We’ve been spending a lot of time at home, and it’s time to do a declutter, this time of my bathroom. I read an Instagram post that said: “The average household has 300,000 items.”
Really???
I decided to put this to the test, starting with how much stuff is in my bathroom. Obviously, it’s talking about individual items, not categories, but let’s talk categories while we are at it:
- Bath towels, wash cloths, bath mat
- Shower curtain, liner, hooks
- Toilet paper rolls (at the time of inventory I had 15)
- Tissue box
- Waste basket
- Toilet brush (and maybe a plunger)
- Cleaners (toilet bowl cleaner, multi-purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, disinfectant wipes, cleaning rags)
- Toiletries (body wash, shampoo, conditioner)
- Hand soap dispenser
- Hair care (blow dryer, curling iron, combs, brushes)
- Face care (makeup, washes, exfoliators, masks, moisturizers, serums, sunscreen)
- Nail care (clippers, files, nail polish, polish remover)
- Oral care (toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, toothbrush holder)
- Shaving care (razors, shaving creams)
- First aid kit
- Self-care (candles, diffusers, bath salts, special lotions)
- Decorative items (pictures, nightlight)
- Mirror
- Hamper
- Scale
Yikes! That’s a lot of categories! On my first inventory go-round, I found, now brace yourselves, 387 items in my bathroom!!! Do I really need all that stuff?
After the declutter I managed to reduce the number of items to 300. But what do you think? Is this what the average household has in their bathroom?