Macy slipped and fell in the shower the other night and banged herself up pretty good, poor little thing. So it was arnica cream to the rescue for her bumps and bruises, however, it proved to be pretty hard to find. It's normally kept in Macy's room because she is always bumping something, lol but for some reason it wasn't there. The next place to check was.......the junk drawer!!!!
Now I know everyone has one and it's probably filled with things similar to mine. So as I was looking for the arnica (while Macy cried - no, she wasn't really!) I took a wander through my junk drawers (oops, forgot to mention I have 2 and a junk basket) to see what kind of junk I actually kept in them.
Junk drawer #1.
Location: Kitchen, Top right drawer next to fridge.
Contents: 3 ice-cream containers filled with hayfever tablets, plasters, creams and ointments, asthma inhalers, staples, cotton, tweezers, tape, hair ties and birthday candles. A medicine cup, double sided tape, a random plastic container containing nothing, school newsletter, gun stapler, photo of Macy's winning netball team, double plug, serviettes, card, battery operated toothbrushes both with flat batteries, iPod plug, video vouchers and a CD with my paintings on it.
All pretty useful stuff really. I'm glad I checked that drawer out because I need the iPod plug, double sided tape and the video vouchers. Bonus! But nooooo arnica.......so I kept looking.
Junk drawer #2.
Location: My bedroom, Top drawer next to my bed.
Contents: Jewellery box, afro comb (for my fro!) old perfume bottle, sunglasses, Dove tinted moisturiser, iPod earphones, card from Macy, photo of Ez, eczema cream, my camera in the little owl baggie, lint roller, ring holder, 2 Mariah Carey perfume boxes filled with crap!! and other assorted 'can't live with out' knick knacks.
Once again, all pretty useful stuff but alas! Still no arnica. Time to check the junk basket........
Junk drawer/basket #3.
Location: On the bookshelf in the hallway by the front door.
Contents: Golf balls, inhalers, post-its, deep heat, the smoke alarm that should be hanging up on the ceiling!, matches, receipts, loose change, memory stick, nails, a zip tie, screws and chewing gum.
Looking in that basket has reminded me to hang up the smoke alarm, get some more matches for the emergency kit because I stole those out of it and get Macy to collect the change and put it in her money box! But, you guessed it......no arnica! By now Macy is screaming with pain (not really but sounds dramatic) and I am totally frustrated because in my super organised home I can't find something and I'm almost disgusted with myself that I have 2 junk drawers and a junk basket.....when all of a sudden it hits me....
...I know where it is!
It's in the junk bowl!!!!!!! Lol.
I guess I forgot to mention the junk bowl earlier, hidden in the kitchen cupboard. It's home to panadol, ibuprofen, more inhalers, lip balm, a vivid marker, a candle, batteries and bread bag clips...and the arnica!!! Hooray!!!! Looks like I need a new tube but Macy's bruises will be better in no time. Arnica is brilliant stuff.
So now you know about my junk drawers, it's time to check yours out and see what treasures you can find......or find stuff you need to throw away! And I'm off to put up (well, get Honey to put up!) the smoke alarm :)
Happy long weekend
trudy_n xoxx
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