The "Beauty" of Less

I have another bold move in the works. One of the areas I dread simplifying is the bathroom...the overwhelming amount of bottles, tubes, compacts, torture devices, blah, blah, blah in there, honestly, frighten me. And when you think that I actually tend to buy and use less of this stuff than most women already...well, let's just say, "Zoiks!" But, tomorrow this is going to happen. I'm going to go to my happy place and dive into those piles of so-called beauty products. I don't use the majority of that goop anyway. I have it there "just in case." I've gotten to the point, though, that I just can't imagine which type of emergency requires six kinds of moisturizer. (We've got a dry one! Lotion! STAT!)

So, this is my battle strategy.

1. Get rid of any repeats. Pick the one that works the best. If none of them work (as in most cases) get rid of it all.

2. Get rid of anything I haven't used in two weeks or longer. Let's face it. This stuff is not like a sweater that you're saving for a chilly day. If you don't moisturize, exfoliate, or whatever in two weeks, you're probably the type of person who just doesn't do that type of thing.

3. Of what is left, I'll keep only the items that either make me feel good (you know, that damn-I-feel-like-a-woman sensation) or are essential for good hygiene (soap, toothpaste, and deodorant are good things, in my opinion).

4. This one is very important. Stop buying all of that crap if you don't use it! Be content with happy, healthy, and clean.

I'll let you know how it turns out. :D