Getting Organized

As you may have noticed in this post giving a tour of Abby's room, the vast majority of the containers I use to organize her stuff is made by Lock-n-Lock. I really like these because they truly do "lock," thereby not leaking or opening accidentally. I wondered at first if it would be a pain having to open all four sides whenever I went in a container, but it really isn't. They are super durable and come in a TON of different shapes and sizes!

This is her medicines container. It's the only non-clear one I have, which makes it really easy to find.

Yes, I label everything! When you have 7 different people going into the cabinets looking for supplies, it is just a whole lot easier. Plus, people know where to put new shipments!

These lock AND have flip lids (that do seal tightly), so they would make great coffee/flour/sugar/candy/etc containers.

Yep, there's my label maker!! See the nice handle on the top of these containers?

The little ones are nice for the little things I have. I also use them for Caleb's lunch a lot. (Not the same ones. It would be kinda weird to have his hot dog in a container labeled "Pulse Oximeter Wraps.")

These are a bit bigger and are longer. They hold a LOT more than you would expect.

I realize that most of you probably don't have medical supplies to store like we do, but I'll bet you do have a hall closet filled with medicines, shampoo, conditioner, sunscreen, etc. Right??

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mom said…

I love the ones with the handles that collapse into the lids when not needed. Susan, on the TV show Desperate Housewives had one of these lock and lock boxes with a handle to carry her cookies in tonight!

May 8, 2011 at 11:08 PM

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