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4M Margarita’s Manic Monday Minutes
Margarita’s Manic Monday Minutes is a series of quick tasks that you can do to get yourself organized. Each challenge or task should take no more than 15 to 20 minutes. This one should take you less than 5 minutes. In this quick and easy tutorial I’ll show you how to organize and store you hair styling appliances.
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This is where my 15 year old daughter stores all of her hair appliances. As of today she had 2 curling irons, 2 flat irons, 2 curling wands and a hair dryer. She also has a few hair brushes, a special flatiron styling comb and a thick felt pad to place on top of her desk so it does not get scorched.
This container is from IKEA and it comes is a range of different colours. I like it because it is colourful, it has a lid and it is metal. This is very convenient for storing potentially warm appliances.
In order to get organized we needed to do a few things:
Edit: go through everything and decide what you want and what has to go because it no longer works. My daughter has been struggling to let go of her expensive Croc flatiron but truth be told it does not work consistently any more. So with a sigh of relief that the decision has been made for her, out the door it went. Bye. Bye.
She has decided that a few things that she has borrowed from me no longer need to live in her room. So off they go…
Lastly, was a curling wand which did not pass the teenage girl litmus test (curl her beautiful hair), so it is also leaving the premises. More on that disappointing product review later:?.
Store Properly: if there is one thing that drives me crazy it’s a cord that is not wrapped up correctly. Simply wrapping the cord around the flatiron or hair dryer is not enough. Firstly, because it is bad for the cord (especially if it is still hot to the touch) and secondly, because the cords get all tangled up and look really messy!
I Iike wrapping the cord around itself than securing it at the end. It is neat and better for storing but more importantly it doesn’t get tangled up. If it’s a problem to get access to it she won’t use it…I promise you that. Keep the items separate and easy to use.
Store it properly: like I said at the beginning you need to find a good container to store these items. They DON’T NEED TO SIT ON HE COUNTER IN THE BATHROOM. You can find different holders to keep them out of the way. Whether in a dedicated container like we did for her, a basket under the sink or a holder on the cabinet door, you can always find a way to keep things orderly.
Trust me if she left it out her 13 year old brother would get rid of it pretty quickly if it was just laying about.
Five minutes that’s all this task took.
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What a great idea to store hair appliances in a metal bucket! I would have never thought of that. We have a drawer in our bathroom cabinet dedicated to hair appliances but some of them still stray!
I have to admit, I loved the green metal bucket even before I decided to put the hair appliances inside. It does make me feel better though.
Using a bucket is a great idea. Helps to keep everything together and makes for easy clean up
This is perfect. It keeps it looking neat and out of the way.
My friend should read this one – Lol. Having things organized are always the best.
Ahhhh my daughter is only 2 so she doesn’t have any hair appliances yet… But I have a million and they could totally use some organization!!
What a great idea! I’m glad that my teenager right now is a boy instead of a boy– he doesn’t required much.
Storing things properly is so important because it seems like I am always in a hurry when I am getting ready. Thanks for the help in getting organized!
This is a great idea and great post. I will have to have my daughter do this with her hair supplies.
Those are cool stuff, and great ideas for organize, looks so neat in my sight and very creative.
I love this idea. Totally one of those why didn’t I think of that moments!
It is nice to think that I inspired you in some way. That is all we seek when we are bloggers, that we help someone. Thanks for dropping by.
This such a great idea! especially if you have multiple kids
It’s a cute container! I don’t mind the cords on the appliances being not perfect, but it reminded me of those big orange cords we use outside. I hate when someone gets those out and doesn’t wind the cord up right.
I utilize a similar system for decluttering my hair accessories, brushes, and gadgets, which is similar to yours. It makes finding stuff much easier. 🙂
Amen on the cords! Whenever my husband puts my hair appliances away (I leave them out to cool since I put them in a drawer) he just stuffs them in the drawer with the cord all crazy. It’s much easier to get to everything if the cords are wrapped up nicely.
I don’t have much of a bathroom counter. I have a curling iron but it hangs on the side of the wall when I am not using it – which is rare since my hair is naturally curly. The hair dryer is in the cabinets. I am sure things will take a turn when kiddo gets a little older.
Yes when they become teenagers it gets very cluttered very fast.
This is a great way to store all your hair appliances. I will have to get my daughter to do it.
Good for you. If you have a post please share it. I would love to see it.
Great idea! I organized my son’s bathroom too with the use of a basket. It’s super neat now. 🙂
Good for you. If you have a post please share it. I would love to see it.
That is a great idea. I tend not to use hair appliances, except a hair dryer on occasion.
There is always something to use right? thanks for dropping by.
I love this idea. I am currently organizing my entire house so thanks for sharing!
Good luck on organizing your home. It can be daunting. Share a link if you have a blog post.
I don’t have a ton of space in my bathroom to store all of that so that’s a really great idea. I have one drawer in the bottom of the cabinet that I shove everything into. Some days, it’s hard to shut haha!
This is an awesome idea indeed for organizing the teenagers hair appliances. I love the idea of the metal container with the lid. It is much neater indeed and she will always know where to find the things she is looking for too. Thanks for sharing.
A place for every thing and everything in its place. Good motto to live by.
The cords are what irritate me!!! Thank God for this nifty little trick! Love it!
So simple yet it makes a world of difference.
I really love your kit!! I like the curly iron it looks like pretty hair. I love your idea thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for dropping by. It is a great curling wand.
That is perfect! How come I never though of this? I also hate it when cords aren’t wrapped properly around curling irons either!
Sharon sometimes the easiest ideas escape us. That is why we blog and read other people’s blogs. To open up ourselves to new ideas.
This is a fun idea and one that is easy – or seems to be – in keeping it together – making life easier and less drama 🙂
Less drama with teenagers is the key to a happy life.
This is a great idea! I love the color of the container that you kept her hair appliances in! I keep my blowdryer and flatiron in a basket that I keep under my sink
The container is from IKEA we keep our dog food in a blur one just like it. Great size.
Love this idea. I hate finding hair tools lying all over the counter in the bathroom! And I can’t stand when the cords are not properly wrapped up.
I am rather obsessed with wrapping cords. So easy and makes such a difference.
The biggest culprit in my house for counter clutter is my husband. He uses my straightener, lol!
Should I even ask how long his hair is? Thanks for dropping by.
I love this idea! It’s convenient, it’s attractive, and it’s super creative! Thanks!
This is a great idea! I have so many different hair tools, I really need to do something like this! Thanks for the suggestion!
Love this idea! I hate having things out all over the counters, this would definitely help to tidy things up. Thanks for sharing!