathroom. I also shoved stuff in there when we had the leak under the bathroom sink and reorganized that area. It's not exactly a linen closet. They are shelves that were built over the laundry drop shoot. We don't use the shoot much because the basement is so wet, and we now have a hamper in the bathroom. In fact, I have a basket covering part of the shoot and need to just go ahead and cover the whole thing with something removable to get more usable space and eliminate things accidentally falling and smashing on the concrete floor below. Anyhoo......this is a huge pile that I seem to tackle a couple times a year. And today is the day to do it again. I need to just go ahead and give myself permission to throw some things away. Do I really need the lotion that I brought home when my mom moved from her apartment to the nursing home 4-5 years ago? Is it any good anymore? There has got to be something I can do with the shampoo/conditioner samples I got for DD that she won't use. I hate to just trash this stuff, but I also need it out of my bathroom. Maybe I'll post it on Freecycle. That's an idea! I love how writing things out helps bring things to mind! Hopefully this evening I'll have an organized bathroom again and soon someone will have some lotions and samples to enjoy!